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Submission of Rarity Descriptions

All species requiring descriptions are indicated in the checklist in every Shetland Bird Report and in the pdf checklist on this website. On the latest news pages species in red are BBRC rarities and species in orange are local rarities. All descriptions should be sent via the County Recorder, except for those from Fair Isle which should be sent via the FIBO warden (external link to FIBO). Records are considered by either British Birds Rarities Committee (external link to BBRC), the Scottish Birds Records Committee (external link to SOC) or the Shetland Bird Club Records Committee (SBCRC).

Records will only be published in Shetland Bird Reports if a) they are already accepted by a records committee b) they have been submitted and are under consideration by a records committee c) the finder(s) have not made a submission but the bird was seen by a large number of observers and/or photographs or video exists which make it likely that a committee will eventually accept the record.

Recent decisions

(Batch L-09) - added 23rd April 2008

01        Black-throated Diver, Quendale Bay, 04/05/07  ACCEPT AS DIFFERENT
02        Little Egret, Dam Loch, Uyeasound, then Baltasound, 23-30/12/07  ACCEPT AS DIFFERENT
03        American Wigeon, first-winter male, Loch of Vatsetter, Maywick, 11-12/12/07  ACCEPT AS SAME AS SPIGGIE
04        Ring-necked Duck, first-winter female, South Punds, Levenwick, 18/11/07, ACCEPT
05        Mandarin Duck, two males, Papil Water, Cullivoe, 05/05/07 ACCEPT, POSS INCLUDES SCATNESS BIRD
06        Hobby, first-summer, Swining, 17/06/07 ACCEPT
07        Pectoral Sandpiper, two, possibly four, Foula, 12/09/07, one until 19/09/07 ACCEPT AS TWO, POSS FOUR
08        Pectoral Sandpiper, adult, Fleck, 21-25/09/07 ACCEPT
09        Buff-breasted Sandpiper, juv, Eshaness, 08-10/09/07 ACCEPT
10        Buff-breasted Sandpiper, juv, Wart, Sandwick, 08-11/09/07 ACCEPT
11        Buff-breasted Sandpiper, four, Foula, 12/09/07 ACCEPT AS FOUR
12        Buff-breasted Sandpiper, juv/first-winter, Skaw, Unst, 30/09-02/10/07 ACCEPT
13        Little Tern, Tresta, Fetlar, 12/06/07 ACCEPT
14        Nightingale, first-winter, trapped, Northdale, Unst, 14-21/10/07 ACCEPT
15        Marsh Warbler, first-winter, Baltasound, Unst, 08-27/09/07 ACCEPT
16        Marsh Warbler, Funzie, Fetlar, 29/09-01/10/07 ACCEPT
17        Bittern, Channerwick, 08/01/08 ACCEPT
18R      Marsh Warbler, Catfirth, 01/10/05 ACCEPT 6:1 on RECIRC
19R      Lesser Redpoll, Foula, 10/09/06  NOT PROVEN 6:1 on recirc.

