Nature in Shetland
31st July 2019
Unst: juvenile Mediterranean Gull at Norwick.
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North Mainland: Black-throated Diver in Sullom Voe.
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South Mainland: Quail at Bigton. 2 Wood Sandpipers at Grutness. Wood Sandpiper, sinensis Cormorant and 2 Green Sandpipers at Virkie. Green Sandpiper and Greenshank at Spiggie.
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30th July 2019
West Mainland: male Two-barred Crossbill at Aith. 2 Common Cranes at Bixter.
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South Mainland: Wood Sandpiper at Virkie. Wood Sandpiper at Grutness. Sedge Warbler and Greenshank at Bakkasetter.
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Central Mainland: Pied Flycatcher at Scatsta Farm. Reed Warbler at Sullom Voe Terminal.
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Unst: Little Egret and Green Sandpiper at Baltasound. 3 Green Sandpipers at Haroldswick.
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29th July 2019
South Mainland: juvenile Two-barred Crossbill at Virkie. 2 Greenshanks at Bakkasetter.
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28th July 2019
South Mainland: juvenile Two-barred Crossbill at Virkie. Wood Sandpiper at Grutness. Common Crossbill at Sumburgh Head.
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Unst: Rosy Starling at Norwick. Cuckoo at Skaw.
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Burra: 2 Ruff at Kettlaness.
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27th July 2019
Unst: Great Reed Warbler at Burrafirth. Garden Warbler, Long-eared Owl and Chiffchaff at Norwick. Green Sandpiper at Haroldswick. 4 Sanderlings at Easting.
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Central Mainland: Rosy Starling and Iceland Gull reported at Brae.
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South Mainland: Cuckoo at Sumburgh Head. Green Sandpiper at Scatness. Sanderling and 2 Greenshanks at Spiggie. 58 Sanderling at West Voe of Sumburgh.
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26th July 2019
South Mainland: Hobby at Sumburgh Head.
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Whalsay: Green Sandpiper at Skaw Taing.
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25th July 2019
Unst: Rosy Starling at Norwick.
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Central Mainland: Short-eared Owl at Sandgarth.
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South Mainland: Swift at Sumburgh Head.
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24th July 2019
South Mainland: Green Sandpiper at Hillwell. Swift, 41 Knot and 63 Sanderling at Virkie.
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Unst: House Martin at Baltasound.
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23rd July 2019
Central Mainland: 8 Two-barred Crossbills (1 male, 1 first-summer male, 5 females, 1 first-summer female, 1 juvenile) and 3 Common Crossbills at Brae. Goosander at Weisdale Voe.
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Burra: 2 Two-barred Crossbills (1 male, 1 female) at Cutts, Trondra.
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Whalsay: Two-barred Crossbill at Hamister.
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Unst: Swift at Baltasound.
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22nd July 2019
Unst: male Two-barred Crossbill at Baltasound. 2 Manx Shearwaters south past Lamba Ness at 06:50.
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South Mainland: Sandwich Tern at Grutness. Pochard at Hillwell.
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21st July 2019
West Mainland: 5 Two-barred Crossbills at Walls.
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South Mainland: 3 Knot and 40 Sanderling at Virkie.
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20th July 2019
Unst: 4 Two-barred Crossbills (2 males, 2 juveniles) and 6 Common Crossbills at Baltasound. Swift at Northdale.
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Whalsay: Two-barred Crossbill at Hamister. Green Sandpiper at West Loch, Skaw. 2 Sanderlings at Brough.
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South Mainland: male Two-barred Crossbill killed by a cat at Loch of Brow. 5 Knot and 27 Sanderling at Virkie.
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19th July 2019
Unst: 3 Two-barred Crossbills (2 males, 1 juvenile) and 2 Common Crossbills at Baltasound. Rosy Starling at Northdale. Goldcrest at Hermaness.
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Yell: Common Crossbill at Cullivoe.
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Whalsay: Greenshank at Clate.
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South Mainland: 2 Common Sandpipers at Boddam.
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18th July 2019
Two-barred Crossbills today: Whalsay: 6 at Sodom. 2 at Symbister. Unst: 7 (2 males, 1 first-summer male, 1 first-summer female, 3 juveniles) at Baltasound.
