In the breeding season, Fair Isle is absolutely heaving with seabirds including the darling Puffins, voted most popular bird of the trip by many in our group. Thanks to its isolated location, Fair Isle has become famous for its rare visitors. Spring 2001 turned out to be the quietest for ten years, thanks to the prevailing westerly winds, but notable rarity sightings during our stay included, a female Bluethroat en route for Scandinavia, a nice Subalpine Warbler, overshot from the Mediterranean region, just as last year, and a Great Snipe, which even got a mention on the internet. 

By the end of our visit we had walked miles over most of this small island, and yet it had felt so relaxing, a great place to unwind, such is the magic of Fair Isle.

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