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Icterine Warbler at Spiggie Hotel, Red-backed Shrikes fems. x 2  at Culsetter, Icterine Warblers x 2 at Noss Farm, Icterine Warbler on west side at Loch of Spiggie.

Waxwing at Dalsetter, Boddam.

Icterine Warbler, Bluethroat fem. at Sumburgh Hotel.

Common Rosefinch, Red-backed Shrike at Sumburgh.

Pied Flycatcher fem. at quarry, Sumburgh.

Marsh Warbler at Sumburgh Farm.

Red-backed Shrikes x 2 (1 male) by houses above Boddam Voe.

Ring Ouzel, Icterine Warblers x 2 at Loch of Clumlie, Icterine Warbler at Boddam.

Red-backed Shrikes x 2, Icterine Warblers x 4, Bluethroat male singing at Pool of Virkie.

Icterine Warbler in garden at Bigton.

Nightjar at Exnaboe then flew to Virkie.

Bluethroat fem. in garden, Red-backed Shrikes x 3, Marsh Warbler at Exnaboe.

Icterine Warbler, Red-backed Shrike male at Geosetter.

Hobby flew over Sandwick towards Swinister Burn.

Red-backed Shrike at Swinister Burn, Wood Warbler in garden at Sandwick.

Icterine Warbler, Ring-necked Duck on pool at east end of dunes at Quendale.

Turtle Dove at Quendale Mill.

Bluethroat fem., Icterine Warbler, Red-backed Shrike fem. at Dale of Walls.

Red-rumped Swallow, Bluethroat fem. at Toab.

Wood Warbler, Red-backed Shrike male at Levenwick.

Bluethroat fems x 2., Red-backed Shrike fem. at Noness.

Bluethroat fem., Icterine Warbler, Wood Warbler at Scatness.

Rustic Bunting, Marsh Warbler in garden at Cruisdale, Icterine Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Pied Flycatcher at Turrifield, Red-backed Shrike at Sandness.

Icterine Warbler at Swarthoull, Sound, Red-backed-Shrike fem. at West Hall, Marsh Warbler at North Loch Drive, Icterine Warbler SW of Hayfield House at Lerwick.

Hobby flew over, Icterine Warblers x 2, Red-backed Shrikes x 2 at Maywick.

Red-backed Shrike male in garden, Red-backed Shrike fem. by The Manse at South Voxter.

Common Rosefinch 1s male singing at Ellister.

Red-backed Shrike male at Mail, Cunningsburgh.

Icterine Warbler, Red-backed Shrikes x 2 (1 male) at Otterswick.

Icterine Warbler at Orca Country Inn, Hoswick.

 

MEGA: GREEN WARBLER male singing still, Icterine Warblers x 2, Wood Warbler, Hawfinch, Red-backed Shrike at Valyie, Golden Oriole, Waxwing, Marsh Warblers x 2, Red-backed Shrike fem. at Haroldswick, Unst.

Icterine Warbler, Common Rosefinch male at Aithness, Common Rosefinch male at Tresta, Icterine Warblers x 6, Marsh Warbler, Red-backed Shrikes x 10 at Fetlar.

Red-backed Shrike male at Basta Voe, Basta, Red-backed Shrike male at Burravoe, Glaucous Gull at Cullivoe, Yell.

Icterine Warblers x 4, Bluethroat, Red-backed Shrike at Skaw, Red-backed Shrike at Isbister, Marsh Warbler at Grunitaing, Whalsay.

Thrush Nightingale still, Bluethroat, Icterine Warbler, Red-backed Shrikes x 3 (2 males) on Isle of Noss.

Icterine Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Red-backed Shrikes x 4 on Out Skerries. 

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

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Whilst I've been at work, its been dripping with birds all day long in heavy rain and foggy conditions. After work I walked in the rain at Clickimin Loch, but sadly only found a few Blackbirds and House Sparrows here. Checked out Helendale Drive and just before Helendale House I found a very wet Spotted Flycatcher in the middle of some dead branches, which was nice to find, but not photographable and certainly not worth getting my camera wet for. I was drenched, so decided to go home and in any case, not much was going to be showing in these atrocious conditions at this time of night. Oh well, at least I tried.