September 2008
Bird Sightings and Photos
Tuesday 30th September 2008
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Yellow-browed Warbler and Chiffchaff at
Quendale - Hugh Harrop; Yellow-browed Warbler at Sandwick - Jim
Nicolson; Snow Bunting at Lamba Ness - Rob Brookes; Pink-footed Geese at
Uyeasound - Wendy Dickson; Twite at Sumburgh - Charles Gifford; Great Spotted
Woodpecker on Out Skerries - Niki Riley
A Pechora Pipit
is at Leagarth, Fetlar.
The Blyth's Reed Warbler,
the
Short-toed Lark and the
Marsh Warbler are still on Foula along with a Yellow-browed Warbler,
a Corncrake, 4 Lapland Buntings and 50 Snow Buntings.
The adult
American Golden Plover is still at Mailland on the south road out of
Baltasound, a Yellow-browed Warbler and a Pink-footed Goose is at
Baltasound, 6 NW Common Redpolls are at Norwick, 4 Snow Buntings
are at Lamba Ness and a family of 4 Whooper Swans and 3 Pink-footed
Geese are at Uyeasound.
The
Kingfisher has reappeared again, this time at Sandwick. A
Yellow-browed Warbler is also at Sandwick. A Barred Warbler and a
Yellow-browed Warbler are at Quendale and the Common Rosefinch is
still at Scousburgh. A Yellow-browed Warbler and a Water Rail are
at Ollaberry.
A Great Spotted Woodpecker is still on Out
Skerries along with 16 Snow Buntings and a Lapland Bunting.
A Barred Warbler and a Short-eared Owl
are on Whalsay.
There is a Pied Flycatcher, 2
Goldcrests and a flock of 31 Ravens in south Yell.
Monday 29th September 2008
American Golden Plover at Baltasound - Rob
Brookes; Blackcap at Upper Sound - Gordon Carle
On Foula, the Blyth's
Reed Warbler and the Short-toed Lark
are still present and a juvenile Ring-necked Duck
is also there.
A possible Little or Baillon's Crake was reported
at Hoswick in the morning but not later. A Barred Warbler is in the
Quendale dunes, a Common Rosefinch is at Scousburgh and a
Yellow-browed Warbler is at Hoswick. A Water Rail is at
Cunningsburgh. A Yellow-browed Warbler is at 97
North Road, Lerwick, and another is in Scalloway. A Barred Warbler is still at Twatt. A Barred
Warbler and 2 Yellow-browed Warblers are at Kergord. There are 3
Yellow-browed Warblers at Lower Voe along with 2 Greenland Common
Redpolls and 4 Pied Flycatchers, while another Yellow-browed
Warbler is at Laxo.
An adult
American Golden Plover is at Mailland on the south road out of
Baltasound.
A Common Rosefinch is at Brough on
Whalsay.
A Long-eared Owl, a Short-eared Owl,
a House Martin and a Yellow-browed Warbler are on Fetlar.
A Great Spotted Woodpecker is still on Out
Skerries.
Sunday 28th September 2008
Common Rosefinch and Goldcrest at Lunna - Lee
Mott
Little Egret at Haroldswick; Osprey (and
Hooded Crow) at Baltasound - Brydon Thomason; Little Egret at Haroldswick; Osprey (and
Hooded Crow) and Pink-footed Geese at Baltasound - Mike Pennington; Osprey at
Burrafirth - Rob Brookes; albino House Sparrow in Lerwick - Charles Gifford
A Bobolink
is at Hametoun on Foula, along with a
Short-toed Lark.
On Unst, a
Little Egret is at Haroldswick, a Common Buzzard is at Burrafirth,
the long-staying Osprey was at Baltasound and Burrafirth, a Common
Rosefinch is at Norwick, and a Yellow-browed Warbler and a
Red-backed Shrike are at Baltasound.
There are 2 Common Rosefinches and a
Yellow-browed Warbler at Lunna. 20 Chaffinches are at East
Burrafirth.
Saturday 27th September 2008
Western Bonelli's Warbler at Lunna - Hugh
Harrop (3 photos); Jim Nicolson (2 photos); Whinchat at Scatness - Ronnie Robertson
A Western Bonelli's
Warbler is at Lunna, in the small plantation near the kirk, with
a Common Rosefinch and a Yellow-browed Warbler also there. An
Osprey is at Sand Water and a Barred Warbler and a Yellow-browed
Warbler are at Kergord. There are also 2 Yellow-browed Warblers at
Eswick and 2 at Vidlin. An
American Golden Plover is still at Dalsetter, Boddam. There are 2
Yellow-browed Warblers at Hoswick. A flock of 120 Pink-footed Geese
flew over Virkie.
A probable
Blyth's Reed Warbler is on Out Skerries with the
Arctic Warbler also still there, a Common Rosefinch
on the island and 3 Pomarine Skuas seen from the ferry.
A
Hobby is on Foula and the
Marsh Warbler is still there.
There are 2 Yellow-browed Warblers, a
Short-eared Owl and 6 NW Common Redpolls on Fetlar.
There are 2 Yellow-browed Warblers at
Baltasound.
Friday 26th September 2008
Chiffchaff at Quendale - Lee Mott; Siskins at
Lerwick - Gordon Carle; Meadow Pipit and Blackcap at Sumburgh - Charles Gifford
On Foula, the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
was seen briefly at Harrier, Foula, and an
American Golden Plover was seen, although it could not be relocated
later.
An Arctic Warbler
is on Out Skerries along with 2 Common
Rosefinches, 2 Yellow-browed Warblers and a Barred Warbler.
A Wryneck and 3 Yellow-browed Warblers
are at Quendale. A Yellow-browed Warbler and a Grey Wagtail are at
Hoswick. A Barred Warbler is at Twatt, along with 1000 Greylag Geese
there, while 500 Eiders are in Whiteness Voe. A Water Rail and
a Common Crossbill are at Sandgarth, Voe.
There are 3 Yellow-browed Warblers and 6
NW Common Redpolls on Fetlar.
On Unst, a Red-backed Shrike is on
Baltasound, a Yellow-browed Warbler is at Northdale and 2 skeins
totalling about 100 Pink-footed Geese flew south.
