Rare Bird Alert News
Golden Oriole, Icterine Warbler at Burravoe, Brae.
Honey Buzzard flew over Lerwick.
Pied Flycatcher at Greenfield Place, Lerwick.
Bluethroat fem., Icterine Warbler at The Sumburgh Hotel.
Red-backed Shrike male at Sumburgh Head.
Icterine Warbler at Sumburgh Farm.
Red-backed Shrike fem. at Pool of Virkie.
Marsh Warbler at Virkie.
Ring-necked Duck at Loch of Hillwell.
Eastern Subalpine Warbler, Red-backed Shrike in garden at Hillwell.
Red-backed Shrike male at Quendale.
Icterine Warbler, Turtle Dove at Quendale Mill.
Bluethroat at Grutness.
Red-backed Shrike fem. along road at Loch of Spiggie.
Red-backed Shrike fem. at Dalsetter, Icterine Warblers x 2 at North Road, Boddam.
Red-backed Shrike fem., Icterine Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Pied Flycatcher at Swinister Burn, Sandwick.
Mealy Redpoll at Toogs, West Burra.
Wood Warbler at Scatsta Farm.
Icterine Warbler at Toab.
Red-backed Shrike male at Geosetter.
Icterine Warbler male singing at Frakkafield.
Icterine Warbler, Marsh Warbler at Orca Country Inn, Hoswick.
Red-backed Shrike at Picnic Press Cake Fridge, Loch of Clumlie.
Wood Sandpiper at Esha Ness.
MEGA: GREEN WARBLER opposite house along burn in sycamores, Icterine Warbler, Red-backed Shrike at Valyie, Red-backed Shrike male at Norwick, Red-spotted Bluethroat fem., Red-backed Shrike fem. at Burrafirth, Icterine Warbler, Marsh Warbler both singing at Baltasound, Marsh Warbler, Red-backed Shrike at Haroldswick, Icterine Warbler at Uyeasound, Unst.
Woodchat Shrike male, Icterine Warblers x 2, Red-backed Shrike fem. at Aithness, Red-backed Shrike fem. at Mires of Funzie, Red-backed Shrike fem. at Everland, Bluethroat male, Icterine Warbler, Red-backed Shrikes x 4 at Mires o Houbie, Fetlar.
Thrush Nightingale still at Moarfield, Cullivoe, Yell.
Red-backed Shrike male, Pied Flycatcher, Icterine Warbler in garden at Skaw, Whalsay.
Red-backed Shrikes x 2 (1 male), Icterine Warbler in garden on Out Skerries.
Thrush Nightingale, Bluethroat, Marsh Warbler, Red-backed Shrikes x 3 (1 male) on Isle of Noss.
I knew there would be a fall of birds when I returned to work today. A GREEN WARBLER was found on Unst! This mega would be a new bird for me! I'm glad it was on Unst and not somewhere I could have gone to, as we had an pre-arranged OT work meal out at 5pm this evening at Fjara Café in Lerwick – lovely get together, but it finished far sooner than I expected! At 6pm I started birding to see what I could find. Went to West Hall and Sea Road area, found 1 Lesser Whitethroat in the avenue of sycamore trees that leads down to the sea and that was it. Nothing at West Hall apart from Blackbirds and Starlings.
Went to Frakkafield, as someone had seen an Icterine Warbler and 2 Spotted Flycatchers here. It was the first time I have visited this little spot, which is a large (for Shetland) copse of trees next to/part of someone's garden and plant centre, just off the A970 outside Lerwick and overlooks the golf course. It was raining by the time I got here and sadly didn't see a single bird – lovely little spot though and I can see why birds are found here.
Headed to Scalloway, parked up and checked out the very large sunken garden as its known. This private garden can be viewed from the road, but its so vast there could be anything in there, especially now all the leaves are fully out on all the trees. Sadly I didn't hear anything exotic (or otherwise) calling or see anything. Also checked out the scrub alongside the road along the harbour, nothing there either. Late evening now and raining steadily, I returned home. Lashing down with rain later on and wind still east. Raining all tomorrow with north east winds. Winds continue east until Sunday! Gap in the rain part way through Friday morning – all eyes to the skies then! At work tomorrow and then my usual three days off.
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