Sunday 31st January 2010
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White-fronted Goose and Fieldfare at
Grutness - Gary Bell; Rock Dove and Turnstones at Burravoe, Yell - Dougie
Preston
A Greenfinch is at Sound,
Lerwick, a Brambling and a Chaffinch are at Helendale, and a
Coot is on Loch of Clickimin. A Water Rail is at Wester Quarff.
There are 10 Grey Herons and 4
Woodcocks on Out Skerries.
On Yell, there are 7 Whooper Swans
and a Coot at Kirk Loch and 6 Whooper Swans on Papil Water and
Loch of Gucther.
Saturday 30th January 2010
The Black-bellied Dipper is still at Burn of Uradale. A Mistle Thrush is at the Sletts, Lerwick. A Water Rail is at Wormadale.
The Mistle Thrush is still at Brough, Whalsay.
A Mistle Thrush is at
Haroldswick and at least 4 Jackdaws are still at Baltasound.
4 Jackdaws and a Mute Swan are on Out Skerries.
18 Grey Herons are at Cruister, Bressay.
Friday 29th January 2010
Tundra Bean Goose at Buness - Rob Brookes (1 photo), Mike Pennington (2 photos); Raven at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson; Snipe at Lerwick - Sandy McMillan
On Unst a juvenile Tundra Bean Goose, 2 Jackdaws and a Carrion Crow are at Baltasound.
2 White-fronted Geese and a Mistle Thrush are at Brough, Whalsay.
A Mistle Thrush is at Virkie. A Water Rail is at Wormadale.
On Yell a Long-eared Owl is at Aywick and 17 Whooper Swans are at Gutcher.
Thursday 28th January 2010
On Whalsay a Hawfinch is at Hamister, 4 European White-fronted Geese are at Skaw and 2 White-fronted Geese are at Brough.
The Great Crested Grebe is still in Scousburgh Bay, off Rerwick beach.
On Unst a Mistle Thrush is at Baltasound and another is at Westing.
Wednesday 27th January 2010
Black-bellied Dipper at Burn of Uradale - Jason Atkinson; Common Gull and Black Guillemot at Lerwick - Dougie Preston; Gadwall at Grutness - Jim Nicolson
The Black-bellied Dipper is still at Burn of Uradale, near Scalloway. To see a video of this bird click here.
A Mistle Thrush is at Catfirth. 5 Goosanders are at Laxo and a Stonechat is at Clickimin. The Gadwall is still at Grutness. 170 Fieldfares and 3 Goldcrests are at Kergord, 6 Whooper Swans are at Urafirth and 102 Wigeon are at Lochend, North Roe.
Tuesday 26th January 2010
Grey Heron at Lerwick - Sandy McMillan
At least 1 Tundra Bean Goose is still at Hillwell. 2 Greenfinches are at Sound, Lerwick.
Monday 25th January 2010
White-fronted Geese on Whalsay - Jason Atkinson; Mistle Thrush at Norwick - Rob Brookes
The Black-bellied Dipper is still at Burn of Uradale, near Scalloway, along with a Chaffinch, a Carrion Crow, a Woodcock and a Water Rail. A Great Crested Grebe is at Scousburgh, 2 Tundra Bean Geese are at Hillwell and a Grey Plover is at Virkie.
The Wood Pigeon is still at Sandgarth, Voe, along with several
Greenfinches.
On Whalsay, there are 4 European
White-fronted Geese at Skaw, a Song Thrush at Brough and a Scaup
at Sandwick.
On Unst, there is a Mistle Thrush
at Norwick, a Water Rail at Skaw and 2 Goosanders still at
Uyeasound.
Sunday 24th January 2010
A Black-bellied Dipper is at Burn of Uradale, near Scalloway. 3 Tundra Bean Geese are at Hillwell and the Canada Goose is still at Spiggie. A Mistle Thrush is at Grutness. 2 Little Auks passed Compass Head and another passed Sumburgh Head. A Woodcock is also at Sumburgh.
There are 5 Goosanders at Catfirth.
On Unst a Tundra Bean Goose is at Ramnageo and 2 Goosanders are at Uyeasound
along with an unseasonable first-winter Gannet.
There are 4 White-fronted Geese,
4 Jackdaws and one Skylark on Out Skerries.
Two unseasonable Sanderlings are
on Burra.
