Mousa at Midnight
Shetland can be a magical place in the summer. Catherine Munro writes about the storm petrels at Mousa Broch.
We stepped onto the small boat as the sun dipped below the horizon, filling the sky with the colours of fire. The mirror sea, feeling no wind, reflected the fading colours of the day. As the island drew nearer, anticipation rose, we were about to experience a very special seabird encounter.
The island of Mousa is home to 12,000 breeding pairs of storm petrels, aroun