Nature in Shetland
31st July 2018
Central Mainland: Rose-coloured Starling at Tingwall.
Out Skerries: Barred Warbler.
North Mainland: 5 Common Crossbills at Sullom plantation.
Unst: 2 Pied Flycatchers, Sand Martin and 4 Swifts at Norwick. 2 Willow Warblers at Skaw. 2 Green Sandpipers at Hermaness. 2 Shelducks at Baltasound.
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27th July 2018
Central Mainland: Rose-coloured Starling at Tingwall. Canada Goose at Loch of Benston. Sand Martin at Lunna. Black-tailed Godwit at Toft.
Yell: Rose-coloured Starling at Vatsetter.
South Mainland: 2 Sooty Shearwaters past Sumburgh Head.
Unst: Sand Martin and Whitethroat at Skaw.
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26th July 2018
Unst: 2 Carrion Crows at Haroldswick. 5 Wood Pigeons at Baltasound.
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28th July 2018
Yell: Rose-coloured Starling at Vatsetter. 2 Shoveler at Loch of Littlester.
Unst: Marsh Warbler, Icterine Warbler, Black Redstart and Whitethroat at Skaw. Pied Flycatcher at Norwick. Reed Bunting and Tree Sparrow at Northdale. Willow Warbler and 2 Tree Sparrows at Baltasound.
Whalsay: Black Redstart at Symbister. Kestrel at North Park. 6 Knot at Brough. Also Pied Flycatcher, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff on the island.
Noss: Pied Flycatcher and 13 Knot.
South Mainland: Green Sandpiper and 300 Sanderling at Quendale.
Central Mainland: Sparrowhawk at Sound, Lerwick.
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29th July 2018
Central Mainland: Rose-coloured Starling at Tingwall. Canada Goose at Loch of Benston.
Unst: Icterine Warbler, Whitethroat and Willow Warbler at Skaw. Pied Flycatcher, Sand Martin and Tree Sparrow at Baltasound. Cuckoo and Garden Warbler at Haroldswick. Peregrine at Norwick. Green Sandpiper at Valla Field. 24 Sanderling at Easting.
Whalsay: Ruff, 2 Green Sandpipers, 20 Knot and 2 Willow Warblers at Skaw. Greenshank at Vatshoull. Also 4 Pied Flycatchers and Whitethroat on the island.
Yell: Pied Flycatcher at Cullivoe. 16 Knot and 4 Sanderling at Breckon.
South Mainland: Kestrel and 2 Common Crossbills at Sumburgh Hotel. 19 Knot at Grutness.
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30th July 2018
Central Mainland: Rose-coloured Starling at Tingwall. 4 Common Crossbills at Sound, Lerwick.
Unst: Marsh Warbler, Icterine Warbler, Whitethroat and 3 Willow Warblers at Skaw. Hawfinch, Sand Martin, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Tree Sparrows and 3 Willow Warblers at Baltasound. Wood Sandpiper, Black Redstart and 2 Pied Flycatchers at Norwick. 4 Willow Warblers at Burrafirth.
Whalsay: Icterine Warbler and Pied Flycatcher at Isbister. Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, Sand Martin, 6 Swifts and 6 Knot at Vatshoull. Reed Warbler, 2 Pied Flycatchers, Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warblers, 22 Knot and 5 Sanderling at Skaw.
Yell: Pied Flycatcher and 23 Sanderling at Gutcher.
South Mainland: Swift at St Ninian's Isle.
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24th July 2018
Unst: Common Crossbill at Baltasound. Knot at Westing.
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23rd July 2018
Whalsay: Pectoral Sandpiper at Vatshoull.
Unst: 2 Common Crossbills at Baltasound.
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22nd July 2018
Unst: House Martin at Skaw.
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21st July 2018
Unst: Common Crossbill at Baltasound.
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25th July 2018
Unst: Black Redstart at Norwick.
Central Mainland: 10 Common Crossbills at Ackrigarth, Lerwick. 3 Black-tailed Godwits at Toft.
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20th July 2018
South Mainland: Common Crossbill at Sumburgh Head.
Yell: Gadwall at Kirk Loch, Cullivoe.
Unst: Kestrel at Uyeasound.
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16th July 2018
Unst: 5 Common Crossbills at Baltasound. Sandwich Tern at Norwick.
South Mainland: Common Crossbill at Sandwick.
Yell: 2 Black-tailed Godwits at Breckon.
West Mainland: 6 Black-tailed Godwits at Bixter.
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15th July 2018
Central Mainland: Cuckoo at Trondavoe.
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17th July 2018
South Mainland: 2 Sandwich Terns at Spiggie. 3 Black-tailed Godwits and Bar-tailed Godwit at Virkie.
Noss: Sandwich Tern.
Central Mainland: Iceland Gull at Toft.
Unst: Turtle Dove at Burrafirth. Green Sandpiper and Black-tailed Godwit at Lamba Ness. Tree Sparrow at Northdale. Pintail at Heogland.
West Mainland: Black-tailed Godwit at Effirth.
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18th July 2018
Yell: Hobby at Mid Yell.
Central Mainland: Common Crossbill at Sandgarth.
Unst: Tree Sparrow at Northdale.
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19th July 2018
Yell: Rose-coloured Starling at Vatsetter.
South Mainland: Common Rosefinch trapped at Scousburgh.
Central Mainland: 3 Siskins at Weisdale.
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13th July 2018
Unst: Rose-coloured Starling at Baltasound. Iceland Gull at Burrafirth.
Out Skerries: Black Redstart.
Central Mainland: Cuckoo at Trondavoe. Canada Goose at Loch of Benston.
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14th July 2018
Unst: Whitethroat at Skaw.
South Mainland: Swift at Sumburgh Head.
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12th July 2018
Unst: Sooty Shearwater and 11 Storm Petrels north of Muckle Flugga.
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11th July 2018
Central Mainland: Grey Wagtail at Lerwick.
South Mainland: Common Sandpiper at Bakkasetter.
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10th July 2018
Whalsay: 6 Long-tailed Skuas at Skaw.
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9th July 2018
Whalsay: 5 Long-tailed Skuas at Skaw.
South Mainland: Swift at Sumburgh Head.
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8th July 2018
Whalsay: 4 Long-tailed Skuas (including a dark morph adult) at Skaw.
South Mainland: Kestrel at Mossy Hill.
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7th July 2018
Whalsay: Long-tailed Skua at Skaw.
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5th July 2018
South Mainland: Hobby at Boddam. Brent Goose at Virkie.
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6th July 2018
Unst: Iceland Gull at Burrafirth.
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3rd July 2018
Unst: Pied Flycatcher at Baltasound; also a pair of Tree Sparrows feeding a fledged juvenile there. Reed Warbler at Norwick. 2 Tree Sparrows at Northdale.
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4th July 2018
Central Mainland: Greenshank at Garth, South Nesting.
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2nd July 2018
South Mainland: Kestrel at Compass Head.
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1st July 2018
Unst: Black-headed Bunting and Reed Warbler at Norwick. Kestrel at Northdale.
South Mainland: Red-backed Shrike at Setter, Sandwick. Sandwich Tern at Grutness.
Whalsay: 3 Sandwich Terns at Symbister. Swift at Skaw.
Central Mainland: Greenshank at Garth, South Nesting.
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