Six years after the blaze, Fair Island Bird Observatory back in business with a brand new accommodation building

                                   

Artists at work on a mural of Fair Isle at the 2019 Birdfair

FAIR Isle Bird Observatory has re-opened for guests in  a brand new building.

Since late May, birders have been returning to probably Britain's hottest of hottest rarity hotspots.

The re-opening has come just over six years after an unexplained fire - which is believed to have started in the roof - destroyed the former observatory.

Plans are afoot for occasional live music performances, and it is understood that an application has also been submitted for a drinks licence.

During October, various discounts will be offered for those staying for a stay of longer than seven nights.

More information at: https://www.fairislebirdobs.co.uk

                                

Fair Isle lies between the Shetlands and the Orkneys (photo: Neil Farebrother via Wikimedia Commons)