Thursday 25th September 2008
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler and Blyth's Reed
Warbler on Foula - Brydon Thomason
Sykes's Warbler at Sumburgh - Jim Nicolson (3
photos); Lee Mott (4 photos)
Sykes's Warbler at Sumburgh (alongside Booted
in first photo) and American
Golden Plover at Dalsetter - Hugh Harrop
Red-backed Shrike and Barred Warbler at
Westing - Mike Pennington; leucistic Starling at Cunningsburgh - Charles Hughson;
Lesser Whitethroat at Sumburgh - Lee Mott; 'North-western' Common Redpoll at
Mossbank - George Graham
A Thick-billed
Warbler was seen briefly on Out Skerries - the 5th for Shetland and for
Britain - but it has not been seen since mid-day. There are 2 Common
Rosefinches and 6 Yellow-browed Warblers on the islands. At least one
American Golden Plovers is still at Dalsetter, Boddam.
A Sykes's Warbler
is at Sumburgh Farm. What is presumably the same Kingfisher
has been relocated at Hoswick. A Barred Warbler is at Boddam.
The Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
is still at Harrier, Foula, along with a
Red-flanked Bluetail, the Blyth's
Reed Warbler is still at Ham, while a Marsh
Warbler, a Barred Warbler, a Bluethroat and at least 2
Yellow-browed Warblers are on the island.
A Barred Warbler, a Red-backed Shrike,
a Yellow-browed Warbler and the Osprey are in south Unst, while a
Yellow-browed Warbler is at Norwick.
Wednesday 24th September 2008
Blyth's Reed Warbler at Sumburgh and American
Golden Plover at Dalsetter - Hugh Harrop
Blyth's Reed Warbler at Sumburgh; Pied
Flycatcher, Wheatear, Spotted Flycatcher and Siskin at Hoswick - Lee Mott
 
Lesser Whitethroat at Grutness - Charles
Gifford; Blackcap at Mossbank - George Graham; Pectoral Sandpiper on Foula - Brydon Thomason
The Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
is still at Harrier, Foula. A Blyth's Reed Warbler
is also on the island along with the Pectoral Sandpiper
and an Icterine Warbler.
A Blyth's Reed
Warbler was trapped at Sumburgh Head and another
Blyth's Reed Warbler is at Quendale. There are 2
American Golden Plovers with Golden Plovers at Dalsetter, Boddam. There
are Yellow-browed Warblers at Wester Quarff, Cunningsburgh and Grutness. A Barred Warbler is at Twatt and a
Black-tailed Godwit is at Melby.
A Common Rosefinch, a NW Common Redpoll
and 4 Yellow-browed Warblers are on Out Skerries.
A Corncrake is at Haroldswick and about 10
Yellow-browed Warblers are on Unst.
A Grey Plover and 8 Bar-tailed Godwits
are at Hamnavoe, Yell.
Tuesday 23rd September 2008
Robin at Sumburgh - Charles Gifford; Golden
Plover at Burravoe - Dougie Preston; Pied Flycatcher at Scatsta - George Graham
An Eastern Olivaceous Warbler is at Harrier, Foula. Also on the island there is a Marsh Warbler, a Barred Warbler, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Black Redstart, a Water Rail, 3 Reed Warblers, a Swift, a Slavonian Grebe and 120 Pink-footed Geese.
On Unst, a Nightjar was seen on the road outside Baltasound Leisure Centre at 20:20.
A Yellow-browed Warbler and a Wryneck are at Quendale. A Yellow-browed Warbler is at Grutness and a Turtle Dove is at Sumburgh Farm. A Yellow-browed Warbler is at Levenwick. A Little Stint is at Virkie. Pink-footed Geese today included 1200 over Quarff, 300 over Virkie and 60 over Levenwick. A Little Stint is at Melby. 30 Knot are at The Sletts, Lerwick.
2 Yellow-browed Warblers, a north-western Common Redpoll and 50 Pink-footed Geese are on Out Skerries.
Monday 22nd September 2008
Yellow-browed Warbler at Quarff and Little
Stint at Grutness - Hugh Harrop;
Little Stint at Grutness - Charles Gifford;
Common Crossbill at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson
A Thrush Nightingale is at Virkie, in the burn running north from the Eastshore road (same place as the Paddyfield Warbler, which doesn't seem to be present today). A Barred Warbler and a Yellow-browed Warbler are also there. A north-western Common Redpoll is at Sumburgh Hotel and a Little Stint is at Grutness. A Red-backed Shrike is at Channerwick and a Barred Warbler is at Scousburgh. A Common Buzzard and a Peregrine are at Sandwick. A Common Crossbill and a Yellow-browed Warbler are at Cunningsburgh.
A flava wagtail at Sandvoe, Northmavine shows some characteristics of Black-headed Wagtail. A Red-breasted Flycatcher, 2 Pied Flycatchers, a Willow Warbler, 2 Robins, a Blackcap, a Redwing and 6 Siskins are at Sandgarth, Voe. The Osprey is still at Sand Water. 2 Pied Flycatchers, 4 Song Thrushes and 5 Chaffinches are at Kergord. A Yellow-browed Warbler is at Quarff and 2 Yellow-browed Warblers are at Busta House, Brae.
A Pectoral Sandpiper is at Hametoun, Foula. Also on the island are 2 north-western Common Redpolls, a Hen Harrier, a Lapland Bunting, a Lesser Whitethroat and 6 Redstarts, and 64 Pink-footed Geese flew over.
On Whalsay, 3 Common Cranes are at Vatshoull.
On Yell, a Red-backed Shrike is at Otterswick, a Blackcap and a Whinchat are at Cullivoe and 2 Whinchats and a Kestrel are at Gloup.
On Unst, the Osprey was reported at Loch of Cliff, a Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Common Redpolls and a Kestrel are at Northdale and 2 Whinchats are at Haroldswick.
A Yellow Wagtail, a Lapland Bunting, a Common Redpoll and 3 Reed Warblers are on Out Skerries.
Sunday 21st September 2008
Paddyfield Warbler and Black-tailed Godwit at Virkie - Hugh Harrop
North-western Common Redpoll at Virkie and Rose-coloured Starling at Sandwick - Hugh Harrop; Pied Wagtail at Sumburgh and Redshank at Virkie - Charles Gifford
Kestrel and Yellow-browed Warbler at Scatness - Steve Minton
The Paddyfield Warbler is still at Virkie, along with a Barred Warbler, 2 Little Stints, a Reed Warbler, a Redstart, 27 Ruff and a north-western Common Redpoll. The Red-backed Shrike, a Barred Warbler and a Siskin are still at Exnaboe and a Red-backed Shrike is near Quendale. A Little Stint is at Grutness and a Marsh Harrier, 6 Black-tailed Godwits and 2 Ruff are at Hillwell. A Little Stint and 3 Kestrels are at Scatness. The Rose-coloured Starling is still at The Wart, Sandwick and a Red-backed Shrike is at Cunningsburgh. 2 Common Crossbills are at Catfirth. Yellow-browed Warblers today included singles at Vidlin, Scatness, Hoswick, Catfirth and Seafield, Lerwick, with two at Fladdabister. A Common Rosefinch is at Brough, South Nesting, a Red-backed Shrike is at Eswick, a Barred Warbler is at Vidlin, an Osprey, a Tree Pipit and a Reed Warbler are at Kergord and a Fieldfare is at Laxo. A Whinchat and a Peregrine are at Twatt. A Barred Warbler is at Ollaberry. A Yellow-browed Warbler, a Fieldfare, a Peregrine, a Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Crossbills and a Stonechat are at Quarff. A Curlew Sandpiper and a Little Stint are at Papil Water, Burra.