Saturday 23rd January 2010
Hawfinch on Whalsay - Jason
Atkinson; Tundra Bean Goose at Sandwick - Hugh Harrop; Water Rail at Quarff -
Jim Nicolson
A Tundra Bean Goose is at Sandwick. A Great Crested Grebe is at Laxfirth and a Mistle Thrush is at Wadbister. A Canada Goose (canadensis) is at Spiggie, 3 Tundra Bean Geese and 4 Pink-footed Geese are at Ringasta. 3 Greenfinches are at Sound, Lerwick. 8 Jackdaws are at Hoswick.
There are 2 Goosanders in Weisdale Voe.
A highly unseasonable Hawfinch
is at Brough, Whalsay, along with a Water Rail.
On Unst there are 8 Jackdaws, 3 Common Scoters and 2 Slavonian Grebes at Baltasound.
On Yell a Hen Harrier is at
Grimister, Herra, and the male Goosander is still on Loch of Gutcher.
The Mute Swan and the Skylark
are still on Out Skerries.
Friday 22nd January 2010
Eider, Turnstones and Curlew at Lerwick - Alexander McMillan
The adult Glaucous Gull is still at Scatness.
A Song Thrush is at Brough,
Whalsay.
Thursday 21st January 2010
The adult Glaucous Gull is still at Scatness.
There are 2 Blue Fulmars in Lerwick and 9 Greenfinches at Sound.
There are 4 Jackdaws on Out
Skerries.
Wednesday 20th January 2010
An adult Glaucous Gull is at Scatness.
On Unst 8 Jackdaws are at Baltasound and a pair of Goosanders are at Watlee Loch.
Tuesday 19th January 2010
Glaucous Gull at Lerwick - Rob Fray; Bar-tailed Godwit at Loch of Littlester, Yell - Dougie Preston; Tundra Bean Geese at Ringasta - Roger Riddington; Long-eared Owl, White-fronted Goose and Purple Sandpipers on Fetlar - Brydon Thomason
A White-fronted Goose, 3 Pink-footed Geese, a Long-eared Owl, a Goosander, a Water Rail and 3 Woodcocks are on Fetlar.
The 2 Tundra Bean Geese are still at Ringasta. An adult Glaucous Gull is at the Shetland Catch in Lerwick.
A Brambling is at Helendale and 4 Greenfinches are at Sound in
Lerwick. A Woodcock is at Kergord. 26 Purple Sandpipers, 68 Ringed Plovers and 3 Sanderlings are at Sandness and 70 Redwings are at Bridge of Walls.
There are 18 Slavonian Grebes in Whiteness Voe.
On Yell 17 Whooper Swans and a Coot are at Kirk Loch and 4 Bar-tailed Godwits are at Loch of Littlester.
Monday 18th January 2010
2 Stonechats are at Clickimin. A Wood Pigeon is at Sandgarth, Voe.
17 Whooper Swans are at Kirk Loch, Yell.
Sunday 17th January 2010
Eider at Lerwick - Dave Gifford; Purple Sandpiper and Dunlin at Boddam - George Petrie; Tundra Bean Goose at Brake - Roger Riddington
2 Tundra Bean Geese and a White-fronted Goose are at Brake. An Iceland Gull is at Scatness. A Water Rail is at Upper Sound, Lerwick. A Pink-footed Goose is at Sandwick and 70 Fieldfares are at Staney Hill.
On Unst 2 European White-fronted Geese are at Ungirsta, a first-winter Glaucous Gull is at Norwick, 2 male Goosanders are at Easter Loch and another male Goosander is at Loch of Snarravoe.
On Whalsay there are 3 Chaffinches,
2 Bramblings and a Dunnock at Symbister, a Scaup at
Sandwick and a Coot at Vatshoull.
Saturday 16th January 2010
No news received today.
Friday 15th January 2010
No news received today.
Thursday 14th January 2010
A Black Redstart is at St Olaf Street, Lerwick. 16 Little Auks flew south past Sumburgh Head this morning. 4 Greenfinches are at The Sletts, Lerwick.
A Goosander is at Gutcher, Yell.
Wednesday 13th January 2010
No news received today.
Tuesday 12th January 2010
Pheasant at Catfirth - Rob Brookes
A Sparrowhawk is at Voe and a male Pheasant is at Catfirth. 7 Chaffinches are at Sandgarth.
