March 2008
Bird Sightings and Photos
Monday 31st March 2008
A Black Redstart and 2
Stonechats are at Sumburgh.
Sunday 30th March 2008
A Firecrest
is in the plantation at Skaw, Whalsay.
A
White-billed Diver is off Kettla Ness, Burra.
Wednesday 26th March 2008
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Starlings at Bigton - John Quirk; Water Rail
at Virkie - George Petrie; Twite at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson
Tuesday 25th March 2008
Skylark at Burravoe, Yell - Julie Preston;
Tufted Ducks at Scatness - Steve Minton; Jack Snipe (2) and Common Snipe at
Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson
A Robin and 24 Snow Buntings are at
Twatt. A Jack Snipe and a Water Rail are at Cunningsburgh and the
Dunnock and a Siskin are at Ocraquoy.
Monday 24th March 2008
Skylarks, Lapwing, Snipe and Grey Heron at
Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson; Skylark at Wethersta - Jim Ratter
A Wood Pigeon is at Cunningsburgh.
Sunday 23rd March 2008
The male King Eider
is still in Mousa Sound. The Smew and the hybrid Mallard x Pintail
are still at Scatness and there are 13 Snow Buntings near Scord. There
are 40 Skylarks, a Barnacle Goose and a Slavonian Grebe at
Spiggie, a Scaup at Loch of Brow and a first-winter Glaucous Gull,
a Jack Snipe, a Water Rail, a Snow Bunting, a Goldcrest,
the Black-tailed Godwit and 120 Jackdaws at Virkie. A Hen
Harrier, a Wood Pigeon and 3 Siskins are at Cunningsburgh.
There are 2 Water Rails at Sandgarth, Voe. A Sparrowhawk is on
Trondra.
Saturday 22nd March 2008
Siskins at Cunningsburgh and Rock Pipit at
Sandwick - Jim Nicolson; Whooper Swans at Loch of Benston - Gordon Carle
An exceptionally early Swallow has been
reported from Hoswick. There are 3 Siskins at Cunningsburgh. A
Pink-footed Goose is at Boddam, the Black-tailed Godwit is at
Virkie and the Smew and the hybrid Mallard x Pintail are at
Scatness.
There were
38 Grey Herons at Loch of Vatser and 4 Goosanders are at Catfirth.
A Bar-tailed Godwit and a Robin are
at Baltasound.
Friday 21st March 2008
Lapwing at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson
An exceptionally early Swallow has been
reported from Channerwick. There are 3 Siskins at Cunningsburgh. A
Glaucous Gull is at the Catch in Lerwick. An Iceland Gull is still at
Hamnavoe on Yell.
Thursday 20th March 2008
Iceland Gull at Gremista and Greenfinch at
Sandgarth - Tony & Beth Gerrard
A Goldcrest, a Greenfinch and a
Water Rail are at Sandgarth, Voe. An Iceland Gull is at Gremista in
Lerwick.
Wednesday
19th March 2008
The redhead Smew and Mallard x Pintail hybrid are at Scatness, 4 Jackdaws and 4 Redwings are at Melby, a Water Rail is at Sandgarth, Voe and an Iceland Gull is at Hamnavoe, Yell.
Tuesday
18th March 2008
Dunnock at Ocraquoy - George Petrie; Grey Herons at Loch of Vatster - Gordon Carle
The drake King Eider is still in Mousa Sound. A Dunnock and 3 Siskins are at Ocraquoy, a Dunnock is at Virkie and 28 Grey Herons are at Loch of Vatster.
Monday
17th March 2008
A male Hen Harrier is at Basta, Yell. There are 15 Snow Buntings at Twatt and 5 at Sullom Voe. A Chaffinch and a Robin are at the Sletts in Lerwick.
Sunday
16th March 2008
Great Northern Diver at Kirkabister and Grey Heron at Gletness - Tony Gerrard
A Water Rail is at Boddam and a Snow Bunting is at Virkie.
Saturday
15th March 2008
A White-billed Diver,
the smaller-billed of the two adults, is still of Hamars Ness, Fetlar.
