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Thursday 29th July 2010
Crossbill at Toab - Rob Fray
2 Crossbills are at Toab. 2 Green Sandpipers and a Bar-tailed Godwit are near Sandgarth.
Wednesday 28th July 2010
2 Crossbills are at Wester Quarff and a Swift is at Sumburgh Head.
Tuesday 27th July 2010
Red-throated Diver - George Graham
A Ruff is at Loch of Funzie, Fetlar.
15 Swallows are at Fladdabister.
Monday 26th July 2010
Arctic Skua at Sandwick - Gordon Carle
2 Crossbills are at Sandwick. 6 Bar-tailed Godwits are at Virkie, including the return of 'Stumpy' the one-legged individual which was first seen in 2007.
Sunday 25th July 2010
 
Bonxie on Fetlar - Paula Moss; Knot and Whimbrel at Virkie - Roger Riddington
2 first-summer Black-throated Divers are in Quendale Bay. 11 Crossbills are at Grind o da Navir, Eshaness. 30 Swifts were at Toab this evening and 24 Knot are at Virkie.
Saturday 24th July 2010
2 Crossbills are at Kergord.
Friday 23rd July 2010
No news received today.
Thursday 22nd July 2010
Common Sandpiper at Grutness - George Petrie
A Green Sandpiper and a Common Sandpiper are at Grutness.
2 Siskins are on Out Skerries.
Wednesday 21st July 2010
A Green Sandpiper is on Fetlar.
A Siskin is on Out Skerries.
Tuesday 20th July 2010
   
Knot at Virkie - Jim Nicolson; Crossbills and Puffin at Sumburgh Head - Rob Fray
15 Crossbills, 2 Sand Martins and 2 House Martins are at Sumburgh Head. A Green Sandpiper is at Culswick.
A Turtle Dove is on Papa Stour.
2 Crossbills are at Baltasound, Unst.
Monday 19th July 2010
  
Swallows at Norwick - Wendy Dickson; Twite at Culswick - Austin Taylor; Puffin at Sumburgh Head - Ronnie Robertson
A small flock of Crossbills and 2 Siskins are at Sandgarth. 2 Wood Sandpipers flew over the east end of Virkie in the evening, where there were also 9 Knot and 76 Dunlin. 2 Crossbills are at Toab and 8 House Martins are at Ringasta.
2 Swifts and 2 Sand Martins are on Fetlar.
Sunday 18th July 2010
    
Greenfinches at Girlsta - Paula Moss; Mute Swans and Wigeon at Nesting - Charles Gifford
3 Crossbills and a Wood Pigeon are at Sundibanks, near Scalloway. A Sand Martin and 52 Sanderling are at Grutness, a Black-tailed Godwit is at Virkie and 8 Siskins are at Sumburgh Hotel. 12 Knot are at Virkie. A Swift is at Helga Water, Eshaness. A Greenfinch with a recently fledged juvenile is at Girlsta.
6 Sanderlings and a Bar-tailed Godwit are at The Houb, Whalsay.
Saturday 17th July 2010
The 1st-summer drake King Eider is again at Burra Bridge. A Corn Crake is at Easter Quarff. A Crossbill is at Sumburgh Head. A Swift is at Lerwick.
A Long-eared Owl is at Marrister, Whalsay.
Friday 16th July 2010
 
Greenfinch at Girlsta - Paula Moss
A Black Redstart and a Crossbill are at Sumburgh Head. A Greenfinch is at Girlsta.
A Cuckoo is at Hellier's Water, Unst.
12 Knot are at The Houb, Whalsay.
Thursday 15th July 2010
A Wood Sandpiper and a Green Sandpiper are at Ulsta, Yell.
2 Siskins are on Out Skerries.
Wednesday 14th July 2010
 
Bonxie at sunset - Alastair Wilson; albino Starling at Sandgarth - Beth Gerrard
5 Crossbills are at Sandgarth.
Tuesday 13th July 2010
Red-throated Diver - Dougie Preston
A Black-tailed Godwit is at Wester Quarff.
Monday 12th July 2010
 
Crossbill at Sullom - Dougie Preston; albino Starling at Sandgarth - Beth Gerrard
5 Crossbills and 2 Siskins are at Sullom and a Crossbill and 2 Siskins are at Sandgarth. 5 Crossbills flew over Lerwick at 11:45.
A Crossbill is at Symbister, Whalsay.
Sunday 11th July 2010
  
Red-breasted Mergansers at Tingwall - Gordon Waddell; Common Tern at Toft - Dougie Preston
A Siskin is on Trondra.
A Swift is at Brough, Whalsay.
A Siskin is on Out Skerries.
Saturday 10th July 2010
5 Crossbills are at Sandgarth.
A Bar-tailed Godwit and 2 Collared Doves are at Brough, Whalsay.
Friday 9th July 2010
A Swift is at Fladdabister and 2 Swifts are on Trondra.
A Bar-tailed Godwit is at Brough, Whalsay.
Thursday 8th July 2010
   
Bonxie, Curlew, Common Gull and Puffin at Sumburgh - Sandy McMillan
3 Sand Martins are at Skaw, Whalsay.
11 Mute Swans are at Easter Loch, Uyeasound.
Wednesday 7th July 2010
Guillemots at Sumburgh Head - Roger Riddington
3 Knot are at Scatness and 2 Swifts are at Spiggie. A Swift is at Haggrister, Sullom.
Tuesday 6th July 2010
No news received today.
Monday 5th July 2010
Mute Swans at Uyeasound - Rob Brookes
2 Crossbills are at Maywick.
11 Mute Swans are at Easter Loch, Uyeasound.
Sunday 4th July 2010
  
Crossbill at Baltasound - Mike Pennington; Tufted Duck and Meadow Pipit at Hillswick - Charles Gifford
A Crossbill is at Baltasound.
Saturday 3rd July 2010
 
