November 2008
Bird Sightings and Photos
Sunday 30th November 2008
Barn Owl on Out Skerries - Peter
Flint
Long-tailed Duck, Iceland Gull
and Fulmar at Lerwick - Hugh Harrop
A white-breasted
Barn Owl, dead for several days, was found
on Out Skerries. A Skylark and 2 Meadow Pipits are also there.
There are 5 Red Grouse, a Scaup, 2
Moorhens and 6 Whooper Swans at Sullom Voe.
On Unst, a Water Rail is at
Haroldswick, the Little Grebe is still at Baltasound and a Glaucous
Gull is at Westing.
Saturday
29th November 2008
Black Redstart at Sumburgh - Hugh Harrop;
Glaucous Gull in Lerwick - Mike Pennington
A Coal Tit
is still at Sandgarth along with a resident Water Rail, a Robin
and a Brambling, while there are 4 Slavonian Grebes in the head of
Dales Voe.
An Iceland Gull and a Glaucous Gull
are at the Shetland Catch in Lerwick, while a Waxwing is still at the
Sletts.
A Barnacle Goose is at West Sandwick on
Yell and a Little Grebe is at Baltasound.
The Black Redstart is still at West Voe of
Sumburgh and a Goosander is at Bigton.
Friday 28th November 2008
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King Eider in the Bluemull
triangle - Brydon Thomason; Dead male Mallard frozen in ice at Burrafirth -
Wendy Dickson; Shag and Merlin at Grutness - Steve Minton
A female King Eider
is in the Bluemull triangle, along with 1000 Eiders, while an Iceland
Gull is at Belmont.
A pair of Stonechats, a Grey Wagtail
and a Robin are near the Shetland Catch, Lerwick.
Thursday 27th November 2008
An Iceland Gull and 4 Common Scoters
are at West Voe of Sumburgh and a Brambling is at Virkie. There is a
Black Redstart at Harlsdale on Whalsay.
A Little Auk and 2 Glaucous Gulls
are in the Bluemull triangle and a Goosander is at Gutcher. A Glaucous Gull is at Burrafirth
and a Water Rail is at Baltasound.
Wednesday 26th November 2008
A Waxwing is still at the Sletts in
Lerwick.
Tuesday 25th November 2008
Black Redstart at Sumburgh -
Hugh Harrop (3 photos); Lee Mott (3 photos); Robin in Lerwick - Charles Gifford
The Black Redstart is still
at West Voe of Sumburgh, a juvenile Peregrine Falcon is at Scatness and an Iceland Gull is at Grutness.
There are 3 Robins and a
Meadow Pipit at Otterswick on Yell.
Monday 24th November 2008
Black Redstart at Sumburgh -
Steve Minton (3 photos); Gary Bell (3 photos)
Iceland Gull at Scalloway and
Glaucous Gull in the Bluemull triangle - Brydon Thomason
There are 40 Long-tailed Ducks
a first-winter Iceland Gull and a Black Redstart at West Voe of
Sumburgh, a Jack Snipe at Exnaboe, and 2 Bramblings and a
Waxwing at Virkie. A Mistle Thrush is at Cunningsburgh. A Waxwing
is still at the Sletts in Lerwick.
On Whalsay, Iceland Gulls are
at Symbister and Hamister, a Glaucous Gull is at the Houb, a very late
White Wagtail is at Symbister and 16 Chaffinches are at Saltness.
There are 2 Water Rails at
Baltasound and 3 adult Glaucous Gulls at Burrafirth.
Sunday 23rd November 2008
Iceland Gulls and Eider at
Lerwick - Hugh Harrop
Woodcock at Lamba Ness and Water
Rail at Baltasound - Rob Brookes; Long-eared Owl at Cunningsburgh - Jim
Nicolson; leucistic Blackbird in Lerwick - Angus Stevenson
There are 2 Iceland Gulls at
the Catch in Lerwick and a Waxwing at the Sletts. A Brambling and 2 Waxwings are at Ocraquoy.