On Fetlar there are 2 Yellow-browed Warblers, a Red-backed Shrike, a Common Rosefinch and a Long-eared Owl.
On Foula there is a Barred Warbler, 2 Lapland Buntings, 11 north-western Common Redpolls, a Short-eared Owl, 3 Reed Warblers, a Common Crossbill, 3 Spotted Flycatchers, a Pintail and 6 Redstarts.
On Unst, an Osprey and a Barred Warbler are at Baltasound, a Common Rosefinch, a Kestrel, a Blackcap, a Redstart and a Whinchat are at Skaw and a redpoll sp, a Redstart, a Pied Flycatcher and 2 Whinchats are at Northdale.
10 Yellow-browed Warblers are on Out Skerries.
4 Yellow-browed Warblers and a Wood Warbler are on Whalsay.
On Yell, 2 Robins and a Blackcap are at Cullivoe, 3 Whinchats, a Redstart and a Blackcap are at Gloup and a Pied Flycatcher, a Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Blackcaps, a Whinchat, a Robin and a Willow Warbler are at Burravoe.
Saturday 20th September 2008
 
Osprey at Sand Water - Larry Dalziel (1 photo), Ivan Hawick (2 photos); Black-tailed Godwit at Virkie - Lee Mott; Spotted Flycatcher at Norwick - Mike Pennington; Kingfisher at Cunningsburgh - Roger Tait
A Paddyfield Warbler is at Virkie, along with a north-western Common Redpoll. A Kingfisher is at Cunningsburgh. 2 north-western Common Redpolls are at Sumburgh Farm, a Marsh Harrier is at Sumburgh Head and a Wryneck and a Yellow-browed Warbler is at Quendale. The Red-backed Shrike and Barred Warbler are still at Exnaboe. An Osprey is at Sand Water. A Turtle Dove and a Peregrine are on Trondra. A Storm Petrel was seen during the night at Sullom Voe. 2 Little Stints are at Melby.
The Short-toed Lark and a Kestrel are still at Skaw, Whalsay.
20 north-western Common Redpolls, a Red-breasted Flycatcher and a Grasshopper Warbler are on Foula.
On Yell, a Yellow-browed Warbler is at Cullivoe and 5 Whinchats, a Redstart and a Blackcap are at Gloup.
On Unst, an Osprey is between Watlee and Uyeasound, a Grey Wagtail is at Skaw and a flava wagtail is at Baltasound.
Friday 19th September 2008
Arctic Warbler at Exnaboe - Hugh Harrop; Spotted Flycatcher at Quarff - Russ Haywood; Short-toed Lark on Whalsay - Jon Dunn
Arctic Warbler and Red-backed Shrike at Exnaboe - Lee Mott
Osprey at Sand Water - Graham Ball; Dunlin at Virkie - Charles Gifford; Whimbrel at Baltasound and Grey Heron at Haroldswick - Rob Brookes; Ruff at Sandwick - Jim Nicolson
The Arctic Warbler is still at Exnaboe, along with a Red-backed Shrike and a Barred Warbler. A Bluethroat, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Wood Warbler and a Reed Warbler are at Hoswick, a Red-backed Shrike is at Leebitton and a Siskin and 4 Ruff are at Sandwick. 2 Ospreys are at Sand Water and a Yellow-browed Warbler is at Busta House, Brae. A Little Stint is at Papil Water, Burra and 10 Pink-footed Geese flew south there. 11 Pink-footed Geese flew south at Wester Quarff. 2 Grasshopper Warblers are at Sumburgh Hotel. A Turtle Dove is on Trondra.
A Red-throated Pipit is on Foula.
The Short-toed Lark is still at Skaw, Whalsay.
On Yell, a Red-backed Shrike, a Barred Warbler and a Yellow-browed Warbler are at Otterswick and there are 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 4 Willow Warblers, 10 Robins, 2 Whinchats, 8 Blackcaps, 5 Pied Flycatchers, 5 Spotted Flycatchers, 6 Chaffinches, a Song Thrush, a Garden Warbler and a Whitethroat in the south of the island.
A Barred Warbler and a Grey Wagtail are at Baltasound, Unst.
Thursday 18th September 2008
Rose-coloured Starling at Sandwick - Jim Nicolson; Black-tailed Godwit and Bar-tailed Godwit at Virkie - Hugh Harrop; Turnstone at Lerwick and Twite at Grutness - Charles Gifford
The Arctic Warbler is still at Exnaboe and a Red-backed Shrike is there. The Rose-coloured Starling is still at The Wart, Sandwick. A Brent Goose, 15 Black-tailed Godwits and 8 Bar-tailed Godwits are at Virkie. A Kestrel is at Cunningsburgh and another is at Scousburgh.
The Short-toed Lark is still at Skaw, Whalsay, along with 9 Chaffinches and a Brambling.
On Unst, A Yellow-browed Warbler and 2 Grey Wagtails are at Baltasound, a Whinchat, a Pied Flycatcher and a Chaffinch ae at Muness and a Robin and a Whinchat are at Northdale.
A Tree Pipit, a Wood Warbler, a Redstart, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, a Pied Flycatcher, a Chiffchaff, a Whitethroat and 4 Robins are in south Yell. 4 Chaffinches are at Cullivoe and 2 Whinchats, 2 Redstarts, 2 Blackcaps and a Robin are at Gloup.
Wednesday 17th September 2008
Rustic Bunting at Haroldswick - Mike Pennington; Citrine Wagtail and Lesser Whitethroat on Whalsay - Jon Dunn; Redstart at Quarff - Jim Nicolson
Little Stint, Dunlin and Knot at Scatness - Hugh Harrop
Red-backed Shrike, Redstart and Garden Warbler at Sandwick - Lee Mott
On Unst, a Rustic Bunting is at Haroldswick, 3 Common Swifts and 55 Chaffinches are at Norwick and a Carrion Crow and a Reed Warbler are at Baltasound.
