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Calum's books: Long-time Shetland Bird Club member Calum Mackenzie died peacefully at his home in Lerwick on 20th January 2012, having been ill over the Christmas and New Year period, and disabled since a cycling accident in 1996. Calum left most of his bird books to the Shetland Bird Club, to dispose of as the Committee saw fit. It has been decided to offer them to members by blind auction, i.e. the highest bid received by email or letter by 6pm on 31st May 2012 secures the book, subject to these being reasonable offers. George Petrie has kindly agreed to organise this. His postal and email addresses are: George Petrie, Kelstane, Ocraquoy, Cunningsburgh, Shetland ZE2 9HA. Email: gwpetrie@tiscali.co.uk. Please do not telephone in bids. If there are two equal bids for a particular item, the first received secures it. Please do not ‘bundle’ bids (i.e. £50 for items 3, 24, 30 and 77), list them separately using the number and title. For more details and a list of books please click here..
The adult Long-tailed Skua has returned to the area north-west of Mill Pond (aka Mill Loch), on East Burra. We ask that anyone looking for this bird should keep well away from the banks of Mill Pond, and generally try to give the pond area as wide a berth as possible, to avoid disturbing breeding birds. Also, please be careful not to cause unnecessary disturbance to Arctic Skuas and other birds that breed in the area favoured by the Long-tailed Skua, as well as, of course, following the normal Shetland Bird Club code of conduct in the area.
Wednesday 16th May 2012
West Mainland: 36 Long-tailed Skuas (including a flock of 28), 13 Pomarine Skuas (in one flock) and 4 Manx Shearwaters north past Watsness between 08:00 and 10:15.
Unst: Spotted Redshank and 2 Shoveler on Uyea. 3 Tree Sparrows and a Pied Flycatcher at Baltasound. 2 Willow Warblers, 3 Chiffchaffs and 4 Reed Buntings at Haroldswick.
Central Mainland: Common Crane still at Gott. Pied Flycatcher at Scalloway.
South Mainland: Long-eared Owl and 2 Sanderlings at Virkie. Common Redstart, 2 Blackcaps, Tree Pipit, Robin and Willow Warbler at Sumburgh. Long-eared Owl, Blackcap and Swallow at Quendale. Iceland Gull and 9 Black-tailed Godwits at Fleck. Blackcap at Cunningsburgh.
Whalsay: Snow Bunting at Skaw.
Fetlar: Knot and 2 Snow Buntings at Funzie.
Tuesday 15th May 2012
Unst: Bluethroat at Hagdale. Common Crane at Skaw during the morning, but not later; also 2 Swallows at Skaw. 80 Knot, 3 Tree Sparrows, Pied Flycatcher, Carrion Crow and 4 Pink-footed Geese at Baltasound. 4 Snow Buntings and a Robin at Lamba Ness. 5 Willow Warblers and 3 Reed Buntings at Haroldswick.
Central Mainland: Common Crane still at Gott. Gadwall at Strand Loch. 21 Knot at Nesting.
Common Crane at Gott - Jim Wood
South Mainland: Short-eared Owl at Sumburgh Head at 13:00.
Whimbrel at Virkie - Jim Wood
Whalsay: 19 Knot and a Snow Bunting at Skaw.
Knot and Snow Bunting at Skaw - Brian Marshall
Monday 14th May 2012
Unst: 650 Knot, 3 Tree Sparrows, Pied Flycatcher, 5 Carrion Crows and a Dunnock at Baltasound. 70 Knot and a Reed Bunting at Haroldswick. Bewick's Swan still at Northdale. Kestrel and Swallow at Norwick. Pied Flycatcher at Saxa Vord. Swallow and Grey Wagtail at Skaw.
Knot at Baltasound - Mike Pennington (3 photos); Pied Flycatcher at Baltasound and Knot at Haroldswick - Rob Brookes
Knot at Baltasound and Mallards at Haroldswick - Jim Nangle
Central Mainland: Common Crane still at Gott. 3 Swallows and a Sand Martin at Loch of Clickimin.
Whalsay: 67 Knot at Skaw. Blackcap and 2 Siskins at Marrister.
