Thursday 31st December 2009
  
Hooded Crow and Mallard - Dougie Preston; Greylag Goose at Sandwick - Jim Nicolson
50 Snow Buntings are at Loch of Flatpunds and 5 are at Loch of Murrister. 120 Wigeon, 7 Whooper Swans, 55 Ringed Plovers and 13 Purple Sandpipers are at Sandness.
On Unst 2 Jackdaws are at Baltasound and a Water Rail is at Skaw.
On Yell 19 Whooper Swans are at Kirk Loch and 2 are at Papil Loch.
Wednesday 30th December 2009
Purple Sandpiper on Whalsay - Jason Atkinson
3 Greenfinches are at Sound, Lerwick and 5 are at The Sletts.
A Song Thrush is at Brough, Whalsay.
A Woodcock is at Westing, Unst.
On Yell there are 14 Whooper Swans at Kirk Loch and 5 at Papil Loch.
Tuesday 29th December 2009
      
Jackdaw at Sandwick - Jim Nicolson; House Sparrows at Twatt - Geoff & Verity Blackman; Goldeneye on Yell - Dougie Preston; Mute Swan on Out Skerries - Peter Flint; Whooper Swans at Spiggie - Hugh Harrop
A probable Snowy Owl was north of Scalloway, in the Loch of Burland area. 8 Jackdaws are at Sandwick. 3 Chaffinches and 3 Greenfinches are on Trondra and 2 Greenfinches are at Sound, Lerwick.
A Mute Swan, 3 Jackdaws and a Sky Lark are on Out Skerries.
On Yell a Jack Snipe is at Loch of Littlester, 10 Whooper Swans are at Kirk Loch, 5 are at Papil Water and 14 are at Gutcher.
On Whalsay a Jackdaw is at Symbister and a Song Thrush is at Brough.
8 Whooper Swans are at Easter Loch, Uyeasound.
Monday 28th December 2009
   
Jackdaws at Sandwick - George Petrie; Water Rail at Oxensetter, Northmavine - Stan Brown; Robin and Turnstone at Cunningsburgh - Robin Gosden; Wren on Yell - Dougie Preston
5 Jackdaws are at Sandwick. A Water Rail is at Oxensetter, Northmavine.
A Jack Snipe is at Loch of Littlester, Yell.
4 Bar-tailed Godwits and 15 Grey Herons are at Leiraness Voe, Bressay.
Sunday 27th December 2009
  