Turtle Dove at Mid Yell - Brian Gregson; House Martin at Skaw, Whalsay - Jason Atkinson
A Turtle Dove is at Mid Yell.
2 Crossbills, a Chiffchaff and a House Martin are at Skaw, Whalsay.
9 Bar-tailed Godwits and 4 Swifts are at Virkie and 10 Swifts are at Scatness.
On Unst a House Martin is at Norwick and a Kestrel is at Westing.
A Manx Shearwater was seen from the Northlink ferry 1-2 miles off Sumburgh.
Friday 2nd July 2010
   
Wheatear at Ocraquoy - George Petrie; Raven at Burravoe - Dougie Preston; Wrens at Mid Walls - Frances Taylor
On Unst a Honey Buzzard flew south over Hermaness and 2 Swifts are at Burrafirth.
2 Sandwich Terns are at Grutness/Virkie and a Swift is at Toab.
Thursday 1st July 2010
A Golden Oriole is at Halligarth, Unst.
2 Crossbills and a Chiffchaff are at Skaw, Whalsay.
Wednesday 30th June 2010
A Crossbill, a Sparrowhawk and 2 House Martins are at Sumburgh Head. A Swift is at Leebitton.
2 Crossbills are at Skaw, Whalsay.
Tuesday 29th June 2010
    
Crossbills at Skaw, Whalsay - Jason Atkinson; Twite, Wheatear and Wren at Ness of Sound - Gordon Carle
3 Crossbills are at Burrafirth, Unst.
2 Crossbills are at Skaw, Whalsay.
2 Crossbills and a Collared Dove are on Out Skerries.
A Sandwich Tern and a Siskin are at Virkie and a Swift is at Sumburgh Head.
Monday 28th June 2010
  
Puffin - Rob Brookes; Shag at Grutness - Charles Gifford; Honey Buzzard at Brae - Roger Tait
A Honey Buzzard flew east over Brae. 2 House Martins are at Sumburgh Head.
5 Whooper Swans are at Uyeasound, Unst. .
Sunday 27th June 2010
Redstart at Ocraquoy - George Petrie
A Roseate Tern is at Loch of Huxter, Sandness. A Marsh Warbler is at Sound, Lerwick. A recently fledged Siskin is also in Lerwick. The Redstart is still at Ocraquoy.
On Unst 2 Swifts are at Hermaness and a House Martin is at Burrafirth.
Saturday 26th June 2010
 
Twite at Lerwick - Mike Knowles
A Redstart is at Ocraquoy.
Friday 25th June 2010
A drake King Eider is at Burra bridge.
A Marsh Warbler, a Spotted Flycatcher and a Chiffchaff are at Skaw, Whalsay.
Thursday 24th June 2010
    
Willow Warbler at Norwick and Ringed Plover and Curlew at Westing - Rob Brookes: Eiders at Haroldswick and Fulmar at Baltasound - Hugh Harrop
On Unst 2 Swifts are at Coldback and 2 Willow Warblers are at Norwick.
A Swift is at Virkie.
Wednesday 23rd June 2010
   
Arctic Tern on Fetlar and Bonxies at Saxa Vord - Hugh Harrop
On Unst an Osprey is on the "west side", a Kestrel is at Saxa Vord and a House Martin is at Norwick.
The Velvet Scoter is still at West Voe of Sumburgh.
A Green Sandpiper is at Funzie, Fetlar.
Tuesday 22nd June 2010
  
Gannets and Guillemots on Noss - Hugh Harrop
On Unst a Red-backed Shrike is at Burrafirth and a Common Crossbill is at Baltasound.
A Velvet Scoter is at West Voe of Sumburgh.
Monday 21st June 2010
      
Paddyfield Warbler at Grutness - George Petrie (1 photo), Jim Nicolson (1 photo), Hugh Harrop (1 photo); Linnets at Grutness and Chiffchaff at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson; Oystercatcher at Garths Ness - Hugh Harrop
A Paddyfield Warbler is at Grutness.
3 Manx Shearwaters were seen several miles west of Ramna Stacks.
Sunday 20th June 2010
     
Arctic Terns and Sky Lark at Spiggie - Charles Gifford; White-rumped Sandpiper at Scatness - Danny Eichhorn (3 photos), Micha Neumann (1 photo)
 
Black Guillemot on Mousa - Hugh Harrop
A White-rumped Sandpiper was at Scatness in the morning. 2 Black-throated Divers are in Quendale Bay.
Saturday 19th June 2010
  
Surf Scoter at Burra bridge - David Gifford; Mute and Whooper Swans at Loch of Clickimin - Austin Taylor
A Surf Scoter is at Burra bridge. 11 Mute Swans and a Whooper Swan are at Loch of Clickimin.
Friday 18th June 2010
Barnacle Goose at Scatness - Steve Minton
The Dotterel is still at Baltasound.
A Barnacle Goose is at Scatness.
Thursday 17th June 2010
  
Dotterel at Baltasound - Rob Brookes (1 photo), Hugh Harrop (2 photos)
A Dotterel is at Baltasound.
10 Common Crosbills and 2 Siskins are at Voe and a Blackcap is singing at Sandgarth. A Black-throated Diver is off Scatness.
Wednesday 16th June 2010
A Canada Goose is at Garths Voe. 2 Willow Warblers are singing at Sandgarth.
A Chiffchaff is singing at Mid Yell.
Tuesday 15th June 2010
Shelducks at Boddam - Ronnie Robertson
A Common Crossbill is at Baltasound.
A Glaucous Gull is at Lerwick. A Lesser Whitethroat and a Chiffchaff are at Scatness.
Monday 14th June 2010
    
Bar-headed Goose on Trondra - Charles Gifford; Wren, Black Guillemot, Wheatear and Dunlin at Burravoe, Yell - John Moncrieff
A Grey Wagtail is at Voe. The Bar-headed Goose is still on Trondra.
Sunday 13th June 2010
     