An Iceland Gull is at Scord and a Glaucous Gull is at Virkie.
There are 3 Pink-footed Geese
at Uyeasound, a Goosander on Loch of Snarravoe, an Iceland Gull at Westing,
a Goldfinch and a Water Rail at
Baltasound and Woodcocks at Norwick and Lamba Ness.
There are 2 Long-eared Owls,
a Short-eared Owl, an Iceland Gull and a Song Thrush on
Fetlar.
Saturday 22nd November 2008
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Water Rail at Cunningsburgh - Jim
Nicolson; Iceland Gull at Lerwick - George Petrie
Iceland Gull, Kittiwake and
Common Gulls at Lerwick - Lee Mott
Iceland Gull, Kittiwake and
Black-headed Gulls at Lerwick - Hugh Harrop
Iceland Gull and Kittiwake at
Lerwick - Steve Minton
A first-winter Iceland Gull
is at Grutness, 8 Pink-footed Geese are at Spiggie, and a Song Thrush
and a Woodcock are at Virkie. A Water Rail and a Brambling
are at Cunningsburgh. There are 2 Iceland Gulls at the Shetland Catch in
Lerwick and another at Seafield. A Jack Snipe is at Sullom Voe.
On Unst, there are 3 Glaucous
Gulls at Skaw and Iceland Gulls at Haroldswick and Westing, while a
Grey Wagtail is at Haroldswick.
Friday 21st November 2008
Ivory Gull at Lerwick - Gary Bell
Waxwing at Lerwick - Ann Johnston
A first-winter
Ivory Gull was at Seafield, Lerwick, briefly before flying off
towards Clickimin. There are 2 Iceland Gulls and 2 Glaucous Gulls
at the Shetland catch in Lerwick and another Glaucous Gull at Rova Head,
while a Waxwing and a Chaffinch are in North Road. Another
Iceland Gull is at Scalloway.
A Velvet Scoter is in Mousa
Sound. A Glaucous Gull is at Virkie, a Chiffchaff is at Grutness,
and 5 White-fronted Geese flew over Virkie.
Thursday
20th November 2008
Grey Heron at Boddam - Hugh Harrop
There are 2 Chiffchaffs and a
Robin at Swinister, Sandwick, and the Waxwing is still at Bigton.
A Water Rail is at Hillwell and 4 Common Scoters are in West Voe
of Sumburgh. There are 500 Golden Plovers on Bressay.
There are single Iceland Gulls
and Glaucous Gulls at the Shetland catch in Lerwick and another
Iceland Gull is at Scalloway.
Wednesday 19th November 2008
There are 2 Iceland Gulls and
a Glaucous Gull at the Catch in Lerwick. A Little Grebe is at
Baltasound.
Tuesday 18th November 2008
The male Ring-necked Duck
is still at Loch of Tingwall. In Lerwick, a Waxwing and a Chiffchaff are
in North Road, 3 Waxwings are at the Sletts and 3 Iceland Gulls
are at the Catch. The Mistle Thrush
is still at Toab.
Monday 17th November 2008
Waxwing at Bigton - Hugh Harrop; Pheasant at
Sand, Garderhouse - Ann Johnston; Chiffchaff at Sumburgh - Jim Nicolson
A Waxwing is at Bigton and a
Chiffchaff is at Sumburgh. A female Pheasant at Sand, near
Garderhouse, suggesting another release. There are 350 Golden Plovers at
Effirth and 3 Moorhens at Loch of Norby.
There are 350 Golden Plovers
at Maryfield, Bressay, along with a Bar-tailed Godwit, 50 Turnstones
and 16 Dunlins.
A Robin and a Goldcrest
are at Cullivoe on Yell.
Sunday 16th November 2008
White-billed Diver in the
Bluemull triangle - Brydon Thomason; Long-eared Owl at Spiggie - John Moncrieff
Kittiwake, Common Gull and Black-headed
Gull at Lerwick - George Petrie; Hooded Crow at Baltasound - Mike Pennington;
Redshank at Cunningsburgh and Raven at Sandwick - Jim Nicolson
The adult
White-billed Diver is still in the Bluemull triangle, just north of
Sound Gruney, with a Little Auk and 1000 Eiders also there. There
are 3 Snow Buntings at Burravoe on Yell.
