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Icterine Warblers x 2, Red-backed Shrike male and fem., Turtle Dove, Hen Harrier at Quendale Mill.

Icterine Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Red-backed Shrike fem. at Scatness.

Bluethroat singing behind J. W. Gray at Gremista Industrial Estate, Red-backed Shrike male behind South Burn of Gremista, Red-backed Shrike fem. above Anderson High School, Icterine Warbler singing at Sound of Solberg (south of Lerwick), Icterine Warbler singing at Peerie Oversund Park at Lerwick.

Common Rosefinch at North Road, Red-backed Shrike fem. by Dunrossness Baptist Church, Boddam.

Icterine Warblers x 2 at Burravoe, Brae.

Marsh Warbler at Loch of Clevigarth, Red-backed Shrikes x 3 (all fem.), Marsh Warbler at Exnaboe.

Icterine Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Red-backed Shrike, Common Rosefinch, Pied Flycatcher at Swinister Burn, Red-backed Shrike male, Icterine Warbler at Setter, Red-backed Shrike male in garden, Icterine Warbler at Noness, Red-backed Shrike male at Sanick, Sandwick.

Icterine Warbler, Hawfinch at Cruister, Sandness.

Common Rosefinch by beach, Icterine Warbler at Levenwick.

Icterine Warblers x 2 at South Voxter.

Hobby at Cunningsburgh.

Icterine Warbler at Geosetter Burn.

Marsh Warbler at Orca Country Inn, Hoswick.

Red-backed Shrikes x 3, Marsh Warbler, Icterine Warbler at Maywick.

Red-rumped Swallow east of Vidlin.

 

Red-backed Shrikes x 2 (1 male) at Funzie, Icterine Warbler in garden at Aithness, Fetlar.

Curlew Sandpiper at Easting, Glaucous Gull at Uyeasound, Unst.

Red-backed Shrikes x 7, Icterine Warblers x 8, Marsh Warbler, Nightjar on Out Skerries.

Icterine Warblers x 2 at Marrister, Whalsay.

https://www.nature-shetland.co.uk/latest-sightings.

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I was at work today, but checked out a few local spots for migrants this evening. Visited the Peerie Oversund Park in Lerwick, where an Icterine Warbler had been singing earlier today, no sign when I visited for the first time, but what a fabulous little spot – it even has a mini reed bed, which I didn't expect at all! Went to the Burn of Sound and found nothing at all, but did bump into a work colleague from the Independent Living Centre, who I didn't know lived here, so that was a nice surprise. Feeling very tired, I returned to Scalloway, but checked out the large sunken garden before I returned home and nothing there either. No energy to do any more birding. Chilled night at home – I fell asleep!