A Sparrowhawk is at Sullom Voe, 18 Jackdaws and 3 Wood Pigeons are at Strand and 2 Coots are at Loch of Tingwall. A female Chaffinch is at the Sletts in Lerwick and a Pied Wagtail is at the Co-op in Lerwick. There are 2 Wood Pigeons, a Goldcrest, a Robin and 3 Siskins at Ocraquoy and 7 Siskins at Scousburgh.
On Unst, a Carrion Crow and a Great Northern Diver are at Haroldswick.
Friday
14th March 2008
Grey Herons at Loch of Vatster - Gordon Carle
A Dunnock is at Scousburgh, a Goldcrest is at Sumburgh Hotel and 39 Grey Herons are at Loch of Vatster.
Thursday
13th March 2008
Stonechat at Sumburgh and Red-breasted Mergansers at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson
There are 3 Stonechats at Sumburgh Head and a Black-tailed Godwit at Virkie. Three first-winter Iceland Gulls and an adult Glaucous Gull are at Gremista and an adult Iceland Gull is at Loch of Tingwall. A Redwing, a Fieldfare and 5 Siskins are at Ocraquoy and a Snow Bunting is at Sullom Voe.
A Stonechat and a Yellowhammer are
on Fetlar.
Wednesday
12th March 2008
Stonechat at Grutness (1 photo) and Sumburgh Head (2 photos) - Rob Fray; Wood Pigeon at Burravoe - Dougie Preston
There are 2 Stonechats, a Robin, a Kestrel, a Song Thrush and 3 Redwings at Sumburgh Head, a Stonechat at Grutness, the redhead Smew and 2 Little Grebes at Hillwell and a Black-tailed Godwit, a Water Rail, 2 Fieldfares, a Shelduck and 120 Jackdaws at Virkie. A Song Thrush is at Wester Quarff, a Barnacle Goose is at Twatt, 11 Redwings are at Bousta and 4 Jackdaws are at Norby.
On Yell, an Iceland Gull is at Hamnavoe and a Wood Pigeon is at Burravoe. An alba wagtail is on Out Skerries and a Robin is at Voehead, Bressay.
Tuesday
11th March 2008
Sandwich Tern at Grutness - Jim Nicolson (2 photos), Hugh Harrop (2 photos)
A Sandwich Tern is at Grutness; it is the earliest ever in Shetland by 6 days. A Snow Bunting is also at Grutness and a male Stonechat is at Sumburgh Head. A Dunnock and 3 Siskins are at Scousburgh and 7 Redwings and a Goldcrest are at Sandgarth, Voe.
An alba wagtail is on Out Skerries.
Monday
10th March 2008
Goosander at Dales Voe - Tony Gerrard; Pheasant at Loch of Freester - Geoff & Verity Blackman
The 2 Velvet Scoters are still at Catfirth. Three Goosanders are at Dales Voe, Delting and 6 Siskins are at Scousburgh. 120 Jackdaws roosted at Virkie. There are 25 Jackdaws, 10 Wood Pigeons and a Siskin at Kergord, 3 Siskins at Twatt and 350 Wigeon at Loch of Benston. A Pheasant is at Loch of Freester.
On Yell, an Iceland Gull and 6 Bar-tailed Godwits are at Hamnavoe.
Sunday
9th March 2008
Shag and Snow Bunting at Nesting - Austin Taylor
Eider, Iceland Gull, Black Guillemot and Kittiwake at Lerwick - Hugh Harrop
Ravens in south mainland - Hugh Harrop
The redhead Smew is at Loch of Hillwell. Three Lesser Black-backed Gulls are at Ringasta and another is at Sandwick. 12 Siskins are at Baila House, Lerwick. A Snow Bunting is at Bight of Stavaness, Nesting.
Saturday
8th March 2008
Siskins at Scousburgh (2 photos) - David Anderson; Siskins at Scalloway (2 photos) - Dave Okill
120 Jackdaws and a Water Rail are at Virkie. Four Siskins are at Scalloway and another was found dead beneath a window there. Two Siskins are at Scousburgh.
A Song Thrush is at Sotland, Burrafirth, Unst.
