Birds in the Co-op

Perhaps because the Brodick Co’s automatic doors have been so much open in this festive season, birds have found their way in, and there has been a fluttering of wings above the shelves. From the staff point of view, these are not very popular visitors, since we all know what the bottom of a bird cage looks like, and it’s not very suitable for a supermarket. So there’s been a fair bit of shooing and flapping going on, even though the customers tend to take a sentimental view. On the Saturday before New Year, we were all touched to see a robin twittering on a high shelf above the tins of biscuits – though a member of staff was pursuing it with a vigorously wielded piece of cardboard. Back on your twig, mate, or else.