The 6 European White-fronted Geese are
still
at Baltasound along with a Chiffchaff, a Red-throated Diver is at
Norwick and a Woodcock is at Clibberswick.
A Sparrowhawk is at Weisdale. In Lerwick,
7 Knots are at Gremista, the Iceland Gull is still at the Catch
and 7 Waxwings at the Sletts. A Long-eared Owl is near Spiggie and
there are Woodcocks at Fladdabister and Scatness. There are 5 European
White-fronted Geese at Ringasta, a Common Crossbill and 4
Chiffchaffs at Quendale, and an Iceland Gull and 50 Snow Buntings
at Sumburgh.
Saturday 15th November 2008
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Little Gull at Westing - Mike Pennington;
Iceland Gull at Lerwick - George Petrie
Eider, Kittiwakes, Iceland Gull, Rock Pipit
and Wren at Lerwick - Hugh Harrop
On Unst, an adult Little Gull is at
Westing, 2 Glaucous Gulls flew over Uyeasound, where there are 42
Whooper Swans and a
Gadwall, and a Glaucous Gull flew over Haroldswick. There are
22 Whooper Swans at Kirk Loch, Cullivoe.
The Mistle Thrush is still at Toab and
there are 2 adult European White-fronted Geese at Ringasta and another at
Spiggie. An Iceland Gull is at the Catch in
Lerwick and a Peregrine Falcon is at Tingwall.
Friday 14th November 2008
Long-tailed Duck at Lerwick - Jim Nicolson;
Chiffchaff at Scatness - Steve Minton
A Mistle Thrush is at Toab and 2 Chiffchaffs are at Scatness. 5 Waxwings are at the Sletts in Lerwick.
There are 6 European White-fronted Geese
at Baltasound and 2 Scaups at Uyeasound.
Thursday 13th November 2008
A Coal Tit is still at Sandgarth, Voe, along with a Water Rail and a Brambling. 15 Snow Buntings are at Sand Water and 20-30 are at Tingwall Airport. A Grey Wagtail is at Sound, Lerwick. 2 European White-fronted Geese, a Pink-footed Goose, a Peregrine and 47 Snow Buntings are at Feck.
On Unst, a second-winter Glaucous Gull is at Burrafirth, 2 Chiffchaffs are at Baltasound and 42 Whooper Swans and 2 Mute Swans are at Uyeasound.
A Chiffchaff is at Burravoe, Yell.
Wednesday 12th November 2008
Hume's Warbler on Bressay - Hugh Harrop
The Hume's Warbler is still at Gardie House, Bressay.
At least one Taiga Bean Goose is still at Fleck and 2 European White-fronted Geese are at Scatness. A Common Crossbill is at Helendale, Lerwick. A Waxwing and a Reed Bunting are at Virkie, a Waxwing, a Dunnock and 2 Woodcocks are at Sumburgh Head and a Sparrowhawk, a Chiffchaff, a Reed Bunting and a Brambling are at Toab.
A Long-eared Owl is at Baliasta, Unst.
A Black Redstart, 2 Waxwings, 2 Long-eared Owls and 3 Woodcocks are on Fetlar.
A Stonechat is on Out Skerries.
Tuesday 11th November 2008
Hume's Warbler on Bressay - Gary Bell (2 photos), Steve Minton (3 photos); Long-eared Owl on Bressay - Steve Minton
European White-fronted Gose at Spiggie - Hugh Harrop
A Hume's Warbler is at Gardie House, Bressay, along with 2 Water Rails and a Chiffchaff. A Long-eared Owl is at Gorie.
A very late Willow Warbler is on Fetlar, along with a Black Redstart.
A Short-eared Owl, a Black Redstart and a Woodcock are at Sumburgh Airport and 3 Little Gulls are in Quendale Bay. A European White-fronted Goose is at Spiggie. 4 Waxwings, 3 Bramblings and 2 Chaffinches are at North Road, Lerwick.