Lapwing - George Petrie; Arctic Tern, Sanderling, Redshank and Mallard on Unst - Mike Pennington; Common Sandpiper in Northmavine - George Petrie
A Tree Sparrow is at Sumburgh Head. 2 Black-throated Divers are in Quendale Bay and a Bar-headed Goose is at Hillwell. An Osprey is at Loch of Tingwall. 11 Sanderlings are at Melby.
Saturday 12th June 2010
  
Canada Goose and Bar-headed Goose on Trondra - Jim Nicolson; Goosanders at Gutcher - Andy Gear
7 Goosanders are at Loch of Gutcher, Yell.
A Canada Goose and the Bar-headed Goose are on Trondra. A Whitethroat is at Virkie.
Friday 11th June 2010
Eider at Sandwick - Hugh Harrop
An Osprey was at Brough, Whalsay at 1pm before flying east.
8 Common Scoters are at Sumburgh Head and 6 Common Scoters are at Wester Quarff.
Thursday 10th June 2010
      
Bar-headed Goose on Trondra - Tommy Isbister; Red-necked Phalarope and Arctic Terns on Fetlar, Ringed Plover at Uyeasound, Dunlins and Fulmar at Baltasound - Hugh Harrop
5 Common Scoters are at Sumburgh Head. A Bar-headed Goose is at Burland, Trondra.
Wednesday 9th June 2010
 
Bonxie at Saxa Vord and Oystercatcher at Skaw, Unst - Hugh Harrop
A Robin is at Ocraquoy. A Bar-headed Goose is at West Voe of Sumburgh.
Tuesday 8th June 2010
   
Spotted Flycatcher and Willow Warbler on Unst - Dougie Preston; Spotted Flycatcher at Baltasound - Rob Brookes; Gannet on NOss - Hugh Harrop
A Marsh Warbler is at Everland, Fetlar.
A Common Rosefinch is on Out Skerries.
A Robin is at Ocraquoy.
Monday 7th June 2010
   
Eiders showing characters of 'borealis' (Northern Eider) at West Voe of Sumburgh - Steve Minton; Common Rosefinch at Virkie - Rob Fray
Two drake Eiders showing characters of the northern race borealis (Northern Eider) are at West Voe of Sumburgh. Four Common Cranes flew north over Scatness at 09:00. A male Common Rosefinch was singing at Virkie this evening but then flew off high north.
A Bar-headed Goose is at Baltasound.
Sunday 6th June 2010
 
Red-backed Shrike at Skaw, Whalsay - Jason Atkinson
On Unst a Great Reed Warbler is at Burrafirth, where the Black Stork also reappeared this evening. A Golden Oriole is at Halligarth and an Osprey flew over Baltasound.
On Whalsay a Red-backed Shrike and a Spotted Flycatcher are at Skaw and a Spotted Flycatcher is at Brough.
An Osprey was at Sumburgh Head this evening. A Red-necked Phalarope is at Garths Ness. A Siskin is at Quendale and a Long-tailed Duck and a Great Northern Diver are at Bigton.
Saturday 5th June 2010
On Unst the Black Stork is now just north of Uyeasound, a Red-backed Shrike is at Northdale and a Golden Oriole, a Pied Flycatcher and a Brambling are at Halligarth. There was no sign of the Iberian Chiffchaff at Halligarth today.
A Red-backed Shrike is at Funzie, Fetlar.
A Turtle Dove is at Sumburgh Head and a Black Redstart, a Barnacle Goose and a Spotted Flycatcher are in the Grutness/Sumburgh Farm area. A Swift is at Exnaboe. A Tree Pipit, a Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Blackcaps are at Wester Quarff.s
Friday 4th June 2010
 
Iberian Chiffchaff at Halligarth - Rob Brookes (1 photo), Mike Pennington (1 photo), George Petrie (1 photo); Rob Fray (1 photo); Stef McElwee (1 photo)
Black Stork at Burrafirth - Rob Brookes; Ringed Plover and Sanderling at Sandness - Charles Gifford
Shetland's first Iberian Chiffchaff is singing at Halligarth, Unst. Also on Unst the Black Stork was at Burrafirth until 11:30 when it flew off high south, a Common Rosefinch and a Red-backed Shrike are at Northdale, a Common Rosefinch is at Baltasound, a Golden Oriole is still at Halligarth and another Golden Oriole is still at Uyeasound.
A Pied Flycatcher and a Spotted Flycatcher are at Skaw, Whalsay.
8 Pink-footed Geese are at Eshaness.
The Black Stork was ringed in northern Hungary, close to the Slovakian border, in June 2007. It was also seen in Hungary in 2008 and the Netherlands in 2009. For more information on this bird's wanderings click here.
Thursday 3rd June 2010
  
Black Stork at Burrafirth - Jason Atkinson (1 photo), Steve Minton (2 photos), Mike Pennington (2 photos), Stef McElwee (2 photos)
Whimbrel on Fetlar - George Petrie
On Unst the Black Stork is at Burrafirth, a Golden Oriole is at Halligarth, 2 House Martins, a Blackcap and a Garden Warbler are at Skaw, 2 House Martins are at Loch of Cliff, a Willow Warbler and a Blackcap are at Haroldswick and a Redwing, a Chiffchaff and a Collared Dove are at Baltasound.
A drake Surf Scoter is at Weisdale Voe. A Common Rosefinch and a Marsh Warbler are at Quendale and a Canada Goose and a Pink-footed Goose are at Brow Marsh. 350 Eiders are at Tresta Voe.
Wednesday 2nd June 2010
 
Black Stork at Ungirsta - Alastair Wilson; Red-backed Shrike at Burrafirth - Alastair Wilson (1 photo), Stef McElwee (1 photo)
 
