Rare Bird Alert News
Arctic Warbler, Yellow-browed Warblers x 3 in garden at Bigton.
Black Kite ad., Yellow-browed Warblers x 6 at Geosetter Burn.
Yellow-browed Warblers x 2, Pied Flycatcher at Sandgarth, north of Voe.
Red-breasted Flycatcher, Yellow-browed Warblers x 3 at Orca Country Inn, Hoswick.
Black-throated Diver at Bay of Quendale.
Barred Warbler by barns, Yellow-browed Warblers x 4 at Quendale.
Barred Warbler, Pied Flycatcher at Papa Lodge, Ocraquoy.
Whinchat at Bakkasetter.
Yellow-browed Warbler at Loch of Flugarth, Sandvoe.
Common Rosefinch at Loch of Hillwell.
Barred Warbler, Yellow-browed Warblers x 5 at Dalsetter, Boddam.
Little Bunting, Barred Warbler, Yellow-browed Warblers x 3 in garden along North Road at Boddam.
Red-breasted Flycatcher, Yellow-browed Warblers x 2 at Garth, Yellow-browed Warbler, Hawinch at Loch of Norby, Yellow-browed Warblers x 3, Magpie at Cruisdale, Sandness.
Red-breasted Flycatcher still, Yellow-browed Warblers x 4 in garden at Grutness.
Yellow-browed Warbler in plantation at Sullom.
Yellow-browed Warbler at Bousta.
Yellow-browed Warbler at Laxo.
Bluethroat, Yellow-browed Warblers x 2 at Dale of Walls.
Yellow-browed Warblers x 7 at Mid Dale, Yellow-browed Warbler at Cloka Burn WNW of Walls.
Yellow-browed Warbler at Scarff, Esha Ness.
Yellow-browed Warblers x 2 at Hillswick.
Yellow-browed Warblers x 2 at Burrastow.
Yellow-browed Warbler at Gulberwick.
Isabelline Shrike sp. on Isle of Foula.
Yellow-browed Warbler at Isbister, Whalsay.
Red-breasted Flycatchers x 2, Yellow-browed Warblers x 9 on Out Skerries.
Bluethroat, Common Rosefinch, Yellow-browed Warbler at Westing, Red-backed Shrike male, Yellow-browed Warbler, Pied Flycatcher at Uyeasound, Yellow-browed Warbler at Baltasound, Unst
Barred Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler at Gloup, Yellow-browed Warblers x 4 at Cullivoe, Yellow-browed Warblers x 22 in northern areas, Yell.
Yellow-browed Warblers x 2 on Isle of Noss.
Yellow-browed Warblers x 9, Common Rosefinch on Out Skerries.
Yesterday I was pressure washing concrete paths, steps, bird baths, feeders and the list goes on – it looks much brighter around the outside of the house now and less slippery.
Today I topped all the feeders up as the Starlings were waiting in the wings! Nothing rare in my garden yet, just the usual scene of Starlings, House Sparrows, Collared Doves and Rock Doves. Finally got round to painting the first coat (undercoat done a while ago) Crown 'Stepping Stone' on the bathroom walls, which took me an hour and forty minutes to complete. Had cheese and tomatoes on toast and then FINALLY got out birding mid afternoon.
Bumped into Steve Arlow at Bigton – no sign of the Arctic Warbler since it was first seen early this morning. Went to the Geosetter Burn and found two lovely Yellow-browed Warblers chasing each round and very busily feeding at the furthest end of the burn in the willows – neither would pose for a photo sadly though. Nothing else here, but I forgot how much the nights are drawing in now and the light has been atrocious all day. Headed to Boddam, but no sign of any birders (or other) or the Little Bunting – too late. Drove home and did the second coat of paint on the bathroom.
My electrician is coming back tomorrow to install the last two radiators, then hairdressers later on. Paint/DIY jobs left to do: two coats of grey on inner frame in bathroom, then third coat of special metallic grey paint and bathroom sealant along tiles. Finish pine effect on living room door frame and wood coloured sealant along corridor skirting. When those are complete, I won't be doing any more painting until Autumn birding is complete!
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