On Yell, 20 Whooper Swans are at Kirk Loch and 6 Snow Buntings are at Gloup.
A Water Rail is on Out Skerries.
Monday 10th November 2008
Rustic Bunting at Baltasound - Rob Brookes
On Unst, the Rustic Bunting is still at Alma, Baltasound. A Waxwing is also at Baltasound.
A Yellowhammer, a Woodcock, 2 Bramblings and a Chiffchaff are at Swinister. A Yellow-browed Warbler is at Scatness. There are 6 Woodcocks and a Dunnock at Sumburgh Head, 3 Common Scoters in Quendale Bay, 3 Woodcocks at Toab and a Woodcock at Ringasta. In Lerwick there are 12 Waxwings at the Sletts, 4 Waxwings and 2 Bramblings at Cairnfield Road and 3 Bramblings and 2 Chaffinches at North Road.
On Yell, 2 Snow Buntings are at Cullivoe and 19 Whooper Swans are at Kirk Loch.
5 Woodcocks are on Out Skerries.
Sunday 9th November 2008
Rustic Bunting at Baltasound - Rob Brookes; Waxwings at Baltasound - Mike Pennington; Black Redstart at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson; Common (Mealy) Redpoll at Sandgarth - Tony Gerrard
On Unst, a Rustic Bunting is at Alma, Baltasound. 3 Waxwings, a Chiffchaff and a Woodcock are also at Baltasound. 2 Taiga Bean Geese are at Uyeasound, along with 4 European White-fronted Geese, the pale-bellied Brent Goose, 41 Whooper Swans, 2 Mute Swans, 39 Goldeneye, 68 Tufted Ducks and a Woodcock.
A Great Crested Grebe is at Bigton. The 2 Taiga Bean Geese are now at Fleck, a Long-eared Owl and a Woodcock are at Sumburgh Quarry, a Woodcock is at Compass Head and 8 White-fronted Geese are at Scatness. A Black Redstart and a Grey Wagtail are at Cunningsburgh. A Waxwing is at Ocraquoy and 2 Pintails are at Clumlie. A Common Crossbill and 3 Chaffinches are at Veensgarth and 9 Snow Buntings, a Scaup and a Woodcock are at Sullom Voe.
In Lerwick 9 Waxwings are at the Sletts, 7 Waxwings and 2 Chiffchaffs are at Helendale and 2 Bramblings are at North Road. There are 20 Waxwings, 2 Greenfinches, a Water Rail, a Brambling and a Common (Mealy) Redpoll at Sandgarth, Voe.
On Whalsay, a Great Grey Shrike, 11 Woodcocks, a Chiffchaff and a Song Thrush are at Skaw, 2 Woodcocks are at Symbister, a Black Redstart and a Woodcock are at Brough, 2 Waxwings are at Marrister and 2 Waxwings are at Hamister.
On Fetlar there are 2 Waxwings, a Long-eared Owl, 7 Woodcocks, 2 Chiffchaffs and a Blackcap.
Saturday 8th November 2008
Taiga Bean Geese at Spiggie - Hugh Harrop; Grey Phalarope, Chiffchaff and Purple Sandpiper at Norwick - Mike Pennington
Two Taiga Bean Geese are at Spiggie and 5 European White-fronted Geese are at Fleck. A Coal Tit is still at Sandgarth, Voe. A Black Redstart and 6 Woodcocks are at Sumburgh Farm. 7 Snow Buntings and a Scaup are at Sullom Voe.
On Unst, a Grey Phalarope and 8 north-western Common Redpolls are at Norwick, a Glaucous Gull, an Iceland Gull and a Woodcock are at Burrafirth and a Woodcock is at Baltasound.
Friday 7th November 2008
Waxwings at Maywick - Hugh Harrop
The Hume's Warbler is still at Symbister, Whalsay.
An Olive-backed Pipit is at Beosetter, Bressay.