Icterine Warbler and Whimbrel at Skaw, Whalsay - Jason Atkinson; Shelducks and Dunlin at Grutness - Charles Gifford; Common Rosefinch at Quendale - David Damant
On Unst a Black Stork is at Ungirsta, the Red-backed Shrike is still at Burrafirth, single Golden Orioles are at Uyeasound, Norwick and Halligarth and an Iceland Gull is at Haroldswick.
A Short-toed Lark is on Papa Stour and a Sabine's Gull was seen from the ferry.
On Whalsay an Icterine Warbler, a Grasshopper Warbler, a Whitethroat, a Spotted Flycatcher, a Wood Pigeon and a Collared Dove are at Skaw and a Spotted Flycatcher, a Garden Warbler, a Collared Dove and a Swallow are at Brough.
A Common Rosefinch is at Quendale. A Common Crossbill is at Wester Quarff.
A Willow Warbler and a Collared Dove are at Cullivoe, Yell.
Tuesday 1st June 2010
Red-backed Shrike at Burrafirth - Rob Brookes; Curlew at Spiggie - Charles Gifford; Shelducks at Boddam - Hugh Harrop; Pintail at Vaivoe, Whalsay - Jason Atkinson: Collared Dove at Burravoe, Yell - Ian Towriess
On Unst a male Red-backed Shrike and a House Martin are at Burrafirth, a female Golden Oriole is at Uyeasound, 2 Golden Orioles are at Halligarth and another Golden Oriole is at Norwick.
A Common Rosefinch is on Out Skerries.
A Tree Sparrow is at Funzie, Fetlar and a pair of Pintail are on the island.
A Sedge Warbler and a Pied Flycatcher are at Geosetter and a Lesser Whitethroat is at Scatness.
On Whalsay a Pintail is at Vaivoe and a Spotted Flycatcher and a Blackcap are at Skaw.
Monday 31st May 2010
   
Black Guillemot at Burravoe, Yell - Ian Towriess; Bluethroat at Skaw, Unst - Ash McElwee; Golden Oriole at Halligarth and 'Northern' Eider at Haroldswick - Stef McElwee
On Unst a summer plumaged White-billed Diver flew north past Lamba Ness, a sub-adult male Eider showing characters of the northern race borealis (Northern Eider) is at Haroldswick, a Bluethroat is at Skaw and the Golden Oriole is still at Halligarth.
A Hawfinch is still at Kergord. 5 Mute Swans are at Scatness. A Greenshank is at Loch of Vatster.
A Manx Shearwater was seen off Noss.
Sunday 30th May 2010
Icterine Warbler at Quendale - Gary Bell (2 photos), Roger Riddington (2 photos), Rob Fray (2 photos); Pied Flycatcher at Sumburgh Head - Roger Riddington
Osprey at Virkie - Rob Fray; Golden Plover at Cunningsburgh - George Petrie; Redshank at Spiggie and Arctic Terns at Grutness - Charles Gifford; Black Guillemot at Burravoe, Yell - Dougie Preston
Osprey at Virkie - Rebecca Nason; Curlew at Sand - Karn Crow
The Icterine Warbler is still at Quendale. An Osprey flew over Virkie and then Scatness just before midday (before ending up on Fair Isle). A Pied Flycatcher, a Kestrel, a Blackcap and a Chiffchaff are at Sumburgh Head, 2 Common Crossbills, a Spotted Flycatcher and a Garden Warbler are at Geosetter and a Snow Bunting is at St Ninian's Isle. A Cuckoo is at Fleck and a Kestrel is at Channerwick. A Hawfinch is at Kergord, along with a singing Song Thrush and a singing Blackcap. A Chiffchaff is singing at Helendale, Lerwick. A Pied Flycatcher, a Blackcap, a Willow Warbler and 2 Wood Pigeons are at Wester Quarff.
A Golden Oriole is at Halligarth, Unst.
2 flava wagtails, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, a Blackcap and 3 Swallows are on Out Skerries.
A Brambling is at Mid Yell.
Saturday 29th May 2010
Icterine Warbler at Quendale and Common Rosefinch at Sumburgh Hotel - Roger Riddington; Arctic Skuas on Unst - Mike Pennington; Icterine Warbler at Quendale - Hugh Harrop
Dunnock at Eshaness - Freddy Anderson
An Icterine Warbler is singing at Quendale, a Common Rosefinch is at Sumburgh Hotel and a Golden Oriole was at Virkie briefly. A Sedge Warbler is at Maywick. A Shelduck with 8 ducklings is at Boddam and 3 Mute Swans are at Loch of Troswickness. A Dunnock is at Eshaness.
A Spotted Flycatcher is on Fetlar.
A Spotted Flycatcher is at Skaw, Unst.
Friday 28th May 2010
Common Cranes at Baltasound - Rob Brookes; Red-necked Phalarope on Fetlar and Common Terns at Burravoe - Dougie Preston
A Rustic Bunting is at Everland, Fetlar. There are also 5 Bar-tailed Godwits and a Whinchat on the island.
On Unst 2 Common Cranes were at Baltasound before flying north-west, a Wood Sandpiper, a Whitethroat and a Lesser Whitethroat are at Norwick and a Grey Wagtail and a Spotted Flycatcher are at Skaw.
On Yell a Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warblers and a Chiffchaff are at Camb and a House Martin and a Chiffchaff are at Cullivoe.
19 Barnacle Geese flew north-west over West Burra this morning. A Spotted Flycatcher and a House Martin are at Virkie.
Thursday 27th May 2010
 
