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Sunday 7th February 2010
On Fetlar, there is a Tundra
Bean Goose , a Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Canada Geese
and a Pink-footed Goose.
On Unst, the Tundra
Bean Goose is still at Baltasound, along with an Oystercatcher,
6 Jackdaws and 4 Slavonian Grebes, 2 Goosanders are at
Belmont, a Woodcock is at Skaw, and 2 Glaucous Gulls are at
Burrafirth.
The Great Crested Grebe is
still at Aiths Voe, Bressay.
There are 8 Jackdaws at
Swinister, Sandwick. A Shelduck is at Boddam. The Canada Goose is
still at Loch of Spiggie, Hundreds of Guillemots were ashore at Sumburgh
Head.
A Knot is at Brough, Whalsay.
Saturday 6th February 2010
Brent Geese at Spiggie and Dipper at
Uradale - Roger Riddington; Dunlin and Knot at Burravoe - Dougie Preston
The Black-bellied Dipper is still
along the Burn of Sundibanks at Uradale, along with 2 Woodcocks.The adult
Mediterranean Gull is still at Firths Voe, near Mossbank, along with
an injured first-winter Iceland Gull. A Great Crested Grebe is at
Vidlin. There are 2 Goosanders at Strand Loch. At Sound, Lerwick, there
are 4 Greenfinches.
There are 2 Tundra
Bean Goose at Brake, near Quendale, 10 Pale-bellied Brent Geese
and a Canada Goose at Spiggie and 2 Woodcocks at Grutness. Another
Woodcock is at Fladdabister.
The Mute Swan, 4 Jackdaws
and a Skylark are still on Out Skerries.
A Dunlin and 3 Knots
are at Burravoe, Yell.
Friday 5th February 2010
Mediterranean Gull at Firths Voe -
Tony & Beth Gerrard
An adult
Mediterranean Gull is at Firths Voe, near Mossbank. A Woodcock
and 6 Whooper Swans are at Sullom Voe Termina. Male Eiders showing
characters of the northern race borealis (Northern
Eider) were in the Bluemull triangle and at the Shetland Catch in Lerwick.
A Glaucous Gull is at the Catch in Lerwick.
A Bar-tailed Godwit is at
Burravoe, Yell.
A Long-eared Owl is at
Hillswick.
Thursday 4th February 2010
The Tundra
Bean Goose is still at Baltasound, along with a Little Grebe
and a Slavonian Grebe.
A ringtail Hen Harrier and a
Water Rail are at Brettabister, Nesting.
Wednesday 3rd February 2010
Black-bellied Dipper at Uradale -
George Petrie; Bean Goose, Grey Heron and Greyalg Geese at Baltasound - Mike
Pennington; Long-tailed Duck and Redwing at Belmont - Rob Brookes; Snow Bunting on Whalsay - Jason Atkinson
The Black-bellied Dipper is still at Uradale.
A Woodcock is at Ocraquoy and a Canada Goose is at Loch of Spiggie.
The Tundra
Bean Goose is still at Baltasound, while 2 Goosanders are at
Belmont.
A Great Crested Grebe is in
Aith Voe, Bressay.
A Knot and 2 Skylarks
are at Brough, Whalsay.
Tuesday 2nd February 2010
Bean Goose at Baltasound - Rob
Brookes; Dunnock in Lerwick - Ray Johnston; long-billed Starling on Whalsay -
Jason Atkinson
A Tundra
Bean Goose is at Easter Quarff, along with a Pink-footed Goose
and a Jack Snipe. A Stonechat is at Clickimin and a Dunnock
is still in North Road, Lerwick.
The Tundra
Bean Goose is still at Baltasound, along with 5 Jackdaws.
A Song Thrush is at Brough,
Whalsay, with a Coot and a Scaup at Sandwick on the isle.
Monday 1st February 2010
Dipper at Uradale - Jim Nicolson;
long-billed Starling at Baltasound - Rob Brookes
The Black-bellied Dipper is still at Uradale.
The
Black-throated Diver is still off Challister Ness, Whalsay, and a
Knot is at Brough.
There are still at least 3
Jackdaws and a Carrion Crow at Baltasound.
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