Barnacle Goose and Snipe at Spiggie - Hugh Harrop
A first-winter Glaucous Gull and 2 Barnacle Geese are at Spiggie.
A Long-eared Owl, 2 Pink-footed Geese and 4 Water Rails are on Fetlar.
Saturday 26th December 2009
Snow Buntings at Sandness - David Gifford; Long-tailed Duck at Lerwick - Gordon Carle; Goldeneye at Loch of Clickimin and Long-tailed Duck at Lerwick Harbour - Hugh Harrop
On Unst, a first-winter Glaucous Gull, 4 Slavonian Grebes, 4 Common Scoters and a Little Grebe are at Baltasound and a Song Thrush is at Norwick.
3 Woodcocks, 2 Jackdaws and a Mute Swan are on Out Skerries.
Friday 25th December 2009
No news received today.
Thursday 24th December 2009
Whooper Swans at Spiggie - Hugh Harrop
A Woodcock is on Out Skerries.
Wednesday 23rd December 2009
Common Crossbill at Helendale - Magnus Henry; Starling and Robin - George Petrie; Jackdaw at Brough, Whalsay - Jason Atkinson
In Lerwick a Common Crossbill is at Helendale and a Blackcap is at The Sletts.
On Unst a first-winter Glaucous Gull is at Belmont, 5 Slavonian Grebes, 4 Common Scoters, a Water Rail, a Jackdaw and a Carrion Crow are at Baltasound and 4 Grey Herons are in north Unst.
On Yell a Goosander and 19 Whooper Swans are at Gutcher, 21 Whooper Swans are at Kirk Loch and 2 Grey Herons and a Song Thrush are at Cullivoe.
A Jackdaw and a Song Thrush are at Brough, Whalsay.
Tuesday 22nd December 2009
Jackdaw on Out Skerries - Peter Flint; Cormorant on Yell - Dougie Preston
3 Jackdaws and 2 Sky Larks are on Out Skerries.
On Yell 2 Goosanders, a Grey Heron and a Brambling are at Gutcher, 11 Whooper Swans and 2 Coots are at Kirk Loch and a Bar-tailed Godwit is at Loch of Littlester.
Monday 21st December 2009
King Eider at Haroldswick - Rob Brookes
A first-winter drake King Eider is at Haroldswick.
A Water Rail is still visiting a garden at Brae. 2 Chaffinches are at Twatt.
On Yell a drake Goosander and a Brambling are at Gutcher and 6 Bar-tailed Godwits are at Loch of Littlester.
Sunday 20th December 2009
Rock Pipit on Yell - Dougie Preston
A Woodcock is at Sumburgh Head and a Common Scoter is in Quendale Bay. 5 Greenfinches are at Sound, Lerwick. A Grey Wagtail is at Twatt.
A Jack Snipe is at
Loch of Littlester, Yell.
Saturday 19th December 2009
No news received today.
Friday 18th December 2009
2 Long-eared Owls, 2 Water Rails and 2 Woodcocks are on Fetlar.
A Jack Snipe and a Skylark are at
Loch of Littlester, Yell.
Thursday 17th December 2009
Redwing at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson
A Pied Wagtail is at Cunningsburgh. The
Blackcap is still visiting a garden at the Sletts in Lerwick.
There are still 4 Jackdaws along with a
Chiffchaff at Baltasound.
There are still 2 Coots on Kirk Loch,
Yell.
Wednesday 16th December 2009
There have been 3 Greenfinches at the
Sletts, Lerwick, for a few days.
Tuesday 15th December 2009
Blue Fulmar at Uyeasound - Rob Brookes;
Turnstone at Grutness - Charles Gifford
On Unst, an Iceland Gull is at Lamba Ness,
the Little Grebe is still at Baltasound and a Jackdaw is at
Uyeasound.
There are 2 Dunnocks in a garden in North
Road, Lerwick (one has been present since 25th November).
Monday 14th December 2009
Swan Goose at Boddam - John Moncrieff
A Moorhen and a Water Rail are at
Sandgarth, Voe. There are 14 Chaffinches at Twatt. A Swan Goose of
the domestic form ('Chinese Goose') is at Boddam.
Sunday 13th December 2009
There are 2 Jackdaws at Sandwick and a
Common Scoter in West Voe of Sumburgh. There are 28 Great Northern Divers
off Colvdale, Unst.
Saturday 12th December 2009
On Unst, there are 2 Common Scoters at
Haroldswick and singles at Burrafirth and Uyeasound, a Goosander still at
Uyeasound, and 3 Common Redpolls, the Little Grebe and at least 3
Slavonian Grebes are at Baltasound.
There are 2 Coots on Kirk Loch, Yell.
A Blackcap is still visiting a garden at
the Sletts, Lerwick.
A juvenile Moorhen is at Brough,
Whalsay.
Friday 11th December 2009
Robin at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson; Purple
Sandpipers at Sandness - Geoff & Verity Blackman
An adult
White-billed Diver is off Sound Gruney, north of Fetlar.
A Stonechat is at Brig o' Fitch, near
Lerwick. A Water Rail is still visiting a garden at Brae. There are
66 Purple Sandpipers, 7
Robins, 6 Moorhens and 94 Wigeons at Sandness.
A Common Scoter and a Chiffchaff
are at Brough, Whalsay.
A male Goosander is at Uyeasound on Unst.
Just one Coot remains on Kirk Loch, Yell.
Thursday 10th December 2009
Moorhens at Spiggie - Charles Gifford;
Bar-tailed Godwit, Robin and Turnstones at Burravoe - Dougie Preston
A male Stonechat is at Clickimin and 45
Knots flew through Lerwick harbour to land at Cruister on Bressay. There are
3 Greenfinches at the Sletts in Lerwick. A
Sparrowhawk is at Scalloway. A Dunnock was trapped at Scousburgh.
On Yell, a Jack Snipe and 2 Bar-tailed
Godwits are at Loch of Littlester and 3 Coots are on Kirk Loch.
Wednesday 9th December 2009
Velvet Scoter on Yell - Dougie Preston
A Goldfinch and 2 Jackdaws are at
Sandwick. There are 45 Snow Buntings at Lunna.
The Smew is still on Loch of Snarravoe,
along with 2 Goosanders.
On Yell, a Velvet Scoter and 2
Bar-tailed Godwits are at Loch of Littlester and 17 Whooper Swans are
on Kirk Loch.
Tuesday 8th December 2009
No news received.
Monday 7th December 2009
Partial albino Fieldfare at Bigton - Hugh
Harrop (what was presumably the same bird was at Sandwick in mid-October)
A Carrion Crow and 5 Jackdaws are
still at Baltasound and a Water Rail is at Uyeasound. There are 4
Greenfinches at Sound and a Blackcap at the Sletts, Lerwick. A
Water Rail is still visiting a garden in Brae. There are still 2 Skylarks
on Out Skerries.
Sunday 6th December 2009
Gadwall at Grutness - Hugh Harrop
The male Gadwall is still at Scatness, a
Long-eared Owl is at Virkie, 2 Little Grebes are on Loch of
Hillwell and 750 Golden Plovers are at Fleck. There are 3 Woodcocks
at Sullom Voe Terminal. A male Goosander and 2 Slavonian Grebes
are at Baltasound.
Saturday 5th December 2009
A Water Rail is at Huxter, Sandness, and a
Peregrine Falcon is at Culswick. On
Unst, a Long-eared Owl is at Baltasound, 2 Scaups are at
Burrafirth and a Goosander is on Loch of Snarravoe.
Friday 4th December 2009
There are still 3 Coots on Kirk Loch,
Yell. A Jackdaw is still at Baltasound.
Thursday 3rd December 2009
A Woodcock is at Sullom Voe Terminal.
Wednesday 2nd December 2009
There are 3 Jackdaws at Sandwick and 28
Mute Swans on Loch of Benston.
Tuesday 1st December 2009
The Blyth's Reed Warbler
is still at Quendale.
A Water Rail and a Moorhen are at
Sandgarth, Voe.
On Unst, there are 2 Jackdaws and a
Water Rail at Baltasound, and a Little Grebe and a Moorhen at
Burrafirth.
There are still 3 Coots on Kirk Loch,
Yell.
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