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Unst: Rosy Starling at Norwick. Little Egret at Baltasound.
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West Mainland: 2 Common Cranes at Loch of Vaara.
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Yell: Common Crossbill at Cullivoe. Purple Sandpiper and 13 Knot on Brother Island, Yell Sound.
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Noss: Common Crossbill.
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South Mainland: 2 Sandwich Terns at Scatness.
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Whalsay: Goldcrest and Common Redpoll at Skaw.
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17th July 2019
Two-barred Crossbills today: Central Mainland : 2 at Sandveien, Lerwick. Noss: 2 (male and juvenile). Burra: 2 at Glendale, Trondra. Unst: juvenile at Baltasound.
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Unst: 2 Common Crossbills at Uyeasound.
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South Mainland: Swift at St Ninian's Isle.
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16th July 2019
Two-barred Crossbills today: Central Mainland : 6 at Kergord. Noss: 2 (male and juvenile). Burra: 2 at Glendale, Trondra.
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Common Crossbills today: Central Mainland: 15 at Kergord. 7 at Upper Kergord. Burra: 4 at Glendale, Trondra.
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West Mainland: 2 Common Cranes at Loch of Vaara.
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Unst: 3 Knot at Haroldswick.
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Whalsay: Goldcrest at Skaw.
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15th July 2019
Two-barred Crossbills today: Central Mainland : 10 at Stromfirth. 3 (1 male, 2 females) at Brae. Burra: 3 at Glendale, Trondra. North Mainland: male found dead at Sullom plantation.
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Common Crossbills today: Central Mainland: 30 at Kergord. 5 at Scatsta Farm. At least 8 at Stromfirth.
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West Mainland: 2 Common Cranes at Loch of Vaara.
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Central Mainland: 18 Goosanders at Weisdale Voe. 7 Goosanders at Loch of Strom.
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14th July 2019
Two-barred Crossbills today: Central Mainland : 18 at Stromfirth. Bressay: 2 at Voehead. South Mainland: 2 at Ocraquoy. Male at St Ninian's Isle.
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West Mainland: 2 Common Cranes at Loch of Vaara. 12 Common Crossbills at Stromfirth.
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Bressay: 6 Common Crossbills at Voehead.
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13th July 2019
Two-barred Crossbills today: Burra: 3 (2 males, 1 female) at Glendale, Trondra. Yell: 3 (1 male, 1 female, juvenile) at Burravoe. Central Mainland: 2 females at Law Lane, Lerwick.
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Unst: Rosy Starling at Baliasta. 4 Common Crossbills at Baltasound.
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West Mainland: 2 Common Cranes at Loch of Clousta.
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South Mainland: Sedge Warbler at Hillwell.
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12th July 2019
Two-barred Crossbills today: Central Mainland: 20 at Voe. Whalsay: 8 at Sodom. Unst: up to 7 (1 male, 3 females, 2 first-summer males, 1 juvenile) at Baltasound. West Mainland: 6 at Watsness. North Mainland: 5 (2 males, 2 females, 1 juvenile) at North Collafirth. Burra: 3 (2 males, 1 female) at Glendale, Trondra. South Mainland: 2 at Sumburgh Head. Bressay: 2 at Gorie.
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Common Crossbills today: Burra: 15 at Glendale, Trondra. Central Mainland: 6 at Voe and 1 at Helendale, Lerwick. West Mainland: 2 at Watsness. Unst: 1 at Baltasound.
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Foula: Arctic Warbler at Braidfit.
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11th July 2019
Two-barred Crossbills today: Whalsay: 8 at Sodom. North Mainland: 5 (2 males, 2 females, 1 juvenile) at North Collafirth. Female at Heylor. Unst: up to 7 (3 females, 3 first-summer males, 1 juvenile) at Baltasound. South Mainland: up to 7 (1 male, 5 females, 1 first-summer male) at Sumburgh Head. Yell: 6 (1 male, 5 female/juveniles) at North-a-Voe. At sea: male on the Brent Charlie 115 miles N of Shetland.
Common Crossbills today: Fetlar: 4 at Tresta and 1 at Houbie.
Unst: Little Egret at Quoys.
