Friday 31st July 2009
No news received today.
Thursday 30th July 2009
Black Guillemot at Lerwick - Gordon Carle; Dunlin at Norwick - Alastair Wilson
2 Grey Herons are at Loch of Semblister.
Wednesday 29th July 2009
Knot at Virkie - Roger Riddington. This bird was colour-flagged in northern Norway in May 2008. Please remember to report any other colour-ringed birds.
Dunlin at Virkie - Charles Gifford; Bonxie at Loch of Kebister - Gordon Carle; Little Stint at Brough, Whalsay - Jason Atkinson
A Little Stint is at Brough, Whalsay.
Tuesday 28th July 2009
Knot at Virkie - Hugh Harrop
Monday 27th July 2009
Dunlin, Turnstone and Knot at Virkie - Charles Gifford; Arctic Skua at Lunna Ness - Gordon Carle; Lesser Grey Shrike at Laxobigging - Hugh Harrop
A Lesser Grey Shrike is at Laxobigging churchyard, near Graven. A Sand Martin and 16 Knot are at Virkie. A Pied Wagtail with 3 fledged young is at Seafield, Lerwick.
Sunday 26th July 2009
2 Common Crossbills are at Eshaness.
Saturday 25th July 2009
Wren - Dougie Preston
10 Common Crossbills and 2 Swifts are at Compass Head and 3 Common Crossbills are at Scatness.
10 Common Crossbills are at Lamba Ness, Unst.
Friday 24th July 2009
Redshank and White Wagtail at Virkie - Charles Gifford
A Swift is at Sumburgh Hotel.
Thursday 23rd July 2009
Long-tailed Skua at East Hogaland, Burra - Russ Haywood; Curlew at Virkie - Charles Gifford; Turnstones and Sanderling at Grutness - Tony Gerrard
An adult Long-tailed Skua flew north over East Hogaland, Burra this evening. 3 Common Crossbills are at Lower Voe, 5 Knot are at Virkie and 15 Sanderlings are at Grutness.
On Unst a Turtle Dove is at Baltasound, 2 Green Sandpipers are at Hermaness and a Green Sandpiper is at Helliers Water.
On Fetlar there are 20 Common Crossbills at Hamars Ness, 3 at Tresta and 3 at Funzie.
Wednesday 22nd July 2009
70 Knot were at Virkie briefly this morning. 2 Common Crossbills are at Sumburgh Head.
A Green Sandpiper is at Uyeasound and 8 Common Crossbills are at Lamba Ness.
Tuesday 21st July 2009
Pied Wagtail at Gutcher - Andy Gear; Red Grouse and Curlew at Nesting - Jim Nicolson
A Hobby is at Virkie.
2 Common Crossbills are at Gutcher and a Pied Wagtail is feeding fledged young there.
A Green Sandpiper is at Aith, Fetlar.
Monday 20th July 2009
Grey Heron at Eela Water - Diane Adams
13 Common Crossbills are at Sumburgh Head, 2 are at Melby and 1 is at Virkie. A House Martin is at Sandwick and single Grey Herons are at Twatt and Eela Water, North Roe.
Sunday 19th July 2009
Green Sandpiper at Quendale - Gary Bell
A Common Crane is near Walls. A Green Sandpiper is at Quendale, 15 Sanderlings are at Grutness and a House Martin is at Spiggie.
A Greenshank, a Green Sandpiper and 2 Sanderlings are at Skaw, Whalsay.
Saturday 18th July 2009
2 Common Crossbills are at Upper Sound, Lerwick. 70 Knot were at Virkie briefly this morning and 6 Sanderlings are at St Ninian's Isle.
Friday 17th July 2009
Peregrine at Scatness - Steve Minton
A Peregrine is at Scatness.
Thursday 16th July 2009
Curlew - George Petrie; Black Guillemot at Ness of Sound - Gordon Carle
21 Common Crossbills are at Upper Kergord, 10 are at Sumburgh Head and 6 are at Ness of Sound, Lerwick.
Wednesday 15th July 2009
Sanderling at Skaw - Rob Brookes
On Unst there are 30 Common Crossbills at Lamba Ness, 12 Common Crossbills at Saxa Vord and 2 Sanderlings and 8 Turnstones at Skaw.
50 Common Crossbills are at Culswick, 2 are at Upper Sound, Lerwick and 1 is at Virkie.
Tuesday 14th July 2009
Common Crossbills at Lamba Ness and Eiders at Skaw - Rob Brookes; Common Crossbill at Lerwick - Gordon Carle; Osprey at Sand Water - Tony Gerrard
The Osprey is still at Sand Water. 2 Common Crossbills are at Channerwick and 2 are at Upper Sound, Lerwick.