On Whalsay, a Citrine Wagtail is at Vatshoull, along with 2 Grey Plovers. The Short-toed Lark, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Little Stint and a Kestrel are at Skaw, a Red-backed Shrike is at Brough, another Red-backed Shrike is at Sandwick and a flava wagtail is at Symbister.
An Ortolan Bunting was at Virkie briefly. The Little Bunting is still in the Hoswick/Swinister area, along with a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Barred Warbler and a Green Sandpiper. The Rose-coloured Starling is still at The Wart, Sandwick, and there is a Red-backed Shrike, a Barred Warbler, 4 Ruff and 2 Yellow Wagtails at Sandwick. There are 2 Yellow-browed Warblers, a Bluethroat, a Wryneck, 30 Redstarts, 22 Pied Flycatchers, 15 Spotted Flycatchers, 8 Tree Pipits, 50 Chaffinches, a Wood Warbler, a Sparrowhawk and a Kestrel at Quarff, and an Osprey flew south there. A Red-breasted Flycatcher is at Gulberwick and an Osprey is at Sand Water. A Yellow-browed Warbler is on Trondra. A Little Stint is at Grutness, a Little Stint is at Scatness and a Cuckoo and a Kestrel are at Sumburgh Hotel.
A Dunnock and a Kestrel are at Gloup, Yell.
Tuesday 16th September 2008
Red-backed Shrike at Stove, Unst - Rob Brookes; Brent Geese at Scatness - Steve Minton; Pied Flycatcher at Stromfirth - Jim Nicolson
On Unst, a Goshawk and a Red-backed Shrike are at Stove, a Red-backed Shrike, a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Swift are at Baltasound and 3 Sand Martins and a Swift are at Norwick.
A Bluethroat, a Red-breasted Flycatcher and a Grasshopper Warbler are at Quarff. An Osprey is at Stromfirth. 2 Common Rosefinches are still at Swinister and 2 Barred Warblers are at Sandwick. 4 Brent Geese, 2 Tree Pipits, a Kestrel and a Yellow Wagtail are at Scatness, a Sedge Warbler and a Grey Plover are at Virkie and a Curlew Sandpiper is at Grutness. A flava wagtail is at Seafield, Lerwick.
Redstarts, Whinchats, Garden Warblers, Willow Warblers, Spotted Flycatchers, Pied Flycatchers etc are still widespread.
Monday 15th September 2008
Thrush Nightingale, Ortolan Bunting and Bluethroat on Fetlar - Brydon Thomason
Red-backed Shrike at Exnaboe and Wood Warbler at Maywick - Hugh Harrop; Whinchat at Sumburgh - Jim Nicolson
Yellow Wagtail, Grey Plovers and Kestrel at Scatness - Steve Minton
Red-backed Shrike at Sandwick and Whinchat, Blackcap and Wheatear at Sumburgh - Lee Mott
A Thrush Nightingale is at Still croft, Fetlar. Also on the island, the Ortolan Bunting is still at Tresta, along with a Bluethroat and a Sedge Warbler, and there are 7 Reed Warblers, a Grasshopper Warbler, 6 Tree Pipits, 2 Dunnocks and a flava wagtail on the island.
A Little Bunting is at Hoswick and 2 Common Rosefinches are at Swinister burn. The juvenile Rose-coloured Starling was again at The Wart, Sandwick. A Yellow-browed Warbler is at Wester Quarff. There are single Red-backed Shrikes at Exnaboe , Grutness and Sandwick. A Wryneck was found dead at Sumburgh Head. A Red-breasted Flycatcher and 2 Bramblings are at Toab. 2 Kestrels, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 4 Grey Plovers, 3 Common Sandpipers and a Yellow Wagtail are at Scatness. A Sparrowhawk is at Scousburgh, a Peregrine is at Scatsta and there are Kestrels at Channerwick and Sandwick, with two at Dales Lees. A Water Rail and 3 Fieldfares are at Sandgarth, Voe.
On Unst, a Common Rosefinch is at Skaw, a Swift and 2 Little Stints are at Norwick, a Peregrine and a Brambling are at Skaw, a Common Sandpiper is at Baltasound and a Kestrel is at Lamba Ness/Burrafirth.
A Kestrel, a Little Stint, 2 Ruff, a Common Sandpiper, a Yellow Wagtail, a Dunnock, 8 Goldcrests and 2 Chaffinches are on Noss.
A Greenshank is in south Yell and a Kestrel is at Gutcher.
Redstarts, Whinchats, Garden Warblers, Willow Warblers, Spotted Flycatchers, Pied Flycatchers etc are still widespread - I can't cope with putting them all on here any more!!! Please continue to report them though as all records are added to the database.
Sunday 14th September 2008
Yellow-breasted Bunting on Whalsay (Jason Atkinson); Yellow-breasted Bunting, Short-toed Lark and Great Spotted Woodpecker on Whalsay - Jon Dunn
Red-backed Shrike at Sandwick - Jim Nicolson; Honey Buzzard at Spiggie and Wood Warbler at Maywick - Hugh Harrop
Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint and Common Sandpiper at Scatness - Steve Minton
On Whalsay, the Yellow-breasted Bunting is still at Brough, along with a Red-breasted Flycatcher. A Short-toed Lark and a Great Spotted Woodpecker are at Skaw, and an Icterine Warbler, a Barred Warbler, a Sedge Warbler, a Ruff, 4 Tree Pipits and a Yellow Wagtail are on the island.
An Arctic Warbler is at Exnaboe. A Honey Buzzard was at Spiggie briefly. A Goshawk was reported at Sumburgh Head in the morning and 3 Grasshopper Warblers are there. A Wryneck, 27 Willow Warblers, 28 Redstarts, 21 Whinchats, 9 Chaffinches, 11 Song Thrushes, 3 Pied Flycatchers, a Turtle Dove, 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 4 Blackcaps, a Kestrel, 2 Whitethroats, 10 Tree Pipits, 7 Garden Warblers, 4 Robins, a Chiffchaff, a Goldcrest, 16 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Lesser Whitethroats and 2 Fieldfares are at Toab. A Little Gull and a Yellow Wagtail are at Virkie and 2 Grasshopper Warblers are at Quendale. There are 34 Knot, 190 Dunlin, a Ruff, a Curlew Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, a Sanderling, a Brent Goose, a Kestrel, a Barred Warbler, 8 Garden Warblers, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 8 Robins, 15 Redstarts, 2 Chiffchaffs, 3 Chaffinches, 11 Whinchats, 13 Willow Warblers, a Wood Warbler, 2 Pied Flycatchers, 2 Reed Warblers, 9 Song Thrushes, 5 Tree Pipits and 2 Blackcaps at Scatness.
