July 2008
Bird Sightings and Photos
Thursday 31st July 2008
Two-barred Crossbill at Eshaness - Hugh Harrop (4 photos), Ray Johnston (2 photos)
Black-tailed Godwit at Burravoe - Dougie Preston
The juvenile Two-barred Crossbill is still at Eshaness, with 8 Common Crossbills. A male Red-backed Shrike is at Grutness. A Marsh Harrier is at Fleck/Loch of Clevigarth. 6 Common Crossbills are at Kergord and 4 are at Voe.
There are 4 Black-tailed Godwits at Burravoe, Yell. A Willow Warbler is on Whalsay. 2 Knot, 7 Sanderling and 58 Golden Plovers are on Noss.
Wednesday 30th July 2008
A juvenile Two-barred Crossbill is at Eshaness. Another Two-barred Crossbill was reported at East Voe, Scalloway.
A Pied Flycatcher is at Marrister, Whalsay. A Willow Warbler is on Noss.
Tuesday 29th July 2008
Two-barred Crossbill at Sandgarth - Rob Fray (3 photos), Steve Minton (3 photos), Jim Nicolson (1 photo)
The female Two-barred Crossbill is still at Sandgarth, Voe.
A Kestrel is on Out Skerries. 2 Knot, 7 Sanderling and 22 Whimbrel are on Noss.
Monday 28th July 2008
Two-barred Crossbill at Sandgarth - Hugh Harrop
Two-barred Crossbill at Sandgarth - Tony Gerrard (2 photos), Dougie Preston (1 photo); Cuckoo at Cullivoe, Yell - Frank Josephs
A female Two-barred Crossbill is at Sandgarth, Voe. A Kestrel and a Green Sandpiper are at Virkie and a Common Crossbill is at Toab. There are 4 Knot and 4 Sanderling at Melby, 5 Sanderling at Norby and 8 Sanderling at Ness of Melby. A possible Red Kite was seen near Olnesfirth, Northmavine.
A Cuckoo is at Cullivoe, Yell. 3 Knot, 4 Sanderling and 39 Whimbrel are on Noss.
Sunday 27th July 2008
Knot and Arctic Tern at Virkie - Hugh Harrop
The Curlew Sandpiper is still at Virkie, along with 4 Bar-tailed Godwits and 27 Knot. A Marsh Harrier flew over Grutness and 2 Common Crossbills are at Sumburgh Head. There are 2 Siskins at Wester Quarff.
3 Knot, 4 Sanderling and 6 Whimbrel are on Noss.
Saturday 26th July 2008
Curlew Sandpiper (4 photos) and Knot at Virkie - Hugh Harrop
Curlew Sandpiper at Virkie - Jim Nicolson
A Curlew Sandpiper, a Green Sandpiper and 32 Knot are at Virkie. A Black Redstart is at Sumburgh Head.
There are 10 Sanderling at Easting, Unst. 4 Sanderling are on Noss.
Friday 25th July 2008
A Common Crossbill is at Burravoe, Yell and a Green Sandpiper is at Hermaness, Unst.
A Green Sandpiper is at Muckle Roe and a Swift is at Twatt.
4 Knot are on Noss.
Thursday 24th July 2008
Long-eared Owl at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson
A Long-eared Owl is at Cunningsburgh and a Sand Martin is on Mousa.
A Common Crossbill is at Burravoe, Yell.
Wednesday 23rd July 2008
Linnet at Sumburgh - Jim Nicolson
A Pintail and a Swift are at Burrafirth, Unst.
Tuesday 22nd July 2008
Common Crossbill at Sandgarth - Tony Gerrard; Common Crossbill at Gulberwick - Larry Dalziel
The drake Surf Scoter is still at Dales Voe, Delting and 6 Common Crossbills are at Sandgarth, Voe. A Common Crossbill is at Gulberwick.
Monday 21st July 2008
Common Crossbill at Gulberwick - David Gifford; Linnet at Virkie - George Petrie
2 Common Crossbills are at Gulberwick.
A Black Redstart is on Noss and a Green Sandpiper is at Loch of Littlester, Burravoe, Yell. A Knot is at Norwick, Unst.
Sunday 20th July 2008
Waxwing at Scatness - Steve Minton
A first-summer Rose-coloured Starling and 6 Common Crossbills are at Wester Quarff. 2 Waxwings are at Scatness/Toab.
Saturday 19th July 2008
A Common Crossbill is at Hoswick. 6 Knot are at Virkie.