Arctic Tern at Burravoe - Dougie Preston; Subalpine Warbler and Wood Warbler on Foula - Peter Stronach; Purple Sandpiper at Sumburgh - Paul Macklam
A Pectoral Sandpiper is at Eshaness. A Spotted Flycatcher is at Virkie and a Dunnock is at Exnaboe.
The Subalpine Warbler is still on Foula, along with a Wood Warbler.
A Tree Pipit is at Burravoe, Yell.
Wednesday 26th May 2010
Lesser Black-backed Gull at Haggrister - Gwyn Stoyle; Sky Lark at Sandwick - Jim Nicolson; Black-tailed Godwits at Scatness - Steve Minton; Pied Wagtail at Grutness - Charles Gifford
A Subalpine Warbler is at Punds, Foula and a Pectoral Sandpiper is still on the island.
8 Black-tailed Godwits are at Scatness and a Common Scoter is in Lerwick harbour.
Tuesday 25th May 2010
Dunlins and Arctic Tern at Uyeasound - Mike Pennington; Pectoral Sandpiper on Foula - Peter Stronach
The Pectoral Sandpiper is still on Foula.
A Waxwing was at Haroldswick briefly this afternoon.
15 Sanderling are at Melby.
Monday 24th May 2010
 
Lapland Bunting at Garths Ness - Paul Macklam; Arctic Skua at Sumburgh and Collared Doves at Boddam - John Moncrieff; Collared Dove at Virkie - Roger Riddington; Red Grouse at Lunna - Paul Young
A Pectoral Sandpiper is on Foula.
A Lapland Bunting is at Garths Ness. A Garganey and a Spotted Flycatcher are at Hillwell and a Wood Sandpiper and a Siskin flew over Virkie. A drake Scaup is at Loch of Clickimin.
A Greenshank is at Funzie, Fetlar.
On Unst a Shelduck is at Lamba Ness, a Spotted Flycatcher and a Moorhen are at Baltasound and another Moorhen is at Haroldswick.
Sunday 23rd May 2010
Spotted Flycatcher, Black-tailed Godwits and Gannet at Scatness - Steve Minton; Shelduck at Lamba Ness and Chiffchaff at Norwick - Mike Pennington; Black-tailed Godwits at Scatness - Roger Riddingon
On Unst the Little Ringed Plover is still at Skaw, the Garganey is now at Haroldswick and a Shelduck is at Lamba Ness.
A Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, a Wood Pigeon and a Common Sandpiper are at Scatness. A Spotted Flycatcher is at Garths Ness.
A Chiffchaff, a Siskin and a Swallow are on Out Skerries.
Saturday 22nd May 2010
Little Ringed Plover at Skaw, Unst - Mike Pennington (1 photo), Alastair Wilson (1 photo), Rob Brookes (1 photo); Bluethroat at Sumburgh - Hugh Harrop
A Little Ringed Plover is at Skaw, Unst. Also on Unst a Black-throated Diver is at Loch of Snarravoe, 2 Siskins and 3 Carrion Crows are at Baltasound, a Blackcap is at Northdale and a Willow Warbler is at Norwick.
A Bluethroat is at Sumburgh. A Sedge Warbler, a Spotted Flycatcher, a Garden Warbler and a Wood Pigeon are at Swinister, Sandwick.
2 Mistle Thrushes are at Otyterswick, Yell.
8 Swallows and a House Martin are on Out Skerries.
Friday 21st May 2010
 
White-throated Sparrow at
Southerhouse, Spiggie - Pete Wilson; Whimbrel at Cunningsburgh - George Petrie; Purple Sandpiper at Scatness - Roger Riddington
A White-throated Sparrow was at Southerhouse, Spiggie this afternoon before being caught by a cat. It was later rescued and released at Boddam. A Pied Flycatcher is at Brow Marsh. 2 Tree Sparrows, a Redwing, 2 Collared Doves, a Wood Pigeon and 2 Willow Warblers are at Sandgarth.
The first Red-necked Phalaropes (three females) are back on Fetlar.
Thursday 20th May 2010
 