North Mainland: 240 Knot past Eshaness.
South Mainland: Tree Sparrow, Lesser Whitethroat and Common Redstart at Sandwick. Dunnock and Siskin at Cunningsburgh. 8 Siskins and a Dunnock at Ocraquoy. 2 Blackcaps and a Willow Warbler at Sumburgh.
Sanderling, Purple Sandpiper and Shag at Grutness - Jim Wood; Siskin at Ocraquoy - George Petrie; Common Redstart at Sandwick and Dunnock at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson
Arctic Terns on Burra - George Petrie
Sunday 13th May 2012
Central Mainland: Common Crane still at Gott. 5 Swallows at Loch of Clickimin.
South Mainland: Ortolan Bunting
at Wester Quarff. sinensis Cormorant at Hillwell. Pied Flycatcher at Fladdabister. 2 Knot at Virkie.
Unst: Bewick's Swan still at Northdale.
8 Carrion Crows. 3 Tree Sparrows,
3 Bramblings and 2 Siskins at Baltasound.
Bressay: Tree Pipit and Chiffchaff at Voehead. 2 Mute Swans at Leira Voe.
Saturday 12th May 2012
Whalsay: Ortolan Bunting still at Skaw, along with 3 Common Redstarts, 2 Robins, Common Redpoll, Blackcap and 9 Fieldfares. 2 Bramblings, Robin, Common Whitethroat and Common Redstart at Brough. Pied Flycatcher, Common Whitethroat and 3 Fieldfares at Sodom. 2 Common Redpolls, Siskin and Robin at Skibberhoull.
Central Mainland: Common Crane at Gott.
Common Crane at Gott - Jim
Nicolson
South Mainland: Red-backed Shrike at Fladdabister. Long-eared Owl and Chiffchaff at Quendale. 2 Blackcaps, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff at Sumburgh. Dunnock, Robin, 2 Chiffchaffs and 2 Siskins at Ocraquoy. Pied Flycatcher and Wood Pigeon at Quarff. Siskin and Brambling at Cunningsburgh. 3 Reed Buntings, Dunnock, 2 Siskins and Chiffchaff at Sandwick. Common Redstart at Toab.
Long-eared Owl at Quendale,
Whimbrel at Clumlie and Blackcap at Sumburgh - Jim Wood; Pied Flycatcher at
Quarff - Jim Nicolson; Willow Warbler, Meadow Pipit and Blackcap at Sumburgh -
Charles Gifford; Siskin at Cunningsburgh - Kathy Nicolson
Unst: Bewick's Swan still at Northdale, along with a Long-eared Owl and 4 Carrion Crows. Short-eared Owl at Hagdale. 3 Tree Sparrows, 2 Common Redpolls, Rook,
Pied Flycatcher, 4 Jackdaws and 4 Common Redstarts at Baltasound. Long-eared Owl, Common Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and Swallow at Northdale.
Tree Sparrow at Baltasound,
Short-eared Owl at Hagdale and Grey Heron at Norwick - George Petrie; Carrion
Crow, redpoll sp. and Tree Sparrow at Baltasound - Rob Brookes
West Mainland: Knot at Sand. Hawfinch and Brambling at Aith.
Papa Stour: 2 Barnacle Geese, Pied Flycatcher and Redwing.
Fetlar: Song Thrush, Grey Heron and 2 Common Redstarts at Funzie.
Yell: Brambling, Common Redpoll, 2 Siskins and Fieldfare at Gutcher.
Brambling at Gutcher - Andy Gear
A general widespread of arrival of Arctic Terns today.
Friday 11th May 2012
South Mainland: Grey-headed Wagtail, Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, 20 Swallows, 2 Shovelers and 4 Gadwall at Hillwell. Iceland Gull, House Martin, 2 Bramblings and 8 Swallows at Spiggie. Ring Ouzel, Kestrel, 2 Tree Pipits, Pied Flycatcher, 2 Blackcaps and Willow Warbler at Sumburgh. Tree Pipit and Song Thrush at Grutness. 5 Sanderling at Scatness. Wood Pigeon at Virkie. Pied Flycatcher and Chiffchaff at Quendale. 9 Siskins at Cunningsburgh. 25 Fieldfares at Sandwick.