A Pallas's Warbler is at Kergord. 2 Velvet Scoters and a Little Auk flew past Sumburgh Head this morning. 70 Snow Buntings are at Virkie, a Brent Goose is at Scatness, a Lesser Whitethroat is at Exnaboe and a Woodcock and a Greenfinch are at Toab. 2 Blackcaps, a Water Rail and a Brambling are at Sandgarth and a Chiffchaff is at Twatt.
Waxwings on mainland today included 20 at Sandgarth, 15 at Maywick, 5 at Fladdabister, 2 at Toab and singls at Twatt, Scatness and Nesbister.
On Unst, a Grey Phalarope is still at Norwick, a Waxwing is at Baltasound, 2 Mute Swans and 38 Whooper Swans are at Uyeasound, 50 Snow Buntings are at Haroldswick and 6 Chaffinches are at Northdale.
Thursday 6th November 2008
Waxwings on Unst - Dougie Preston; Merlin at Scousburgh - Gary Bell
Glaucous Gull at Grutness and Waxwings at Maywick - Hugh Harrop
A male Red-breasted Flycatcher is at Sumburgh Quarry, a Glaucous Gull is at Grutness, a Wheatear is at Sumburgh Airport and a Long-eared Owl is at Sumburgh Hotel. A Woodcock and 6 Snow Buntings are at Exnaboe and a Greenfinch is at Toab. A Coal Tit is still at Sandgarth, Voe, along with a Brambling and 2 Greenfinches. A Chiffchaff and 15 Chaffinches are at Twatt. A Sparrowhawk and 3 Chaffinches are at Wester Quarff, 4 Chiffchaffs are at Helendale, with singles at Easter Quarff and Hoswick, and a Water Rail is at Channerwick.
Waxwings on mainland today included 30 at Maywick, 15 at Sumburgh Hotel, 12 at the Sletts in Lerwick, 11 at Ocraquoy, 2 at Helendale, at least 2 at Toab and singles at Virkie, Scatness, Geosetter and Sandgarth, Voe.
On Unst, there are 9 Waxwings, 4 Snow Buntings, a Woodcock, 3 Chiffchaffs and a Chaffinch at Baltasound, 4 Waxwings, 2 Chiffchaffs and a Chaffinch at Norwick, 2 Waxwings at Skaw and 4 Bramblings and 5 Chaffinches at Northdale.
A Waxwing and a Brambling are at Cullivoe, Yell.
Wednesday 5th November 2008
Olive-backed Pipit at Toab - Rob Fray (3 photos), Hugh Harrop (3 photos), George Petrie (1 photo)
Stonechat at Clickimin - Tony Gerrard
A Hume's Warbler is at Symbister, Whalsay, along with 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Waxwings and 2 Chaffinches.
The Hume's Warbler is still at Baltasound, Unst. 5 Waxwings are also at Baltasound.
An Olive-backed Pipit is at Toab, along with a very late Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Robins, 7 Waxwings, a Brambling, 50 Snow Buntings and a Kestrel. A Waxwing and 3 Snow Buntings are at Old Scatness, 4 Waxwings are at Scatness, 6 Waxwings are at Quendale and 6 Waxwings are at Exnaboe.
6 Waxwings are at Burnside, Lerwick, and a Stonechat is at Clickimin. 4 Waxwings and a Chiffchaff are at Ocraquoy, a Greenfinch is at Frakkafield and 6 Knot are at Dales Voe. A Waxwing, 30 Snow Buntings and 10 Chaffinches are at Twatt, a Peregrine is at Bousta, 9 Whooper Swans are at Loch of Murraster and 12 Long-tailed Ducks, 2 Great Northern Divers, 35 Purple Sandpipers, 8 Whooper Swans and a Bar-tailed Godwit are at Sandness.