Curlew and Wren at Burravoe - Dougie Preston; Red-breasted Flycatcher at Vidlin - Hugh Harrop
A male Red-breasted Flycatcher is at Vidlin and a male Garganey is at Sand Water. An Osprey was at the Channerwick junction at 12:20. A Little Stint and 47 Sanderlings are at Scatness and a Sand Martin is at West Voe of Sumburgh. A Spotted Flycatcher is at Sumburgh Farm. A Kestrel is at Haggrister and a Chiffchaff is singing at Westerwick.
A Linnet and a Wood Pigeon are at Burravoe, Yell.
2 Lesser Whitethroats, a Collared Dove and a Carrion Crow are at Brough, Whalsay.
Wednesday 19th May 2010
Red-rumped Swallow at Haroldswick - Rob Brookes (1 photo), Mike Pennington (1 photo), Alastair Wilson (2 photos); Grasshopper Warbler at Brough, Whalsay - Jason Atkinson
A Black Kite flew over Loch of Voe this evening. An Osprey flew north over Virkie at 14:00, where there was also a drake Garganey briefly, a Sand Martin, 12 Knot and 39 Sanderlings. 2 Siskins are at Lerwick and 2 Willow Warblers are singing at Sandgarth.
On Unst the Red-rumped Swallow is now at Haroldswick, an Osprey flew south over Baltasound this evening, where there is also a Garganey and a Linnet, a Cuckoo is at Uyeasound, 4 House Martins are at Skaw, 2 Sand Martins are at Burrafirth and a Chaffinch and a House Martin are at Norwick.
On Whalsay a Grasshopper Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat and a Common Sandpiper are at Brough and a Song Thrush is at Skaw.
On Yell a pair of Pintail are at Sand Water and a Linnet and a Willow Warbler are at Burravoe.
Tuesday 18th May 2010
Red-rumped Swallow at Norwick - Rory Tallack; White-tailed Eagle on Unst - Rob Brookes; Ringed Plover and Linnet at Virkie - Roger Riddington; Wren at Sandwick - Jim Nicolson; Siskin at Scalloway - Karn Crow
Bonxies on Unst - Mike Pennington
On Unst a Red-rumped Swallow is at Norwick and the White-tailed Eagle was over the north end of the island this morning before heading north-east out to sea from Skaw. Also on Unst there is a drake Garganey, a Sparrowhawk, 3 Carrion Crows, a Blackcap, a Brambling and a Green Sandpiper at Baltasound and a Reed Bunting, a Moorhen and a Blackcap at Haroldswick.
The Black-throated Diver is still in Quendale Bay and a Scaup is at Hillwell. 2 Siskins are at Scalloway.
A Knot is on Fetlar.
Monday 17th May 2010
Sparrowhawk at Sandgarth - Tony Gerrard
A Wryneck, a Black Redstart, a Carrion Crow, a Redwing, a Grasshopper Warbler and a Lesser Whitethroat are on Out Skerries.
A Wood Sandpiper is still at Papil Water, Burra. A Sparrowhawk is at Sandgarth.
A Whitethroat is on Fetlar.
A House Martin, a Lesser Whitethroat and a Swallow are at Baltasound.
A Carrion Crow is at Cullivoe, Yell.
Sunday 16th May 2010
King Eider at Leebitton - Larry Dalziel; Common Crossbill at Norwick and Puffins on Unst - Alastair Wilson; Turnstone and Wren at Norwick - Mike Pennington
Puffin at Sumburgh Head and Arctic Tern at Grutness - Sandy McMillan; Black-tailed Godwit and House Sparrow at Quendale - Roger Riddington
A Little Ringed Plover and a Wood Sandpiper are at Papil Water, Burra. The King Eider is still at Leebitton. A Wood Sandpiper is at Hillwell, a Black-throated Diver is still in Quendale Bay, a Black-tailed Godwit is at Quendale and a Whitethroat is at Exnaboe. 5 Common Scoters are at Catfirth. A Whitethroat is at Setter, Sandwick.
On Unst a Common Crossbill and a Blackcap are at Norwick, a Wood Sandpiper is at Hagdale, a Reed Warbler, a Reed Bunting, a Blackcap, a Moorhen and a Chiffchaff are at Haroldswick, 9 Swallows and a House Martin are at Skaw and a Bar-tailed Godwit, 12 Knot and a Chiffchaff are at Baltasound.
A Black-tailed Godwit, a Black Redstart, a Pied Flycatcher, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Blackcap, 3 Willow Warblers and a Mute Swan are at Out Skerries.
Saturday 15th May 2010
Garganey at Baltasound, Iceland Gull at Haroldswick and Sparrowhawks at Skaw - Rob Brookes; Short-eared Owl at Scatness - Steve Minton
Arctic Terns, Whimbrel and Pied Flycatcher on Unst - Mike Pennington
Turnstone at Walls - Charles Gifford; Whinchat at Boddam and Lesser Whitethroat at Sumburgh Head - Gary Bell; Sanderling and Turnstone at Scatness - Hugh Harrop
On Unst, a Garganey, a Sparrowhawk, 3 Wood Sandpipers, a Tree Sparrow, a Brambling, a Chaffinch and a Linnet are at Baltasound, 5 Tree Sparrows, an Iceland Gull, a Reed Bunting and a Linnet are at Haroldswick, a Dunnock is at Burrafirth, 2 Sparrowhawks are at Skaw and Common Whitethroats are at Skaw, Norwick and Baltasound, while a scatter of Swallows, Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers were also seen.
A Wood Sandpiper, 2 Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler and a Blackcap are at Brough, Whalsay.
A Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Pied Flycatchers, a Black Redstart, a Mute Swan, a Blackcap, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warblers, 3 Swallows and a Common Sandpiper are on Out Skerries.
A Common Crossbill and a House Martin are at Sumburgh Head and 3 Sandwich Terns are at West Voe of Sumburgh. A Marsh Harrier flew over Scousburgh. A Short-eared Owl and a Peregrine are at Scatness. A Whinchat is at Boddam. 2 Pintails and a Sand Martin are at Hillwell and 3 Siskins are at Maywick.
Friday 14th May 2010
Sandwich Tern at West Voe of Sumburgh - Gary Bell; Pied Flycatcher at Voe - Dougie Preston; Knot at Virkie - George Petrie; King Eider at Leebitton - Hugh Harrop
The first-summer male King Eider is again at Leebitton. A Pied Flycatcher, 3 Siskins and a Reed Bunting are at Voe and 4 Siskins are at Sandgarth. A Sandwich Tern is at West Voe of Sumburgh and 20 Knot and a Lesser Whitethroat are at Virkie. 5 Common Scoters, a Canada Goose, 3 Collared Doves, 9 Carrion Crows, 4 Swallows and a Whitethroat are at Scatness. A Lesser Whitethroat is at Twageos, Lerwick.
On Unst there are 2 Wood Sandpipers, 12 Knot, a Swallow, a Blackcap and a Grey Wagtail at Baltasound, a Willow Warbler at Halligarth and 2 Chiffchaffs at Skaw.
A Black Redstart, 2 Pied Flycatchers, a Reed Bunting, a Sedge Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Collared Dove, a Wood Pigeon, 2 Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, a Blackcap and a Mute Swan are on Out Skerries.
2 Common Scoters and 13 Knot are at Brough, Whalsay.
Thursday 13th May 2010
Long-eared Owl at Brough, Whalsay - Jason Atkinson
On Whalsay a Long-eared Owl, 2 Willow Warblers and 29 Knot are at Brough and a Garden Warbler and a Willow Warbler are at Skaw.
A Pied Flycatcher, a Blackcap, a Carrion Crow, 4 Willow Warblers, a Mute Swan, a Grey Heron and a Chaffinch are on Out Skerries.
2 Common Scoters are in Bressay Sound.
A Willow Warbler, a Sparrowhawk, a Swallow and a Collared Dove are at Skaw, Unst.
A Carrion Crow is on Whalsay.
Wednesday 12th May 2010
Common Redpoll at Burravoe - Dougie Preston; Arctic Tern at Spiggie and Sanderlings at Scatness - George Petrie
2 Common Cranes were at Ringasta in the morning. The Wood Sandpiper is still at Hillwell, along with 2 Scaup, 2 Pintail and a Sand Martin. A Pied Flycatcher is at Sumburgh Hotel and 2 Carrion Crows and 5 Siskins are at Sumburgh Head. 5 Common Scoters are at Catfirth. 12 Siskins are at Wester Quarff.
A Lesser Whitethroat, a Willow Warbler and 35 Knot are at Brough, Whalsay.
A Common Sandpiper and a Common Redpoll are at Burravoe, Yell.
A Pied Flycatcher, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Reed Bunting, a Blackcap, a Chaffinch, a Willow Warbler and a Mute Swan are on Out Skerries.
Tuesday 11th May 2010
  