Ring Ouzels at Sumburgh and Pied Flycatcher at Quendale - Jim Wood; Ring Ouzel at Sumburgh, Sanderling at Scatness and Wood Pigeon at Virkie - George Petrie
Pied Flycatcher at Sumburgh, and White Wagtail and Turnstone at Grutness - Jim Nicolson
Central Mainland: Common Crane again between Scalloway and Asta this morning, but not present early afternoon at least. Common Crane over Dury Voe during the afternoon.
Unst: 2 Chiffchaffs at Uyeasound. 3 Bramblings at Baltasound. 4 Chiffchaffs, Blackcap, 3 Bramblings and 19 Fieldfares at Haroldswick. Iceland Gull at Burrafirth. Long-eared Owl and Common Whitethroat at Norwick.
Iceland Gull at Burrafirth and Bramblings at Haroldswick - Jim Nangle
Yell: 2 Common Redstarts, Pied Flycatcher, Robin, Lesser Whitethroat and 3 Willow Warblers at Arisdale.
West Mainland: 15-20 Siskins, 6 Common Redpolls, Tree Pipit and 2 Robins at Sand.
Common Redpolls at Sand - Julie Redpath
Thursday 10th May 2012
Whalsay: Ortolan Bunting still at Skaw, along with 4 Common Redstarts, 3 Blackcaps and a Common Redpoll. 4 Tree Pipits, Blackcap, Pied Flycatcher and Common Redpoll at Symbister, Tree Pipit and Common Whitethroat at Sandwick, Pied Flycatcher, Common Redstart and Carrion Crow at Hamister, Whinchat at Brough.
Central Mainland: Common Crane in the Tingwall Valley between Scalloway and Asta this afternoon. 5 Pied Flycatchers, Spotted Flycatcher, 7 Tree Pipits, 5 Bramblings, 3 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcaps and 3 Siskins at Helendale, Lerwick. 2 Bramblings and a Tree Pipit at North Road, Lerwick. 5 Common Terns at Loch of Clickimin. Pied Flycatcher, Blackcap and Song Thrush at Upper Kergord.
Common Crane at Tingwall - Jim Nicolson
Unst: Common Crane at Inner Skaw early morning, and then presumably the same bird west over Northdale mid-morning. Rough-legged Buzzard near Gunnister during the afternoon. Bewick's Swan still at Northdale, along with a Pied Flycatcher, Common Redstart and 2 Chiffchaffs. 4 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Chiffchaffs, Common Redstart, Sparrowhawk, 6 Willow Warblers, 3 Blackcaps, 4 Bramblings, 3 Siskins, 2 Reed Buntings, Gadwall and 3 Carrion Crows at Baltasound. Sparrowhawk, Swallow, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs and 2 Long-eared Owls at Norwick. 2 Common Sandpipers, Common Tern, Willow Warbler, 3 Swallows and 4 Chiffchaffs at Haroldswick.
Common Crane at Inner Skaw - Rob Brookes; Reed Bunting at Haroldswick and Bewick's Swan and Chiffchaff at Northdale - Mike Pennington; Common Tern at Haroldswick - Jim Nangle
South Mainland: Bluethroat, Wryneck, Common Redstart and 2 Chiffchaffs at Sandwick. Osprey north over Skelberry at 17:00. Ring Ouzel, 2 Pied Flycatchers, Common Redstart, Whinchat, Common Whitethroat, 7 Tree Pipits, 2 Wood Pigeons, 2 Carrion Crows, 5 Chiffchaffs, 5 Willow Warblers, 4 Robins and 5 Blackcaps at Sumburgh Head. 2 Common Redstarts at Scatness. 3 Tree Pipits at Spiggie. 13 Common Terns and 25 Swallows at Hillwell. 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers, Common Whitethroat, Common Redstart and 6 Reed Buntings at Virkie. Kestrel at Levenwick. 4 Shovelers at Boddam. 6 Siskins and 2 Bramblings at Cunningsburgh. Pied Flycatcher at Quarff. Long-eared Owl, Common Redstart, 3 Willow Warblers, Tree Pipit, 2 Blackcaps and a Swallow at Hoswick. Hen Harrier, Pied Flycatcher, Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, Robin and Wood Pigeon at Scousburgh.