A juvenile Rose-coloured Starling is at The Wart, Sandwick. Also at Sandwick there is a Red-backed Shrike, a Barred Warbler, 6 Ruff, a Yellow Wagtail, 35 Redstarts, 10 Pied Flycatchers, 6 Spotted Flycatchers, 15 Willow Warblers, 6 Garden Warblers, 17 Whinchats, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Reed Warblers, 3 Grey Wagtails, a Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper and a Tree Pipit. A Kestrel, 4 Chaffinches, a Robin, a Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warblers and a Garden Warbler are at Cunningsburgh.
A Yellow-browed Warbler and a Wryneck are at Quarff, along with a Water Rail, 18 Redstarts, 30 Willow Warblers, 12 Spotted Flycatchers, 11 Pied Flycatchers, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 20 Chaffinches, a Whitethroat, a Sparrowhawk, 2 Goldcrests, 10 Whinchats, a Stonechat, 4 Tree Pipits, a Wood Warbler, 8 Blackcaps, 3 Garden Warblers, 2 Chiffchaffs, 8 Robins and a Song Thrush. 2 Red-breasted Flycatchers are at Helendale, Lerwick and a Wryneck is at Gott. An Osprey is on Bressay.
The Ortolan Bunting is still at Tresta, Fetlar.
In north Unst there were no meaningful counts as not all the same sites were counted as yesterday, but the Common Rosefinch is still at the Skaw, the Barred Warbler is still at Norwick and new birds included 12 Chaffinches, 3 Tree Pipits and a juvenile Lesser Black-backed Gull. There are also 2 Bar-tailed Godwits and a Curlew Sandpiper at Westing.
On Yell, an Osprey was reported at Ulsta. In south Yell there is a Red-backed Shrike, 9 Chaffinches, 4 Robins, a Whitethroat, a Song Thrush, 4 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Pied Flycatchers, 9 Redstarts, 3 Garden Warblers, 13 Blackcaps, 3 Whinchats and 11 Willow Warblers. 2 Pied Flycatchers are at Mid Yell, 3 Blackcaps, a Redstart and a Whinchat are at Cullivoe and a Kestrel, a Whinchat, a Robin, a Blackcap, a Willow Warbler, a Redstart and 3 Chaffinches are at Gloup.
On Bressay, there are 5 Robins, 4 Spotted Flycatchers, 4 Pied Flycatchers, 4 Willow Warblers, a Reed Warbler, 2 Garden Warblers, a Song Thrush, 8 Redstarts and a Lesser Whitethroat in the Crueton area and a Peregrine at Cullingsbrough.
On Out Skerries there is a Red-backed Shrike, a Shoveler, 2 Kestrels, 3 Little Stints, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Tree Pipits, a Dunnock, a Grasshopper Warbler, a Sedge Warbler, a Reed Bunting, 8 Whinchats, 4 Redstarts, 4 Robins, 2 Garden Warblers, 6 Willow Warblers, 4 Pied Flycatchers and 6 Chaffinches.
Saturday 13th September 2008
Wryneck at Sumburgh Head - Jim Nicolson; Short-eared Owl at Sumburgh Head - George Petrie; Little Stint and Spotted Flycatcher at Scatness - Steve Minton
Red-breasted Flycatcher at Brough, Whalsay - Jason Atkinson; Blackcap at Skaw, Unst - Rob Brookes; Pied Flycatcher, Lesser Whitethroat and Willow Warbler at Hoswick - Lee Mott
A Yellow-breasted Bunting is at Brough, Whalsay, along with a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Common Rosefinch, a Wryneck, a Tree Pipit, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 5 Brent Geese and 5 Redwings. Also on Whalsay, a Corn Crake is at Vatshoull, a Bluethroat is at Symbister, a Red-backed Shrike and a Grasshopper Warbler are at Isbister, a Wryneck, a Tree Pipit, a Sparrowhawk and a Yellow Wagtail are at Skaw, 2 Black-tailed Godwits are at Vevoe, a Yellow Wagtail is at Hamister and there are island totals of 7 Blackcaps, 5 Fieldfares, 21 Robins, 8 Reed Warblers, 42 Redstarts, 18 Garden Warblers, 64 Willow Warblers, 17 Whinchats, 15 Spotted Flycatchers, 7 Pied Flycatchers, 17 Song Thrushes, a Goldcrest, 6 Lesser Whitethroats, 4 Whitethroats, a Chiffchaff and 3 Chaffinches.
On Fetlar, an Ortolan Bunting is at Tresta and a Red-backed Shrike and 3 Reed Warblers are at Brough Lodge.
In north Unst, there is a Common Rosefinch at Skaw, a long-staying Barred Warbler at Norwick, a Sedge Warbler at Northdale and a flava Wagtail at Haroldswick along with totals of at least 55 Willow Warblers, 23 Whinchats, 19 Redstarts, 15 alba Wagtails, 14 Song Thrushes, 11 Garden Warblers, 10 Blackcaps, 7 Pied Flycatchers, 5 Lesser Whitethroats, 3 Swallows, 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Reed Warblers, a Common Whitethroat, a Chaffinch, 40 Teal, 23 Wigeon, 2 Merlins and a Kestrel.
A Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Barred Warbler, 20 Redstarts, 25 Willow Warblers, a Common Crossbill, 6 Blackcaps, 10 Spotted Flycatchers, 7 Pied Flycatchers, a Stonechat, 8 Whinchats, a Song Thrush, 5 Robins, 2 Chaffinches, 5 Garden Warblers, 2 Wood Warblers, a Chiffchaff, a Tree Pipit, 2 Peregrines, a Kestrel, a Merlin and a Goldcrest are at Quarff. A Redstart, 2 Pied Flycatchers, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 4 Willow Warblers, a Chiffchaff, a Robin, a Grey Wagtail, a Song Thrush and a Lesser Whitethroat are at Hoswick. A Garden Warbler is at North Road, Lerwick, a Willow Warbler and a Spotted Flycatcher are at Fladdabister, 2 Redstarts are at Cunningsburgh, a Fieldfare is at Sandwick and a Whinchat and 4 Redstarts are at Noness.
