Rare Bird Alert News
Marsh Warblers x 2, Icterine Warbler at Sumburgh Farm.
Icterine Warbler at Sumburgh Hotel.
Red-backed Shrike fem. at Ness of Sound, Sound, Icterine Warbler at Longland, Sound, Red-backed Shrike male at South Burn of Gremista, Marsh Warbler, Pied Flycatcher at Anderson High School, Marsh Warbler at Burn of Sound, Lerwick.
Icterine Warblers x 3, Marsh Warbler at Scatness.
Golden Oriole fem/1s. male, Red-backed Shrikes (both males) x 2, Turtle Dove, Marsh Warbler, Icterine Warbler, Pied Flycatcher at Quendale Mill.
Red-backed Shrikes (1 male) x 2 at Wester Quarff.
Marsh Warbler, Red-backed Shrikes (both males) x 2, Wood Sandpiper at Levenwick.
Red-backed Shrike male at Spiggie House, Loch of Spiggie.
Nightjar flushed at Weisdale Chapel Garden, Weisdale.
Golden Oriole male singing at Kergord.
Little Stint at Pool of Virkie.
Red-backed Shrike fem. at Noness, Red-backed Shrike fem., Pied Flycatcher at Swinister Burn, Icterine Warbler, Common Rosefinch at Swinister, Icterine Warbler at Leebitten, Sandwick.
Red-backed Shrike fem. at Tresta.
Icterine Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Red-backed Shrike male at Geosetter.
Ring-necked Duck at Loch of Hillwell.
Golden Oriole flew north from garden, Red-backed Shrike fem. at Hillwell.
Icterine Warbler in garden at Grutness.
Red-backed Shrike at Melby.
Red-backed Shrike male at Ronas Voe.
Red-backed Shrike male at Wethersta Plantation, Brae.
Red-backed Shrike male at Northmavine, Voe.
Red-rumped Swallow at Brow Marsh, Loch of Brow.
Icterine Warblers x 2, Marsh Warbler at Hoswick.
Red-backed Shrike male, Icterine Warbler, Pied Flycatcher at Mossbank.
Red-backed Shrike male at South Voxter.
Marsh Warbler at Vatster.
Marsh Warbler singing in burn opposite Gulberwick Kirk, Gulberwick.
Icterine Warbler singing at Burravoe, Golden Oriole still, Marsh Warbler, Pied Flycatcher at Hillend, Yell.
Great Reed Warbler at Greenfield, Marsh Warbler at Haroldswick, Honey Buzzard at Belmont/Snaravoe, Grey-headed Wagtail at Norwick, Green-winged Teal at Northdale, Glaucous Gull at Uyeasound, Honey Buzzard at Baltasound, Unst.
Icterine Warbler in garden at Aithness, Icterine Warbler at Funzie, Fetlar.
Icterine Warbler, Marsh Warbler at Skaw, Icterine Warbler at Marrister, Whalsay.
Rustic Bunting at Ham, Common Rosefinch, Red-backed Shrike at Foula.
Siskins, House Sparrows, Starlings and a male Blackbird in my garden today. Lots of cute lambs on Gallows Hill behind me, along with Shetland ponies. This evening I went to Gulberwick, parked up at the Kirk and walked along the track opposite, that runs alongside a burn leading to the large yellow wooden cladded property called Wick House. Not far along the track I flushed a warbler into some Rosa Rugosa by the burn. I couldn't see it and didn't see it, but it started singing a while later and turned out to be a Marsh Warbler – this is a new find for me, very pleased indeed. After I put the news out (there has been loads here this Spring), another birder called James turned up, who said he had only searched this area an hour ago, lucky me and lucky him! Nothing else of note here.
Had a drive and walk around Fladdibister and then Oraquay where I saw a Bonxie fly over, then continued on to Aith and Cunningsburgh. A black bunny rang along the road in front of me! There was a Great Northern Diver close in by the shore, in the pull in area off the A970. On route home I saw a very long winged brown 'ish' bird fly across the road, just outside Cunningsburgh – the only thing I could think of was Nightjar, but the light was awful, so couldn't be sure at all.
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