Bluethroat at Sandwick and Pied Flycatcher at Quarff - Jim Nicolson; Twite and Turnstone at Boddam - John Moncrieff
Common Redstart, Pied Flycatcher and Tree Pipit at Sumburgh, and Shovelers at Boddam - Jim Wood
Wheatear and Willow Warbler at Sumburgh - Charles Gifford
West Mainland: Hawfinch still at Aith. Osprey over Effirth at 21:15.
Out Skerries: Common Redstart, 2 Reed Buntings, Spotted Flycatcher, Tree Pipit, 2 Chiffchaffs, Willow Warbler, Brambling, Chaffinch, Grasshopper Warbler, Common Sandpiper, 5 Robins, 2 Whinchats, 3 Blackcaps, Song Thrush, Fieldfare and Common Whitethroat.
Fetlar: Common Sandpiper, 2 Fieldfares, 3 Common Redstarts, 3 Chiffchaffs, Short-eared Owl, Brambling, Chaffinch, 2 Whinchats, 4 Tree Pipits and a Swallow at Funzie. Song Thrush, 4 Chiffchaffs, 10 Siskins, Grasshopper Warbler and Woodpigeon at Baila. Pied Flycatcher, 2 Common Redstarts, 2 Common Whitethroats, 2 Chiffchaffs, Blackcap, Collared Dove and Robin at Tresta. Swallow at Aithbank.
Pied Flycatcher at Tresta and Brambling at Funzie - Andy Cook; Pied Flycatcher at Tresta - Jim Nangle
Yell: Willow Warbler and Chaffinch at Cullivoe.
Wednesday 9th May 2012
Whalsay: Avocet
briefly at Houll Loch. Ortolan Bunting,
Red-backed Shrike, Ring Ouzel, 3 Common Redstarts, 2
Common Whitethroats and a Lesser Whitethroat at Skaw. Pied
Flycatcher at Brough. Whinchat at Marrister.
Pied Flycatcher and Ortolan
Bunting on Whalsay - John Lowrie Irvine
Out Skerries:
Avocet on the isles later in the day. Also 2 Whinchats, 2
White Wagtails, Blackcap, 2 Reed Buntings, Ring Ouzel,
Brambling, Chaffinch, Common Sandpiper and 5 Swallows.
Avocet on Out Skerries -
Edwin Tait
South Mainland: Wryneck at Grutness,
Marsh Harrier at Sumburgh Farm at 09:30 and again later, Wryneck
at Sumburgh Head, also 26 Tree Pipits, 8 Fieldfares, 6 Blackcaps, 7 Robins, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Song Thrushes, 5 Siskins, Reed Bunting, Common Sandpiper,
Black Redstart, Brambling, Pied Flycatcher, 2 Common Redstarts, Chiffchaff,
Blackcap, Whinchat, Ring Ouzel and Carrion Crow around Sumburgh/Grutness.
Long-eared Owl, Common Whitethroat, 2 Common Sandpipers, Dunnock, 3 Robins, 4
Blackcaps, 3 Willow Warblers, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Tree Pipits, 3 Reed Buntings
and 5 Fieldfares at Virkie. Goldfinch, Common Whitethroat, Common Sandpiper and 2 Shovelers at Scatness. Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 2
Bramblings and 3 Reed Buntings at Toab. Common Redstart,
Chiffchafff, Willow Warbler, Song Thrush, 3 Blackcaps
and 2 Carrion Crows at Exnaboe. Long-eared Owl, 2
Blackcaps, 7 Willow Warblers,
Garden Warbler, Common Whitethroat, 7 Tree Pipits, Song
Thrush and Chiffchaff at Quendale. 2 Grey-headed Wagtails, Wood Sandpiper, 2
Greenshanks, Sand Martin, 30 Swallows, 2 Shovelers and 4 Gadwalls at
Hillwell. Robin, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap
at Scousburgh. Tree Pipit and Willow Warbler at Noness. Marsh Harrier at Clumlie at 10:45.Common
Crane at Quarff in late afternoon. 8 Bramblings at Cunningsburgh.