Knot at Virkie - George Petrie; Siskin at Bridge End, Burra - Lynn Goodlad
3 Pomarine Skuas and 2 Manx Shearwaters flew past Wats Ness. The Wood Sandpiper is still at Hillwell and a Black-throated Diver is still in Quendale Bay. An Iceland Gull is at Grutness, a Snow Bunting is at Sumburgh Head and 19 Knot are at Virkie. A Pied Flycatcher is at Cunningsburgh. A Willow Warbler and a Wood Pigeon are at Sandgarth. A Siskin is at Bridge End, Burra and a Brambling is on Trondra. A Blackcap is at Veensgarth.
A Redstart is at Gloup, Yell.
On Unst a Common Scoter is at Burrafirth and a Reed Bunting is at Haroldswick.
A Mute Swan, a Grey Heron, a Brambling, a Chaffinch, a Willow Warbler and a Robin are on Out Skerries.
2 Willow Warblers and 10 Knot are at Brough, Whalsay.
Monday 10th May 2010
Common Cranes at Quendale - Ronnie Robertson; Siskin at Scalloway - Karn Crow; Wheatear at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson
A Hoopoe is at Lochend, Northmavine and 17 Long-tailed Skuas flew past Eshaness. 2 Common Cranes are at Quendale and the Black-throated Diver is still in Quendale Bay. A Wood Sandpiper, 10 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Pintails, 3 Shovelers and 15 Swallows are at Hillwell. A Sedge Warbler, a Willow Warbler and 2 Chiffchaffs are at Wester Quarff. 2 Siskins are at Scalloway and a Brambling is on Trondra.
On Unst there are 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Willow Warblers and a Reed Bunting at Haroldswick and a Pied Flycatcher and a Willow Warbler at Baltasound.
On Whalsay a Pied Flycatcher, 3 Blackcaps, 2 Willow Warblers, a Chiffchaff and a Robin are at Brough and a Carrion Crow is at Skaw.
Sunday 9th May 2010
Little Egret at Funzie - Frances Hurley; Common Cranes at Uyeasound, Snow Bunting at Burrafirth and Reed Bunting at Haroldswick - Rob Brookes
Pied Flycatcher at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson; Rook at Kergord - George Petrie; Siskins at Lerwick - Austin Taylor
The Little Egret is still at Funzie, Fetlar.
On Unst the 2 Common Cranes are now at Uyeasound, a Snow Bunting is at Burrafirth and 2 Reed Buntings, 4 Willow Warblers and a Chiffchaff are at Haroldswick.
A Stock Dove is at Wester Quarff. 2 Common Crossbills and a Chiffchaff are at Kergord and 5 Common Scoters are at Catfirth. A Pied Flycatcher, a Sanderling and 2 Knot are at Virkie and 15 Carrion Crows are at Exnaboe. A Pied Flycatcher and a Blackcap are at Cunningsburgh. A Wood Pigeon is at Brig o Fitch and 2 Siskins are at Murrayston, Lerwick.
A Pied Flycatcher, a Grey Heron, a Blackcap, a Willow Warbler, a Brambling, 4 Chaffinches and a Mute Swan are on Out Skerries.
Saturday 8th May 2010
King Eider at Leebitton - Jim Nicolson (2 photos), Dave Hall (1 photo), Hugh Harrop (2 photos); Blackcap at Grutness and Siskin at Cunningsburgh - Jim Nicolson
White-tailed Eagle at Boddam - Roger Riddington; Sanderling and Turnstone at Quendale - John Moncrieff; Siskin at Eshaness - Susan Davidson; Wren - Roger Riddington; Common Redpoll at Virkie - Rob Fray
Common Cranes on Unst - Mike Pennington; Common and Arctic Tern, Reed Bunting and Willow Warbler at Haroldswick and Brambling at Norwick - Alastair Wilson
A first-summer male King Eider is at Leebitton. A White-tailed Eagle over Boddam this afternoon had two pale wingtags and may have been the Unst bird. 3 Dotterel are at Mid Field, Ronas Hill. A Garganey, a Ruff and 4 Shovelers are at Hillwell and 6 Shovelers are at Spiggie. A Ring Ouzel is at Compass Head, a Pied Flycatcher and a Blackcap are at Grutness, a Whitethroat is at Sumburgh Head and a Reed Bunting is at Sumburgh Farm. A Common Sandpiper, a Shoveler, 2 Sand Martins and a Blackcap are at Scatness, a Sparrowhawk is at Toab and a Common Redpoll, 2 Sanderlings, a Bar-tailed Godwits and 3 Carrion Crows are at Virkie. 4 Siskins are at Cunningsburgh and a Siskin and a Brambling are at Scousburgh. A Siskin is at Eshaness and 3 Gadwall are at Ronas Voe.
On Unst 2 Common Cranes were at Belmont and later Baltasound and the White-tailed Eagle flew over Burrafirth at 10:00. A Reed Bunting is at Haroldswick and a Brambling is at Norwick.
A Pied Flycatcher is at Ham, Bressay.
Friday 7th May 2010
White-tailed Eagle at Baltasound - Rob Brookes (3 photos) and at Hermaness - Alastair Wilson (2 photos); Willow Warbler - Tony Gerrard