A Wryneck and a Short-eared Owl are at Sumburgh Head. There are 2 Wrynecks, 15 Song Thrushes, 26 Redstarts, 6 Spotted Flycatchers, 5 Robins, 2 Tree Pipits, 6 Garden Warblers, 16 Willow Warblers, 2 Whitethroats, a Goldcrest, 9 Whinchats, 2 Pied Flycatchers, 2 Blackcaps and 2 Lesser Whitethroats around Sumburgh Farm/Grutness. 2 Barred Warblers, 4 Little Stints, a Curlew Sandpiper, a Brent Goose, 3 Robins, 8 Redstarts, 11 Song Thrushes, 7 Garden Warblers, 6 Whinchats, a Pied Flycatcher, a Spotted Flycatcher, a Tree Pipit, 2 Greenshanks and 27 Knot are at Scatness. A Wryneck is at Toab, along with a Turtle Dove, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 10 Redstarts, 2 Garden Warblers, 15 Black-tailed Godwits, 5 Willow Warblers, 2 Pied Flycatchers, 5 Song Thrushes, 13 Whinchats, a Kestrel, a Tree Pipit, 3 Whitethroats and 2 Robins. A Wryneck is at Quendale and another is at Geosetter.
A Wryneck is on Trondra, along with a Tree Pipit, 120 Chaffinches, 3 Goldcrests, 2 Fieldfares, 2 Redstarts, 3 Robins, a Blackcap and 2 Garden Warblers. A Wryneck is at Tingwall, a Kestrel is at Scord of Scalloway and 3 Pied Flycatchers are at Sullom Voe.
A Wryneck, 3 Redstarts, 3 Pied Flycatchers, a Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Robins are at Crueton, Bressay.
On Out Skerries there are 10 Wigeon, a Whimbrel, a Common Tern, a Tree Pipit, a Dunnock, 2 Whinchats, 7 Song Thrushes, 4 Robins, 3 Redstarts, a Black Redstart and a Reed Bunting.
On Yell, a Blackcap, a Willow Warbler, a Redstart and 2 Whinchats are at Cullivoe, 2 Pied Flycatchers are at Mid Yell and a Kestrel, a Blackcap and a Garden Warbler are at Gloup.
Friday 12th September 2008
Lanceolated Warbler at Sumburgh Head - Hugh Harrop (2 photos), Jim Nicolson (2 photos)
A Lanceolated Warbler is at Sumburgh Head, along with a Barred Warbler and a Wryneck. A Great Snipe was flushed twice in Quendale dunes and a Red-backed Shrike was there briefly. A Citrine Wagtail is at Casho, Quaff. Also at Quarff there are 15 Redstarts, 3 Goldcrests, 11 Willow Warblers, 7 Robins, 6 Pied Flycatchers, 8 Spotted Flycatchers, 4 Blackcaps, a Stonechat, a Chaffinch, a Common Buzzard, a Sparrowhawk, 3 Tree Pipits, a Whitethroat, a Whinchat and a Song Thrush. A Barred Warbler and a Green Sandpiper are at Hoswick and a Wryneck is at Boddam. A Redstart, a Pied Flycatcher and a Robin are at Sullom Voe. A Water Rail is at Sandgarth, Voe.
On Fetlar, a Yellow-breasted Bunting is at Aith, a Red-backed Shrike and a Reed Warbler are at Houbie, a Common Rosefinch is at Feal Burn, 2 Barred Warblers, a Common Rosefinch, 2 Reed Warblers and a Grasshopper Warbler are at Funzie and there are 19 Redstarts, 9 Whinchats, 2 Ruff, 2 Yellow Wagtails and 4 Tree Pipits on the island.
On Unst, a Common Rosefinch, a Dunnock
and several Redstarts are at Norwick and a Redstart, a Blackcap and a Whinchat
are at Northdale.
2 Pied Flycatchers are at Mid Yell.
Thursday 11th September 2008
Common Rosefinch, Willow Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher and Lesser Whitethroat at Hoswick - Lee Mott
On Unst, the Paddyfield Warbler is still at Burrafirth and an Icterine Warbler is at Baltasound. 2 Redstarts are at Northdale, 2 Redstarts are at Norwick, a Whinchat is at Saxa Vord and 3 Blackcaps, a Pied Flycatcher, a Robin and a Redstart are at Skaw.
A Bluethroat, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Reed Warblers, 2 Tree Pipits, 2 Ruff, 5 Redstarts, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, a Pied Flycatcher, a Whinchat and 3 Robins are on Whalsay.
A Common Rosefinch, a Spotted Flycatcher, a Pied Flycatcher. a Chiffchaff, a Willow Warbler and a Lesser Whitethroat are at Hoswick.
Wednesday 10th September 2008
Brent Goose, Little Gull, Purple Sandpiper and Whinchat at Scatness - Steve Minton
Red-backed Shrike at Toab and Spotted Flycatcher and Whimbrel at Scatness - Steve Minton
Lesser Whitethroat, Redstart and Pied Flycatcher at Sumburgh Head and Robin at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson
Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher and Willow Warbler in south mainland - Hugh Harrop
Redstart, Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, Blackcap and Garden Warbler at Sumburgh - George Petrie, Whitethroat at Sandgarth - Diane Adams
On Unst, the Paddyfield Warbler is still at Burrafirth. An Ortolan Bunting is at Uyeasound, along with a Whinchat, a Garden Warbler and a Willow Warbler. A Lesser Whitethroat is at Baltasound. 30 Redstarts, a Turtle Dove and a Common Sandpiper are in north Unst.
A Barred Warbler, a Common Rosefinch, an Icterine Warbler, a Wood Warbler, a Garden Warbler, 12 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, 6 Redstarts, 2 Pied Flycatchers, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 4 Chaffinches, 2 Whinchats, a Goldcrest, a Tree Pipit, a Sparrowhawk, 3 Robins, a Lesser Whitethroat and a Mute Swan are at Quarff.
A Red-backed Shrike, a Barred Warbler, 15 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, 6 Redstarts, 2 Robins, 4 Tree Pipits, a Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Willow Warblers, a Pied Flycatcher, 15 Whinchats and a Whitethroat are at Toab. A Brent Goose, a Little Gull, a Lapland Bunting, a Wood Warbler, a Greenshank, a Dunnock, 2 Pied Flycatchers, 4 Willow Warblers, a Whimbrel, 6 Tree Pipits, 8 Whinchats, a Purple Sandpiper, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Robins, 5 Redstarts and a Garden Warbler are at Scatness. A Marsh Harrier, a Grey Plover, a Turtle Dove, 2 Tree Pipits, a Pintail, 4 Knot, 3 Whinchats, a Redstart, 2 Blackcaps, a Garden Warbler and a Spotted Flycatcher are at Quendale. 14 Redstarts, 3 Robins, 12 Willow Warblers, 2 Goldcrests, 4 Garden Warblers, 4 Spotted Flycatchers and 3 Pied Flycatchers are in the Sumburgh area. A Grey Plover, 2 Swifts, 2 Redstarts, a Robin, a Willow Warbler, a Whinchat and a Ruff are at Virkie. A Whitethroat and a Goldcrest are at Sandgarth, Voe.