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Central Mainland: Long-eared Owl at Frakkafield. Common Redpoll at Tingwall.
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Yell: Linnet at North-a-Voe.
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10th July 2019
Two-barred Crossbills today: Whalsay: 8 at Sodom. North Mainland: 7 (2 males, 5 females) at Heylor. Unst: up to 6 (3 females, 3 first-summer males) at Baltasound. South Mainland: up to 6 (5 females, 1 first-summer male) at Sumburgh Head. Central Mainland: 4 (1 male, 2 females, 1 juvenile) at Busta House, Brae. At sea: male photographed on an oil rig in the Beryl Field 100 miles ESE of Shetland. 2 females on the Brent Charlie 115 miles N of Shetland.
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Common Crossbills today: Unst: up to 11 at Baltasound. North Mainland: 6 at Ronas Voe and 1 at Bardister. Yell: 2 at Cullivoe and 1 at Sellafirth. Central Mainland: singles at Lower Voe and Busta House, Brae.
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Fetlar: Rosy Starling at Houbie.
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North Mainland: Grey-headed Wagtail at Tingon.
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Unst: Greenshank at Baltasound.
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Central Mainland: Common Redpoll, Chiffchaff and Grey Wagtail at Sandgarth. Common Redpoll at Tingwall.
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Yell: Swift at Basta Voe.
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9th July 2019
Two-barred Crossbills today: South Mainland: up to 10 (4 males, 6 females) at Sumburgh Head. First-summer male at Levenwick. Fetlar: 5 (3 males, 2 females) at Feal burn. Unst: 4 (3 males, 1 female) at Baltasound. Female at Ungirsta. Central Mainland: 4 (2 females, 2 juveniles) at Scatsta Farm. 1 at Swining. Male on a boat off Lerwick harbour.
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Common Crossbills today: Unst: up to 10 at Baltasound and up to 6 at Ungirsta. South Mainland: up to 6 at Sumburgh Head. North Mainland: up to 6 at Sullom plantation.
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Central Mainland: Rosy Starling at Burnside, Lerwick. Common Redpoll at Tingwall.
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Unst: Long-eared Owl at Norwick.
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8th July 2019
Unst: 4 Two-barred Crossbills (2 males, 2 females) at Baltasound. Female Two-barred Crossbill at Norwick.
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Foula: Rosy Starling.
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South Mainland: Marsh Warbler at Sumburgh Head.
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7th July 2019
Foula: male Two-barred Crossbill.
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North Mainland: Black-throated Diver at Ronas Voe.
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Central Mainland: Rosy Starling at Burnside, Lerwick.
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Unst: 2 Marsh Warblers at Baltasound. Stonechat at Norwick. Grey Wagtail at Skaw.
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South Mainland: 4 Common Crossbills at Scatness. Bar-tailed Godwit at Virkie.
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6th July 2019
Central Mainland: Rosy Starling at Burnside, Lerwick.
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Unst: Blyth's Reed Warbler at Baltasound.
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West Mainland: 2 Common Cranes at Loch of North House, Clousta.
5th July 2019
Central Mainland: Rosy Starling at Burnside, Lerwick.
Unst: Blyth's Reed Warbler at Baltasound.
South Mainland: Scaup at Clumlie. Black-tailed Godwit at Bigton.
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4th July 2019
Out Skerries: female Two-barred Crossbill.
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Central Mainland: Rosy Starling at Burnside, Lerwick.
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Unst: Blyth's Reed Warbler at Baltasound. Barnacle Goose at Loch of Cliff.
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Yell: Quail at West Sandwick.
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South Mainland: Black-tailed Godwit at Bigton.
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Whalsay: Sparrowhawk at Hamister.
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3rd July 2019
Central Mainland: Rosy Starling at Burnside, Lerwick.
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Unst: Blyth's Reed Warbler and Sparrowhawk at Baltasound.
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Central Mainland: Goosander at Weisdale Voe.
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2nd July 2019
Central Mainland: Rosy Starling at Burnside, Lerwick.
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South Mainland: Grasshopper Warbler at Swinister Burn.
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1st July 2019
South Mainland: Gull-billed Tern at Virkie.
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Central Mainland: Goosander at Weisdale Voe. Swift at Loch of Benston.
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