Friday
7th March 2008
Iceland Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Kittiwake and Eider at Lerwick - Hugh Harrop
Coot at Tingwall, Mallard, Goldeneye, Tufted Duck and Common Gull at Clickimin, Grey Herons at Loch of Vatster - George Graham
Bullfinch at Bakland, Lerwick - Debra Ball
The Killdeer is still at Pool of Virkie, along with a drake Gadwall, and 120 Jackdaws roosted there. A male Bullfinch is at Bakland, Lerwick. The redhead Smew and a Shelduck are at Scatness and 30 Grey Herons are at Loch of Vatster. A first-winter Iceland Gull is at the Catch in Lerwick.
On Unst, a male Hen Harrier is at Alma, 3 Jackdaws are at Baltasound, 3 Goosanders and 6 Whooper Swans are at Easter Loch and 10 Purple Sandpipers are at Westing.
Thursday
6th March 2008
The Killdeer has returned to Virkie, and was at Point of Tangpool this evening. The Black-tailed Godwit and 2 Bar-tailed Godwits are also still at Virkie. The first-winter male Common Scoter is still off Leog, Lerwick, 71 Grey Herons are in the Loch of Vatster area and 2 Skylarks are singing at Scousburgh.
Wednesday
5th March 2008
Greylag Geese and Wigeon at Sandgarth, Voe - Tony Gerrard
Tuesday
4th March 2008
Bullfinch at Lerwick - Gordon Carle; Hen Harrier at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson; Glaucous Gull at Lerwick - Rob Fray
Iceland and Glaucous Gulls (and Grey Seal) at Lerwick - Brydon Thomason
A male Bullfinch is at Upper Sound, Lerwick. Also in Lerwick there are 3 first-winter Iceland Gulls and 2 first-winter Glaucous Gulls at the Catch. Two first-winter Iceland Gulls are at Wester Quarff and a first-winter Glaucous Gull is at Scalloway. Three Common Scoters and 13 Knot are at Catfirth, a Hen Harrier is at Cunningsburgh and 3 Siskins are at Oxensetter, Northmavine.
Three Iceland Gulls, including an adult, are on Bressay.
Monday
3rd March 2008
Grey Heron at Sandgarth, Voe - Tony Gerrard
A pale-bellied Brent Goose is at Firth and a Peregrine Falcon is at Twatt. The redhead Smew is still at Scatness, a Little Grebe is at Hillwell and 100 Jackdaws are at Virkie.
On Unst, 5 Skylarks and a Lesser Black-backed Gull are at Burrafirth .
Sunday
2nd March 2008
Turnstones and Purple Sandpipers at Leebitton - Hugh Harrop
Three White-billed Divers were reported in South Nesting Bay off Skellister, but only the regular adult could be found during the afternoon. The drake Green-winged Teal and 19 Whooper Swans are at Loch of Tingwall, 14 Jackdaws are at Gott, 15 Knot are at Catfirth and 57 Grey Herons are at Loch of Vatster. Two Common Scoters are at Dury Voe, a Common Scoter, 2 Red-throated Divers, 29 Long-tailed Ducks and 80 Wigeon are at Melby and a Barnacle Goose is at Twatt. The redhead Smew is still at Hillwell.
On Unst, a Great Northern Diver is at Haroldswick.
Saturday
1st March 2008
Iceland Gulls at Hamar, Whooper Swans and Mute Swans at Uyeasound and Common Gull at Westing - Mike Pennington
Red-breasted Merganser and Long-tailed Duck at Lerwick - Hugh Harrop
Iceland Gull and Glaucous Gull at Lerwick - Hugh Harrop; Siskin at Cunningsburgh and Song Thrush at Sandwick - Jim Nicolson
On Unst, 2 first-winter Iceland Gulls are at Hamar, a pair of Goosanders are at Uyeasound, 2 Mute Swans are at Easter Loch and a Lesser Black-backed Gull is at Haroldswick.
The Green-winged Teal is still at Loch of Tingwall and 2 Goosanders are at Strand. A Glaucous Gull and 2 Iceland Gulls are at the Catch in Lerwick. There are 15 Siskins at Cunningsburgh, 4 Siskins at North Road, Lerwick and a Song Thrush at Sandwick.
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