Wednesday 4 June

Midday in Stornoway sees the sun peeping through a frosted glass-like ceiling of cloud, never a good omen. There is a chilly wind, making a mockery of the 14C on the thermometer. The starling chicks have fledged, and the parent birds are run ragged trying to keep them in grubs. The blackbird chicks have hatched as well, and their parent birds are also run ragged, keeping them in worms!