Common Whitethroat at
Scatness and Pied Flycatcher and Ring Ouzel at Sumburgh - Jim Wood
Eiders, Ringed Plover, Common
Sandpiper, Whimbrel and Oystercatcher at Boddam - John Moncrieff
Ring Ouzel, Blackcap and
Chiffchaff at Sumburgh, and Bramblings at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson
Central Mainland: Common Crane over Lerwick
in afternoon. Common Crane over Ness of Trebister in evening. 15 Tree
Pipits, Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, Chaffinch,
4 Bramblings, 2 Chiffchaffs, House Martin, Willow
Warbler, Robin and 3 Wood Pigeons at Helendale. 2 Common
Terns at Loch of Clickimin. Robin and Blackcap in North Road,
Lerwick. Blackcap, 2 Bramblings, Common Sandpiper,
Willow Warbler and Pied Flycatcher at Sandgarth, Voe. Little Gull near Tingwall Airport.
Pied Flycatcher at
Sandgarth - Tony Gerrard
North Mainland: 2 Common Cranes still at Eshaness.
Whimbrels at Haggrister - Gwyn
Stoyle
Unst: Common Crane
at Lamba Ness from late afternoon, along with 3 Fieldfares. Bewick's Swan still at Northdale.
2 Blackcaps, Willow Warbler,
Chiffchaff and Swallow at Skaw. Long-eared Owl, Sparrowhawk,
2 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs, Robin and Common Whitethroat
at Norwick. 2 Common Terns, 3 Willow Warblers and Reed Bunting
at Haroldswick. 4 Pink-footed Geese, 30 Knot, 3 Tree Sparrows,
Common Redstart, 3 Swallows, 9 Bramblings, Chaffinch
and several Arctic Terns at Baltasound.
Common Crane at Lamba
Ness, Knot and Tree Sparrows at Baltasound and Cormorant at Norwick - Rob
Brookes
Fetlar: Reed
Bunting, 2 Shovelers, 3 Blackcaps, 2 Robins, 7
Carrion Crows,
Arctic Tern, Greenshank, Swallow, 15 Barnacle Geese,
5 Common Redstarts, 2 Ring Ouzels, Chiffchaff, Tree
Pipit, Chaffinch, Willow Warbler and Pied Flycatcher.
Collared Dove and 2 Carrion Crows at Uyeasound.
West Mainland: Hawfinch at Aith. Tree Pipit, Sanderling and Pied Flycatcher at Sandness. 2 Willow Warblers and a Pied Flycatcher at Dale of Walls.
Hawfinch at Aith - Elizabeth Wark
Bressay: Ring Ouzel, Common Redpoll, Chiffchaff and Robin at Voehead.
Tuesday 8th May 2012
Unst: 2 Common Cranes at Burrafirth, by Loch of Cliff (but gone by 10am),
along with a Coot. Bewick's Swan still at Northdale, along with 3 Ring Ouzels and 2 Common Redstarts. 3 Brent Geese
and Long-eared Owl at Norwick. Common Redstart at Lamba Ness. 4
Pink-footed Goose, 3 Tree Sparrows, Common Redstart,
6 Bramblings and Chaffinch at Baltasound. Whinchat, Blackcap and Chiffchaff at Haroldswick. Glaucous Gull at Uyeasound.
Glaucous Gull at Uyeasound and
Brent Geese at Norwick - Jim Nangle
South Mainland: Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, Sand Martin, 30 Swallows, 4 Gadwall and a Shoveler at Hillwell.
Fieldfare, Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, Pied Wagtail,
Siskin, Ring Ouzel and 2 Common Redstarts at Sumburgh.
House Martin, Pied Flycatcher, 2 Common Whitethroats,
Ring Ouzel, Dunnock, Blackcap, 2 White Wagtails,
Common Redstart, 4 Shovelers, Robin, Song Thrush, 2
Willow Warblers, Lapland Bunting, Wryneck, Fieldfare,
2 Tree Pipits and Reed Bunting at Scatness. Long-eared Owl at Virkie. Reed Bunting at Exnaboe. Reed Bunting at Spiggie. 6 Bramblings at Cunningsburgh.