2 Sanderling are on Noss.
Friday 18th July 2008
The drake Surf Scoter is still at Dales Voe, Delting. There are 7 Knot and 24 Sanderling at Virkie and a Bar-tailed Godwit is at Wester Quarff. A Cuckoo, 6 Common Crossbills and a Siskin are at Hoswick.
2 Sanderling are on Noss.
Thursday 17th July 2008
Whimbrel - Hugh Harrop; Arctic Tern at Laxo - Jason Atkinson; Common Tern at Lerwick - Gordon Carle
Gannets and Guillemots on Noss - Brydon Thomason
A Siskin is at Wester Quarff.
2 Sanderling are on Noss.
Wednesday 16th July 2008
15 Common Crossbills are at Millgaet, Lerwick.
Tuesday 15th July 2008
Bonxie at Bigton - John Quirk
8 Knot are at Virkie and 41 Sanderling are at Scord.
Monday 14th July 2008
Bonxies and Gannets off Noss - Hugh Harrop
The drake Surf Scoter is still at Dales Voe, Delting. 8 Knot are at Virkie.
Sunday 13th July 2008
Red-necked Phalaropes, Eiders and Red-throated Diver on Fetlar and Bonxie at Hermaness - Brydon Thomason; Whooper Swans - Geoff & Verity Blackman
Common Crossbills at Sumburgh Head - Hugh Harrop; Twite and Arctic Skua at Sumburgh Head - Geoff & Verity Blackman
15 Common Crossbills are at Sumburgh Head, 3 Common Scoters and 9 Great Northern Divers are in Quendale Bay and 4 Knot, a Sanderling and 2 Bar-tailed Godwits are at Virkie.
Saturday 12th July 2008
Ringed Plover at Dale of Walls- Julie Redpath
3 Knot are at Virkie. An adult male and a juvenile male Stonechat at Black Gaet are presumably indicative of local breeding.
Friday 11th July 2008
Knot at Virkie - Jim Nicolson
A Swift is at Toab, 2 Knot are at Virkie and 6 Great Northern Divers are in Quendale Bay.
2 Knot are on Noss.
Thursday 10th July 2008
A drake Surf Scoter is at Dales Voe, Delting and 6 Common Crossbills are still at Sandgarth, Voe.
Wednesday 9th July 2008
Common Crossbill at Sandwick - George Petrie; Snipe - Hugh Harrop (3 photos); Snipe and Dunlin on Fetlar - Brydon Thomason
Two Common Crossbills are at Bakland, Lerwick and a 'wing-barred' female is at Sandwick.
Tuesday 8th July 2008
Common Crossbills at Sandwick - Jim Nicolson
A Common Crossbill is at Toab, 2 are on Trondra and an unspeciefied number are at Sandwick.
On Unst, a summer-plumaged Slavonian Grebe is at Baltasound.
Monday 7th July 2008
A Reed Warbler is on Noss.
Sunday 6th July 2008
Bonxie, Fulmar, Gannet and Kittiwake off Hermaness - Mike Pennington; Whooper Swans - Geoff & Verity Blackman
Six Common Crossbills are at Wester Quarff. A Storm Petrel was found predated by a cat at Toft.
Saturday 5th July 2008
Three Common Crossbills are at Quendale, 3 are at Sumburgh Head and 4 are on Noss.
Friday 4th July 2008
Common Crossbills at Wester Quarff - Russ Haywood; Wheatear on Out Skerries - Wendy Dickson; Whooper Swan - David Tolliday
11 Common Crossbills are at Sumburgh Head, 3 Common Crossbills are at Wester Quarff and 6 Common Crossbills and a Peregrine are at Sandgarth, Voe.
Thursday 3rd July 2008
18 Common Crossbills are at Sumburgh Head and a Turtle Dove is at Helendale, Lerwick.
A Sandwich Tern is on Noss.
Wednesday 2nd July 2008
Arctic Tern, Arctic Skuas and Fulmar at South Nesting - Hugh Harrop
Great Northern Divers at Cullivoe - David Tolliday
Two Great Northern Divers are at Cullivoe, Yell.
Tuesday 1st July 2008
Long-eared Owl at Cunningsburgh - Calum Williamson; Eiders at Lerwick - Gordon Carle; Gannets at Ocraquoy - George Petrie
A Common Crossbill is at Burravoe, Yell.
A Long-eared Owl is at Cunningsburgh, a Whitethroat is at Whiteness and a Wood Pigeon is at Scatsta.
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