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For over 20 years, Nature in Shetland has been collecting and sharing information on all of Shetland's natural history.

LATEST GALLERY PHOTOS

 

7th November 2024

Bird Sightings: 

​More Winter Thrushes made landfall in Shetland today.  

Unst:  3 Great Shearwater past Skaw. 2 Brambling at Valyie, 2 Moorhen and 29 Snipe at Norwick.  

Yell:  Glaucous Gull at Gutcher.  

Out SkerriesLittle Egret.  

Bressay:  Short-eared Owl at Kirkabister.  

North Mainland:  Barred and Yellow-browed Warbler at Voe, Northmavine.  

Central MainlandLittle Egret and 7 Whooper Swan at Orwick Water, Muckle Roe. 

South Mainland: Lesser Whitethroat at Hillside Road, Sandwick. Hawfinch at Swinister.  Seawatch from Sumburgh Head Lookout produced 26 Great Shearwater, plus a Manx Shearwater over the day.  Short-toed Lark at Setter, and Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, and Shoveler, Spiggie still.  Little Grebe and Jack Snipe at Hillwell.  

Cetacean Sightings:  2 Risso's Dolphin off Sumburgh Head this morning.  

Species in red are national (BBRC) rarities. Species in orange are local/Scottish rarities.

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