Common Sandpiper, 2 Linnets, Robin and Long-eared Owl
at Hoswick and Blackcap, 3 Tree Pipits and 2 Reed Buntings
at Swinister.
Whalsay: 10 Ring
Ouzels (parties of 4 and 6 at Skaw and Hamister), 3 Robins, 5
Fieldfares, 5 Chiffchaffs, 10 Willow Warblers, Arctic Tern,
12 Common Redstarts, Sparrowhawk, 4 Bramblings, 4 Tree
Pipits, Blackcap, White Wagtail, 5 Siskins, Pied
Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat and a Bar-tailed Godwit.
North Mainland: 2
Common Cranes at Eshaness this afternoon (presumably from Unst).
Common Cranes at Eshaness
- Emily Robertson; Willow Warbler at Haggrister - Gwyn Syoyle
Central Mainland:
Linnet at Mossbank.
Linnet at Mossbank -
Kareen Hunter
Offshore: 2
Long-tailed Skuas from a survey boat west of Shetland.
Burra: Robin
and Pied Flycatcher on Trondra.
Monday 7th May 2012
Unst: 2 Common Cranes at Haroldswick for an hour this evening, before they flew off towards Burrafirth; also Long-eared Owl, Glaucous Gull, Robin, Brambling, Kestrel, Reed Bunting, Blackcap and Chiffchaff at Haroldswick. Bewick's Swan still at Northdale. Canada Goose, Tree Pipit, 3 Tree Sparrows, 2 Bramblings, Robin, Willow Warbler, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch and Shelduck at Baltasound. Long-eared Owl, 4 Chiffchaffs, 3 Bramblings and 3 Siskins at Norwick. 8 Siskins at Burrafirth. Common Tern at Uyeasound. 2 Barnacle Geese at Belmont.
Common Cranes at Haroldswick - Mike Pennington (2 photos), Rob Brookes (2 photos); Long-eared Owl at Haroldswick - Rob Brookes
Bewick's Swan at Northdale and Long-eared Owl and Glaucous Gull at Haroldswick - Jim Nangle
South Mainland: Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Redwing and 2 Robins at Sumburgh. 2 Jackdaws, Carrion Crow and Wood Pigeon at Exnaboe, 2 Jackdaws at Fleck, Chiffchaff at Virkie. Common Tern at Spiggie. Chiffchaff and 4 Siskins at Cunningsburgh.
2 Swallows and a Common Tern at Sandwick.
Chiffchaff and House Sparrow at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson; Common Tern at Spiggie, Twite at Clumlie and Great Northern Diver at Scord - Jim Wood
Central Mainland: pair of Mandarin Ducks at Crooksetter Burn, Sullom Voe Terminal (no general public access).
Waxwing in Lerwick.
Sunday 6th May 2012
Unst: Bewick's Swan at Northdale (probably present for several days); also White-tailed Eagle at Northdale this morning. Long-eared Owl and Blackcap at Norwick, 2 Tree Sparrows, 2 Siskins, Chaffinch, Brambling, 4 Pink-footed Geese and Blackcap at Baltasound.
Bewick's Swan at Northdale - Rob Brookes
South Mainland: Ring Ouzel at Dalsetter. Black Redstart and Carrion Crow at Sumburgh Head, Iceland Gull at Sumburgh Hotel, Long-eared Owl, 11 Shelducks, Blackcap and Chiffchaff at Virkie, 2 Carrion Crows at Exnaboe. Long-eared Owl at Quendale, sinensis Cormorant, 4 Gadwall, 3 Shovelers and 3 Pochards at Hillwell.
Wren, Wheatear and Pied Wagtail at Sumburgh - Jim Wood; Long-eared Owl at Virkie - Rob Fray; Long-eared Owl at Quendale - Donald Robertson
Bressay: Common Redpoll at Voehead.
Central Mainland: Willow Warbler and 2 Siskins at Voe.