Pied Flycatcher at Burrafirth - Rob Brookes (1 photo), Alastair Wilson (2 photos); Grasshopper Warbler at Grutness - Gary Bell; Common Crane at Effirth - Jim Nicolson; Wheatear at Sumburgh - George Petrie
On Unst a White-tailed Eagle (with green wingtag '8') was over Baltasound and later Burrafirth and Hermaness, a Hoopoe, a Pied Flycatcher and a Chiffchaff are at Burrafirth, a Pied Flycatcher, a Blackcap and a Willow Warbler are at Norwick and a Chiffchaff and 2 Swallows are at Skaw.
The summer plumaged White-billed Diver is still in Bluemull Sound.
The Little Egret is still at Loch of Funzie, Fetlar, along with a Wood Sandpiper, and 2 Willow Warblers are on the island.
A Common Crane is at Effirth. A Wryneck is at Bigton and a Grasshopper Warbler is at Grutness. A Pied Flycatcher, a Garden Warbler and a Chiffchaff are at Frakkafield. A Short-eared Owl is at Sumburgh Airport, a Brambling is at Virkie and 4 Swallows and a Willow Warbler are at Sumburgh Head. 5 Common Scoters and a Pheasant are at Catfirth.
Thursday 6th May 2010
Hoopoe at Exnaboe - Gary Bell; Pied Wagtail at Grutness - George Petrie; Puffin at Sumburgh Head and Lapwing at Scousburgh - Sandy McMillan
A Hoopoe is at Exnaboe. 2 Knot are at Virkie.
A Pied Flycatcher is at Brough, Whalsay.
Wednesday 5th May 2010
A Wryneck is at Marister, Whalsay.
A Brambling is at Hestingott. A Sanderling is at Melby.
A Collared Dove is at Cullivoe, Yell.
Tuesday 4th May 2010
Slavonian Grebe at West Voe of Sumburgh - Steve Minton; Ring Ouzel at Norwick - Rob Brookes; Brambling at Oxensetter - Stan Brown; Fulmar and Black Guillemot at Burravoe - Ian Towriess; Greenshank at Virkie and Redwing at Quendale - Roger Riddington
Ring Ouzel and Fieldfare at Norwick - Alastair Wilson
A Little Egret is at Loch of Funzie, Fetlar.
The Subalpine Warbler is still on Trondra and the drake Green-winged Teal is still at Strand Loch. A Black-throated Diver is still in Quendale Bay. A Slavonian Grebe is at West Voe of Sumburgh and a Wood Pigeon, a House Martin, a Swallow, 18 White Wagtails and 60 Wheatears are at Scatness. A Ring Ouzel is on Mousa. A Greenshank is at Virkie and 2 Gadwall and 2 Shoveler are at Hillwell. 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Common Sandpipers, a Redwing and a Water Rail are at Sandgarth. A Brambling is at Oxensetter, Northmavine.
On Unst 3 Ring Ouzels, 3 Fieldfares, 2 Redwings and a Willow Warbler are at Norwick and a Chiffchaff is at Burrafirth.
A Willow Warbler, a Chiffchaff, 2 Common Redpolls and a Redwing are at Brough, Whalsay.
Monday 3rd May 2010
A Tundra Bean Goose is at Kergord. The Green-winged Teal is still at Strand Loch, along with a Pink-footed Goose and a Gadwall. 3 Common Scoters are at Catfirth. A Velvet Scoter is at West Voe of Sumburgh. 16 Black-tailed Godwits are at Brae.
2 Common Redpolls, a Blackcap, a Chiffchaff, a Willow Warbler and a Redwing are at Brough, Whalsay.
Sunday 2nd May 2010
Snowy Owl on Unst - Rob Brookes (3 photos), Brydon Thomason (1 photo); Subalpine Warbler on Trondra - Gillian Okill
White Wagtail and Meadow Pipit at Grutness - Charles Gifford; Swallow, Red Grouse and Teal - David Gifford
The Snowy Owl is still in the Crussa Field/Nikka Vord area of Unst; it has possibly been present for a while as there are numerous pellets in the area.
A male Subalpine Warbler is on Trondra. A summer plumaged White-billed Diver is at Kirkabister. The drake Green-winged Teal is still at Strand Loch. A Black-throated Diver is still in Quendale Bay, 5 Swallows, a Sand Martin and a Willow Warbler are at Quendale, a Whitethroat and a Sandwich Tern are at Virkie, a Short-eared Owl is at Old Scatness and 2 Linnets are at Fleck. A White-fronted Goose and a Common Redpoll are at Brake, 4 Swallows, 2 Shovelers and 2 Shelducks are at Spiggie and a Swallow, 2 Shovelers, a Coot and 2 Gadwall are at Hillwell. A Chiffchaff is singing at Fladdabsiter. 2 Robins, a Dunnock and 3 Chiffchaffs are at Scousburgh and 2 Chiffchaffs and a Blackcap are at Geosetter.
Saturday 1st May 2010
Curlew on Unst - Alastair Wilson; Bonxies and Puffins at Hermaness - Brydon Thomason
A Snowy Owl was in the Crussa Field/Nikka Vord area of Unst this afternoon.
A White-billed Diver is off Lunna Holm and another White-billed Diver is in Bluemull Sound. A Sanderling, 15 Purple Sandpipers and a Redwing are at Melby and 10 Whooper Swans are at Norby. 11 Arctic Terns and 3 Common Terns are at Sand.
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