4 Jackdaws are on Out Skerries.
Monday 11th January 2010
Common Snipe at Virkie - Roger Riddington
A Glaucous Gull is at Gutcher, Yell.
On Unst a Glaucous Gull is at Burrafirth and 3 Jackdaws are at Baltasound.
Sunday 10th January 2010
Jack Snipe, Common Snipe, Lapwing, Redshank and Robin at Maywick - Hugh Harrop; Common Redpoll at Sandwick - Jim Nicolson
A Black-throated Diver is off Challister Ness, Whalsay.
2 Bramblings are with several Chaffinches at Aith. 3 Common Redpolls are at Sandwick. 2 Barnacle Geese and a Jack Snipe are at Spiggie, a Woodcock and a Jack Snipe are at Toab and a Jack Snipe is at Virkie.
A Jack Snipe is at Uyeasound.
A Jack Snipe is on Out Skerries.
4 Bar-tailed Godwits are at Leiraness, Bressay.
Saturday 9th January 2010
Golden Plover and Curlew at Nesting - David Gifford; Fieldfare at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson
An Iceland Gull and 25 Snow Buntings are at Mossbank.
A Woodcock, a Whooper Swan and a Mute Swan are on Out Skerries.
3 Common Scoters and 15 Whooper Swans are at Baltasound.
2 Chaffinches are at Voehead, Bressay.
Friday 8th January 2010
Redwing on Yell - Dougie Preston
A Little Grebe, a Slavonian Grebe, a Woodcock and 3 Tufted Ducks are at Wester Quarff. 2 Barnacle Geese are at Spiggie. A Chaffinch and 2 Woodcocks are at Sumburgh Head. 27 Snow Buntings are at Exnaboe. 3 Jack Snipe are at Virkie and a Jack Snipe is at Toab.
On Yell, the Jack Snipe is still at Loch of Littlester and a Song Thrush and a Sky Lark are at Burravoe.
Thursday 7th January 2010
Curlew and Wren at Cunningsburgh - George Petrie; Lapwing - Jim Nicolson; Jack Snipe at Maywick - Hugh Harrop (2 photos); Jack Snipe and Robin on Yell - Dougie Preston
2 Grey Wagtails are at Easter Quarff and a Stonechat is at Clickimin. 4 Jack Snipe are in the Bigton/Maywick area. A Song Thrush is at Cunningsburgh.
On Yell a Jack Snipe is at Loch of Littlester and 9 Bar-tailed Godwits are at Hamnavoe.
2 Jackdaws and a Sky Lark are on Out Skerries.
A Woodcock is on Whalsay.
Wednesday 6th January 2010
Robin at Scatness - Ronnie Robertson; Robin on Unst - Mike Pennington
An adult Glaucous Gull is at the Shetland Catch in Lerwick. A Woodcock is at Wester Quarff.
2 Common Scoters are at Haroldswick, Unst.
Tuesday 5th January 2010
22 Grey Herons are at Cruister, Bressay.
Monday 4th January 2010
Sky Lark on Out Skerries - Peter Flint
A Chaffinch is at Voehead, Bressay.
3 Jackdaws and a Carrion Crow are at Baltasound.
A Mute Swan, a Sky Lark and a Teal are on Out Skerries.
Sunday 3rd January 2010
Lapwing at Fladdabister - George Petrie; Eider, Black Guillemot and Long-tailed Duck at Lerwick - Hugh Harrop
4 Pink-footed Geese are at Fleck and 2 Jack Snipe are at Boddam. A Woodcock is at Grutness and a Jack Snipe is at Sumburgh Farm. A Brambling is at Hestingott. A Song Thrush is at Fladdabister.
19 Whooper Swans are at Kirk Loch, Yell.
Saturday 2nd January 2010
10 Greenfinches are at Sound, Lerwick. 50 Snow Buntings are at Loch of Fladdabister and a Water Rail is at Wester Quarff.
Friday 1st January 2010
A drake Velvet Scoter, a Jack Snipe, a Woodcock and 2 Water Rails are on Fetlar.
A Coot and 15 Whooper Swans are at Kirk Loch, Yell.
A Pink-footed Goose is at Scatness and a Woodcock is at Virkie.
27 Grey Herons are at Cruister, Bressay.
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