Saturday 5th May 2012
Unst: 2 Ring Ouzels at Hermaness, 2 Tree Sparrows, 5 Pink-footed Geese, Canada Goose, Siskin, Chaffinch and Brambling at Baltasound, Snow Bunting at Lamba Ness.
Bonxie and Puffin at Hermaness - Rob Brookes
Central Mainland: 4 Siskins and a Moorhen at Sandgarth, Voe.
South Mainland: Blackcap at Sumburgh. 10 Shelducks at Virkie. 3 Siskins and 2 Bramblings at Cunningsburgh.
Blackcap at Sumburgh and Shelducks at Boddam - Jim Wood; Wheatear at Boddam - Jim Nicolson
Lapwing at Mid Yell - Charlie Inkster
Friday 4th May 2012
Whalsay: Black Redstart at Hamister, Dunnock at Skaw.
Unst: Canada Goose at Baltasound.
South Mainland: Long-eared Owl and Dunnock at Virkie.
Arctic Skua and Whimbrel at Clumlie - Jim Wood
Bressay: Common Redpoll and Blackcap at Voehead.
Thursday 3rd May 2012
Unst: 4 Tree Sparrows, Canada Goose, Long-eared Owl, 3 Siskins, 33 Wood Pigeons and 2 Pink-footed Geese at Baltasound. Sparrowhawk at Norwick. Iceland Gull and Glaucous Gull at Uyeasound.
Canada Goose at Baltasound - Rob Brookes; Canada Goose at Baltasound, and Iceland Gull, Glaucous Gull and Dunlin at Uyeasound - Jim Nangle
Central Mainland: drake Mandarin Duck at Crooksetter Burn, Sullom Voe Terminal (no general public access). Hawfinch, Garden Warbler and Willow Warbler at Sandgarth, Voe.
South Mainland: Long-eared Owl at Virkie. Kestrel at Sumburgh/Toab. Wood Pigeon at Scatness. 2 Common Terns at Quendale.
Wood Pigeon at Scatness - Ronnie Robertson; Kestrel at Sumburgh - Jim Wood; Meadow Pipit at Virkie - Roger Riddington
Bressay: Common Redpoll at Voehead.
Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Unst: Tree Sparrow at Haroldswick. Long-eared Owl at Norwick.
Tree Sparrow at Haroldswick - Jim Nangle
South Mainland: 2 Sandwich Terns in Quendale Bay. Long-eared Owl and Blackcap at Virkie. Black Redstart, 2 Dunnocks and a Blackcap at Sumburgh. 2 Siskins at Exnaboe. Chiffchaff at Scatness. Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff at Hoswick.
Puffin and Wren at Sumburgh Head - Jim Wood
Bluemull Sund : Black-throated Diver.
Yell: Long-eared Owl at Hamnavoe.
Whalsay: Green Sandpiper at Skaw.
Central Mainland: Blackcap at Helendale, Lerwick. 2 Siskins and 6 Bramblings at Murrayston, Lerwick. 2 Bramblings, 2 Siskins, Robin and Dunnock at The Sletts, Lerwick.
Siskins and Brambling at Lerwick - Austin Taylor
Bressay: Common Redpoll at Voehead.
Tuesday 1st May 2012
Unst: White-tailed Eagle flew north over Baltasound school at 13:30. Common Whitethroat at Uyeasound, Linnet at Norwick, Chaffinch and Brambling at Burrafirth. Iceland Gull at Belmont.
Iceland Gull at Belmont - Jim Nangle
South Mainland: Corn Crake, Arctic Skua, Song Thrush and 3 Robins at Toab. Drake Garganey at Clevigarth. Ring Ouzel and Dunnock at Sumburgh. Wood Pigeon and Blackcap at Virkie. 10 Siskins, Chaffinch, Brambling and Robin at Cunningsburgh.
Siskin at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson; Twite at Sumburgh - Jim Wood
Central Mainland: Mandarin Duck at Swining Voe. Common Buzzard near Lerwick. Arctic Tern at Stromfirth. Hawfinch, Robin, 2 Dunnocks and 2 Bramblings at Sandgarth, Voe.
Bressay: Common Redpoll, Brambling and Robin at Voehead.
Fetlar: 2 Chiffchafffs and a Robin at Tresta.