(Batch L-08) - added 1st March 2008

01        American Wigeon, first-winter male, Loch of Spiggie, 3/11- at least 10/11/07, ACCEPT AS PROB SAME AS MAYWICK
02        Little Egret, Grutness, 20/10/07, ACCEPT
03        Little Egret, Loch of Spiggie, (pres same as above), 24/10 – 5/11/07, ACCEPT AS PROB SAME AS ABOVE
04        Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Kettla Ness, 17/9/07, ACCEPT
05        Short-toed Lark, Lamba Ness, Unst, 19/09/07, PEND
06        Short-toed Lark, Toab, 05/10/07,  ACCEPT
07        Short-toed Lark, Toab (pres same as above?), 10-14/10/07, ACCEPT AS PROB SAME AS ABOVE
08        Dusky Warbler, Sumburgh Head, 12/10/07 pres same Sumburgh Farm 14/10/07, ACCEPT
09        Rustic Bunting, Sumburgh Farm, 14/10/07, ACCEPT
10        Grey Phalarope, Lamba Ness, Unst, 14/09/07, ACCEPT
11        Ring-necked Duck, male, Loch of Tingwall, 30/09/07 onwards ACCEPT AS RETURNING INDIVIDUAL
12        Surf Scoter, female, Fair Isle, 21-25/05/07  ACCEPT
13        Subalpine Warbler, 1W female Fair Isle, 23-24/05/07  ACCEPT
14        Rustic Bunting, Fair Isle, 31/05-04/06/07  ACCEPT
15        Bee-eater, Fair Isle, 04-06/06/07  ACCEPT 
16        Arctic Redpoll, c. h. exilipes, Fair Isle, 19-22/07/07  PEND
17        Pectoral Sandpiper, adult, Fair Isle, 03/08/07  ACCEPT
18        Greenish Warbler, first-winter, trapped, Fair Isle, 20-21/08/08 ACCEPT
19        Pectoral Sandpiper, juvenile, Fair Isle, 17/09/07  ACCEPT
20        Buff-breasted Sandpiper, juvenile, Fair Isle, 01-03/10/07  ACCEPT
21        Subalpine Warbler, first-winter male, Fair Isle, 20-24/10/07 ACCEPT AS SUBALP BUT PEND RE POSS OF ssp. MOLTONI
22        Firecrest, Fair Isle, 1W female 24/10-07/11/07 (trapped 6th)  ACCEPT 
23        Dusky Warbler, Fair Isle, 22-24/10/07  ACCEPT
24        Marsh Warbler, first-winter, Skaw, Unst, 04/09/07, ACCEPT
25        Grey Phalarope, 1W, Loch of Spiggie, 29/09-06/10, prob since 23/09, ACCEPT 
26        Buff-breasted Sandpiper, juvenile, Fleck, Boddam & Quendale, 06-21/10/07, ACCEPT
27        Pectoral Sandpiper, Skaw, Whalsay, 09/09/07,  ACCEPT

(Batch L-07) - added 9th January 2008

01        Spoonbill, adult, Isbister, Whalsay 21/02/07 then Graven & Brae, 25/02-06/03/07,  ACCEPTED
02        Snow Goose, adult white phase, East Burrafirth, 10-11/04/07, ACCEPTED
03        Little Egret, Brae & Wethersta, 21-22/04/07, presumed same Laxo, 24/04/07, Out Skerries, 03/05 & 21-22/05/07,
                 Sandwater, 25/05/07 and Brow Marsh 29/05/07 all ACCEPTED as prob same
04        Bittern, Burn of Crooksetter, Sullom Voe Oil Terminal, 23/04/07, ACCEPTED
05        Mandarin Duck. Male, Scatness, 30/04/07, poss same as one of two at Kirk Loch, Yell   ACCEPTED as poss same
06        Rustic Bunting, Ocraquoy, 30/05/07, ACCEPTED unsexed
07        Rustic Bunting, Grutness, 31/05/0, ACCEPTED unsexed
08        Pectoral Sandpiper, Moast, Scatness, 16-17/06/07, ACCEPTED
09        Pectoral Sandpiper, adult, Boddam, 10-16/08/07, ACCEPTED
10        Ortolan Bunting, Hoswick, 25-27/08/07, ACCEPTED as first-winter
11        Greenish Warbler, first-winter, 21-22/08/07, ACCEPTED
R          Black  throated Diver, Fair Isle, 21/10/05, NOT PROVEN
R          Goshawk, Fair Isle, 07/12/05, NOT PROVEN
R          Phalarope sp, off West Linga, Whalsay, 23/09/05, NOT PROVEN
R          Hobby, Channerwick, 17/07/06, ACCEPTED
R          Hobby, Upper Kergord, 20/08/05, ACCEPTED
R          Greenish Warbler, Gorie, Bressay, 06/09/06, NOT PROVEN
R          Mediterranean Gull, Toft, 15/02/06, NOT PROVEN

The following records which have been published in Shetland Bird Reports but are still requiring submission and/or acceptance. There are also some unpublished records under consideration.

2004

Taiga Bean Goose
Fetlar, (2), 23rd March (video) unsubmitted
White-billed Diver
Bluemull Sound, 23rd March submitted
Greenish Warbler
Mousa, 10th June resubmitted

2005

Marsh Warbler
Catfirth, 1st October pended
Booted Warbler
Noss, 2nd September pended

2006

Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Sumburgh Head, 7th May pended
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Vidlin, 8th May pended
Bonelli’s Warbler sp.
Baltasound, 13th-17th October

 

 

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