2 Waxwings are on Out Skerries (1-3 have been present since Monday 3rd).
Tuesday 4th November 2008
Waxwing at Burravoe - Dougie Preston (3 photos); Hume's Warbler and Waxwing at Baltasound - Gary Bell
Waxwing at Scatness - Steve Minton; Chiffchaff at Fladdabister - Jim Nicolson (1 photo), Charles Gifford (2 photos); Bar-tailed Godwit at Virkie - Charles Gifford
Waxwings at Maywick - Hugh Harrop; Chiffchaff at Gremista - Billy Butler
On Unst, the Hume's Warbler is still at Baltasound, although was absent during the morning. There are also 2 Chiffchaffs and 3 Waxwings at Baltasound, 45 Whooper Swans, 3 Scaup and a Goosander at Uyeasound and 5 Snow Buntings at Baliasta.
On Yell, 2 Waxwings, a Common Redpoll and 25 Snow Buntings are at Burravoe and 9 Whooper Swans are at Kirk Loch.
A Waxwing is at Scatness and another 3 flew south there. A Waxwing is at Toab, another is at Scousburgh, 6 are at Maywick, 21 are at Burnside, Lerwick and 7 are at Gremista. A Chiffchaff is at Fladdabister, 3 Greenfinches are at Ocraquoy and 4 Chaffinches and a Greenfinch are at Veensgarth. A Stonechat is at Burnside, Lerwick.
Monday 3rd November 2008
Hume's Warbler at Baltasound - Jim Nicolson
The Hume's Warbler is still at Baltasound, Unst.
17 Waxwings are at Burnside, Lerwick.
19 Whooper Swans are at Kirk Loch, Yell, and a Robin and a Blackcap are at Burravoe.
Sunday 2nd November 2008
Hume's Warbler at Baltasound - Brydon Thomason (4 photos), Mike Pennington (2 photos)
Hume's Warbler at Baltasound - George Petrie (2 photos), Rob Fray (2 photos); Waxwing at Norwick - Rob Fray
Brent Geese on Out Skerries - Peter Flint; Chiffchaff at Fladdabister - Wendy Howroyd
On Unst, the Hume's Warbler is still at Baltasound, along with a Greenland White-fronted Goose, 5 Waxwings and a Woodcock . 2 Grey Phalaropes, 4 Waxwings, 22 north-western Common Redpolls and a Brambling are at Norwick and 40 Whooper Swans are at Uyeasound.
A White-billed Diver is in Bluemull Sound and 3 Little Auks are in Yell Sound.
The White-billed Diver is still at Kirkabister and the drake Ring-necked Duck is still at Loch of Tingwall. An Iceland Gull is at Scalloway, a Waxwing is at Vidlin and 14 Goldcrests and 8 Robins are at Kergord.
At least one Blue Tit is still at Fladdabister, along with a Chiffchaff and a Goldcrest. In Lerwick, 25 Waxwings are at Burnside and 3 are in South Road. A Brent Goose, a Scaup, 12 Snow Buntings and the Mallard x Pintail hybrid are at Scatness and the 3 Brent Geese and 9 Bar-tailed Godwits are still at Virkie.
A Long-eared Owl, a north-western Common Redpoll and 3 Chiffchaffs are on Fetlar.
2 Brent Geese and 30 Snow Buntings are on Out Skerries.
Saturday 1st November 2008
Hume's Warbler at Baltasound and Grey Phalaropes at Norwick - Mike Pennington
Waxwing at Maywick and Chiffchaff at Quendale - Hugh Harrop
On Unst, a Hume's Warbler is at Baltasound, along with a Greenland White-fronted Goose and 3 Waxwings. The 4 Grey Phalaropes are still at Norwick beach, a Waxwing and 10 north-western Common Redpolls at Norwick, a Robin, a Goosander, a pale-bellied Brent Goose and 38 Whooper Swans are at Uyeasound and 15 Snow Buntings are at Caldback Hill.
At least one Blue Tit is still at Fladdabister. The 2 Coal Tits are still at Sandgarth, Voe, along with 17 Waxwings, a Robin and a Goldcrest. The drake King Eider is still in Mousa Sound, the drake Ring-necked Duck is still at Loch of Tingwall and 2 Waxwings are at Toab. 3 Waxwings are at Maywick.
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