A Red-backed Shrike, a Kestrel, a Knot, a Sanderling, a Ruff, a Swift, a Tree Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 38 Robins, 44 Redstarts, 9 Whinchats, a Fieldfare, a Sedge Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat, 14 Garden Warblers, 12 Blackcaps, 3 Chiffchaffs, 15 Willow Warblers, 2 Goldcrests, 12 Spotted Flycatchers and 2 Pied Flycatchers are on Noss.
20 Redstarts, 30 Willow Warblers, 2 Chiffchaffs, 3 Garden Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, a Wood Warbler, a Whitethroat, a Kestrel, 4 Robins, a Pied Flycatcher, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Whinchats, 2 Song Thrushes and 5 Bar-tailed Godwits are at Brough, Whalsay. Elsewhere on the island there are 42 Redstarts, 41 Willow Warblers, 23 Garden Warblers, a Barred Warbler, 13 Whinchats, 12 Robins, 14 Blackcaps, 3 Whitethroats, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 13 Spotted Flycatchers, 4 Pied Flycatchers, 2 Tree Pipits, a flava wagtail, 2 Reed Warblers and a Chiffchaff.
50 Redstarts, 17 Garden Warblers, 20 Blackcaps, a Reed Warbler, 20 Whinchats, 2 Sooty Shearwaters, 4 Pied Flycatchers, a Spotted Flycatcher, 20 Robins, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, a Whitethroat and 25 Willow Warblers are on Fetlar.
2 Ring Ouzels, a Fieldfare, 4 Redstarts, 2 Pied Flycatchers, a Spotted Flycatcher and a Robin are at Crueton, Bressay.
Tuesday 9th September 2008
Paddyfield Warbler at Burrafirth - Mike Pennington; Lapland Bunting at Scatness - Steve Minton; Little Gull at Virkie - Rob Fray; Wheatear at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson
Little Gull, Knot and Black-tailed and Bar-tailed Godwits at Virkie - Hugh Harrop
On Unst, a Paddyfield Warbler is at Burrafirth, and a Common Rosefinch is also there. A Wryneck is at Baltasound, a House Martin is at Norwick and a Goldcrest is at Muness.
The Citrine Wagtail is still at Garths Voe, Sullom. A Barred Warbler is at Sandwick and another is at Channerwick. The Lapland Bunting is still at Scatness, along with a Blackcap. The Little Gull is still at Virkie, along with 9 Black-tailed Godwits and 2 Bar-tailed Godwits. A Kestrel and a Great Northern Diver are at Laxo and a Whinchat is at Skelberry. A Kestrel is at Scousburgh.
A Barred Warbler and a Willow Warbler are at Cullivoe, Yell.
A Wryneck and a Stonechat are on Fetlar.
A Kestrel, a Yellow Wagtail, a Blackcap and a Willow Warbler are on Noss.
A Kestrel is at Skaw, Whalsay.
Monday 8th September 2008
Little Gull at Virkie - Roger Riddington; Golden Plover at Dalsetter - Jim Nicolson
A Citrine Wagtail is at Garths Voe, Sullom. A Lapland Bunting is at Scatness. A Little Gull, 18 Black-tailed Godwits, a Goldcrest and a Peregrine are at Virkie. A Marsh Harrier flew over Sandwick.
On Yell, a Barred Warbler, a Whimbrel and a Willow Warbler are at Burravoe, a Greenshank is at Loch of Littlester, 4 Bar-tailed Godwits are at Hamnavoe and a Garden Warbler and a Willow Warbler are at Otterswick.
A Stonechat is at Voehead, Bressay.
A Peregrine, a Blackcap and a Yellow Wagtail are on Noss.
On Unst, a Whinchat is at Skaw, 22 Sanderling are at Norwick and a small scattering of Willow Warblers are in the north of the island.
Sunday 7th September 2008
A Barred Warbler is at Scatness and another is at North Road, Lerwick. A Wood Warbler, a Redwing and a Willow Warbler are at Scousburgh. A Woodcock is at Gruting. A Mute Swan, a Blackcap, a Chiffchaff, a Willow Warbler and a Pied Flycatcher are at Quarff and a Slavonian Grebe is at Loch of Tingwall. 57 Knot are at The Sletts, Lerwick.
On Yell, 2 Barred Warblers are at Otterswick and another is at Burravoe.
A Yellow Wagtail and a Great Northern Diver are on Noss.
Saturday 6th September 2008
A Barred Warbler and a Pied Flycatcher are at Otterswick, Yell.
A Great Grey Shrike was reported at Bridge End, Burra. 3 Swifts are at Scatness, a Black-tailed Godwit is at Toab and 2 Ruff are at Virkie. A Sparrowhawk is at Tresta.
A Whinchat and a Willow Warbler are at Skaw, Unst.
A Yellow Wagtail and a Blackcap are on Noss.
Friday 5th September 2008
Common Redpoll, Pied Flycatcher and Willow Warbler at Northdale - Wendy Dickson
On Unst, the Ortolan Bunting is still at Norwick. A Barred Warbler and a Marsh Warbler are at Baltasound and a Common Redpoll, 3 Pied Flycatchers and a Willow Warbler are at Northdale.
A Barred Warbler is at Toab and another Barred Warbler is at Scatness. A Wryneck is at Seafield, Lerwick and a Pochard is at Pullars Loch. A Sparrowhawk, 3 Garden Warblers, 3 Whinchats, 3 Willow Warblers, 2 Pied Flycatchers and 2 Wood Pigeons are at Quarff. A Whitethroat is at Twatt.
On Yell, 2 Barred Warblers and a Pied Flycatcher are at Otterswick, a Lesser Whitethroat is at West Yell and a Garden Warbler is at Windyhouse.
A Common Sandpiper, a Ruff, 5 Sanderling, 2 Knot, a Blackcap, a Yellow Wagtail and a Willow Warbler are on Noss.
Thursday 4th September 2008
Goldcrest on Bressay and Grey Heron at Lerwick - Steve Minton; Whinchat at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson; Barred Warbler at Northdale - Mike Smith; Ortolan Bunting at Norwick - Alastair Wilson
On Unst, the Ortolan Bunting is still at Norwick, along with a Barred Warbler, a Marsh Warbler and a Whinchat. 2 Wrynecks were at Trolla Water, Baltasound but one was later found dead, and 2 Redstarts and a Wood Warbler are there. A Barred Warbler, 2 Pied Flycatchers and 3 Willow Warblers are at Northdale and a Wood Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat and 2 Pied Flycatchers are at Halligarth.