On Unst there are 30 Common Crossbills at Lamba Ness and 3 at Skaw.
2 Green Sandpipers are at Funzie, Fetlar.
Monday 13th July 2009
6 Common Crossbills are on Out Skerries.
Sunday 12th July 2009
Osprey at Sand Water - Roger Riddington
An Osprey is at Sand Water; it has a white ring with the inscription "JF" on its left leg and was originally ringed as a chick near Loch Lomond in 2007. 90 Common Crossbills are at Scatness, 60 were at Scousburgh briefly, 20 are at Loch of Clumlie, 20 are at Tresta and 2 are at Kergord. A Chiffchaff is singing at Tresta and a Grey Heron is at Helendale, Lerwick.
Saturday 11th July 2009
Hobby at Baltasound - Rob Brookes; Razorbills at Burrafirth - Wendy Dickson
On Unst a Hobby was at Baltasound mid-morning and 20 Common Crossbills are at Lambaness.
50 Common Crossbills are at Sumburgh Head and 10 are at Toab.
2 Common Crossbills are at Voehead, Bressay.
Friday 10th July 2009
35 Common Crossbills are at Sumburgh Head.
On Out Skerries there are 3 Common Crossbills and a Collared Dove.
Thursday 9th July 2009
Single Common Crossbills are at Virkie and Upper Sound, Lerwick.
Wednesday 8th July 2009
On Unst there are 30 Common Crossbills at Hermaness, 10 at Haroldswick, 7 at Norwick, 6 at Halligarth and 5 at Lamba Ness.
Tuesday 7th July 2009
Common Crossbill at Ham, Bressay - Juan Brown; Iceloand Gull at Wester Quarff - Russ Haywood
A Hobby is on Bressay.
An Iceland Gull is at Wester Quarff.
Monday 6th July 2009
Common Crossbill at Lerwick - Gordon Carle
24 Common Crossbills are at Sumburgh Head, 10 are at Upper Sound, Lerwick and 4 are at Virkie. An Iceland Gull is at Wester Quarff and a Knot is at Virkie.
3 Common Crossbills are at Cullivoe, Yell.
Sunday 5th July 2009
Common Crossbills today included 35 at Scatness, 20 at Sumburgh Head, 20 at Helendale, Lerwick, 15 at North Lochside, Lerwick, 15 at Laxobigging, 5 at Virkie, 1 at Toab and 45 at Lamba Ness, Unst. A Swift is at Toab.
Saturday 4th July 2009
Common Crossbills at Virkie - Roger Riddington (5 photos); Common Crossbills at Maa Water - Gordon Carle (2 photos)
Common Crossbills at Norwick - Wendy Dickson
Common Crossbills today included 30 at Maa Water, 10 at Quarff, 5 at Scousburgh, 4 at Oxensetter, Northmavine, 2 at Toab, 1 at Virkie and 10 on Papa Stour.
Friday 3rd July 2009
Common Crossbills today on mainland included 15 at Virkie, 14 at Swinister and 2 at Upper Sound, Lerwick. A Chiffchaff is at Swinister.
Common Crossbills elsewhere included 17 at Mid Yell, 4 at West Yell, 6 on Noss and 6 on Whalsay.
Thursday 2nd July 2009
Common Crossbills at Brough, Whalsay - Jason Atkinson
Common Crossbills today on mainland included 25 at Swinister, 25 at Virkie, 10-12 at East Burrafirth, 6 at Toab, 1 at Sumburgh Head, 1 at Leebitton and 1 at Upper Sound, Lerwick.
Common Crossbills elsewhere included, on Whalsay, 20 at Skaw and 9 at Brough and, on Yell, 2+ at Cullivoe, 1 at Burravoe and a small flock over Ulsta.
Wednesday 1st July 2009
Common Crossbill at Lerwick - Gordon Carle; Common Crossbill at Scousburgh - Anne Anderson; Guillemot at Compass Head - Kevin Osborne; Common Crossbill at Norwick and Arctic Tern at Haroldswick - Hugh Harrop; Red-breasted Mergansers at Basta Voe - Andy Gear
Common Crossbills today on mainland included 40 at Gulberwick, 35 at Virkie, up to 7 at Scousburgh, 6 at Scatness and 2 at Upper Sound, Lerwick. 7 Swifts are at Scatness and 2 Swifts are at Aithsetter.
Common Crossbills elsewhere included 13 on Fetlar, 4 on Noss, 2 on Whalsay and a number of small flocks in north Unst.
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