A Red-breasted Flycatcher is at Sumburgh Farm and a Reed Warbler and a Pied Flycatcher are at Quendale. A Wryneck, a Wood Warbler, 4 Pied Flycatchers and 2 Stonechats are at Brig of Fitch. 2 Pied Flycatchers, a Kestrel, 26 Black-tailed Godwits and 3 Bar-tailed Godwits are at Virkie. A Whinchat is at Cunningsburgh, 2 Pied Flycatchers are at Maywick and a Kestrel is at Levenwick.
A Wryneck, a Barred Warbler and a Reed Warbler are at Tresta, Fetlar.
A Ruff, 5 Knot, 4 Sanderling, a Yellow Wagtail, a Blackcap and a Willow Warbler are on Noss.
A Blackcap, a Whinchat and a Goldcrest are on Bressay.
A Pied Flycatcher is at Burravoe, Yell.
Wednesday 3rd September 2008
Black Guillemot at Lerwick - Steve Minton; Redstart and Spotted Flycatcher on Unst - Alastair Wilson
A Citrine Wagtail is at Kirk Loch, Vidlin. A Wryneck, a Turtle Dove, 3 Whinchats, a Pied Flycatcher and a Goldcrest are at Quendale. A Stonechat, 3 Whinchats, 4 Pied Flycatchers, a Garden Warbler and 5 Willow Warblers are at Wester Quarff and 15 Swifts are at Cunningsburgh. A Green Sandpiper is at Hoswick and 2 Pochards are at Loch of Clickimin.
On Unst, the Ortolan Bunting is still at Norwick, along with 2 Barred Warblers, 3 Whinchats, 2 Spotted Flycatchers and a Pied Flycatcher. A Barred Warbler and a Redstart are at Baltasound, a Barred Warbler, 4 Swifts and a Pied Flycatcher are at Skaw, 2 Redstarts and a Fieldfare are at Muness, and a Pied Flycatcher and a Garden Warbler are at Northdale.
A Peregrine, 2 Knot, 7 Sanderling, 2 Common Sandpipers, 3 Swifts, a Yellow Wagtail, 2 Willow Warblers, a Blackcap and a Goldcrest are on Noss.
A Pied Flycatcher is at Burravoe, Yell.
Tuesday 2nd September 2008
Wryneck at Boddam and Pied Flycatcher at Hoswick - Lee Mott; Willow Warbler at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson
Wryneck at Virkie - Hugh Harrop
On Unst, an Ortolan Bunting, a Barred Warbler, a Common Buzzard and a Redstart are at Norwick, and a Barred Warbler is at Baltasound.
A Red-backed Shrike, a Barred Warbler, 2 Reed Warblers, a Redstart, a Pied Flycatcher, a Garden Warbler and 2 Willow Warblers are at Sandgarth, Voe. A Common Rosefinch is at Asta and a Pied Flycatcher is at West Burrafirth.
A Barred Warbler, a Wryneck, a Whitethroat, a Garden Warbler, a Blackcap, 3 Pied Flycatchers, 2 Whinchats and a Stonechat are at Wester Quarff. A Wryneck, a Kestrel, a Reed Warbler and a Garden Warbler are at Boddam. A Wryneck is at Virkie and another Wryneck is on Trondra. A Reed Warbler and a Whitethroat are at Sumburgh Farm, 3 Pied Flycatchers are at Sumburgh Head and a Pied Flycatcher is at Sumburgh Hotel. A Reed Warbler is at Quendale and a Greenshank is at Spiggie. 3 Pied Flycatchers are at Maywick and 2 Pied Flycatchers and a Stonechat are at Geosetter. There are 2 Pied Flycatchers, 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Grey Wagtails, 2 Garden Warblers and 4 Willow Warblers at Hoswick. A Goldcrest is at Easter Quarff.
A Red-backed Shrike, a Ruff, a Reed Warbler, a Wood Warbler, 8 Pied Flycatchers, 6 Whinchats, 2 Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat and 10 Garden Warblers are on Whalsay.
On Noss there are 2 Knot, 4 Sanderling, 2 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpipers, a Turtle Dove, a Yellow Wagtail, 3 Whinchats, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Garden Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, a Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warblers, a Goldcrest and 2 Pied Flycatchers.
A Reed Warbler, a Whitethroat, 2 Blackcaps, 7 Whinchats, 4 Garden Warblers and 4 Pied Flycatchers are on Fetlar.
A Kestrel is at Aywick, Yell.
Monday 1st September 2008
Great Spotted Woodpecker and Cuckoo at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson; Pied Flycatcher at Scatness - Steve Minton
A Melodious Warbler is at Wester Quarff, along with 8 Common Crossbills, 3 Siskins, 2 Willow Warblers and 500 Eiders. An Icterine Warbler, a Wryneck, a Redstart, a Pied Flycatcher, 2 Whitethroats, 2 Garden Warblers, a Kestrel and 25 Willow Warblers are at Sumburgh Farm. A Wryneck, 6 Pied Flycatchers, a Kestrel, 3 Garden Warblers and 6 Willow Warblers are at Sumburgh Head. 20 Black-tailed Godwits are at Virkie, 3 Pied Flycatchers and a Greenshank are at Grutness and a Swift, 3 Pied Flycatchers, a Whitethroat, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Garden Warbler, 3 Willow Warblers, 2 Whimbrel and 4 Grey Herons are at Scatness. A Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Cuckoo are at Cunningsburgh, a Reed Warbler, a Spotted Flycatcher and a Pied Flycatcher are at Ocraquoy and a Pied Flycatcher, a Stonechat and a Garden Warbler are at Geosetter.
A Common Rosefinch and 2 Garden Warblers are on Out Skerries.
On Yell, a Wryneck is at Burravoe and a Barred Warbler is at Cullivoe.
A Wryneck, a Red-backed Shrike and 6 Pied Flycatchers are on Whalsay.
3 Wrynecks, a Barred Warbler, a Redstart, a Whinchat, a Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 5 Garden Warblers, a Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaffs, 10 Willow Warblers, 9 Pied Flycatchers, a Grey Plover, a Knot, 4 Sanderling, a Green Sandpiper and 4 Common Sandpipers are on Noss.
On Fetlar, a Wryneck, 14 Willow Warblers, 2 Garden Warblers, a Pied Flycatcher, 6 Whinchats and 3 Tree Pipits are at Funzie.
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