Saturday 1st February
Rare Bird Alert News
Ross's Goose still, between airfield at Scatsta and Loch of Trondavoe.
BUFFLEHEAD ad. drk, Loch of Hillwell.
American Wigeon 1w drk at Quendale.
AMERICAN COOT, BUFFLEHEAD ad. drk at Loch of Spiggie.
https://www.nature-shetland.co.uk/latest-sightings.
Headed south to Loch of Hillwell to look for the Bufflehead, but couldn't find it. A message had been put out this morning that it was there, but I hadn't noticed a later message to say is was on Loch of Spiggie, so headed there next. Spent a while scoping the Setter area of the loch and was just about to give up, when I found the Bufflehead with 2 Mallard just east of the layby that overlooks Setter Marsh at around 4.10pm and watched it until the very last throws of light at 4.50pm, along with a lot of Wigeon and Tufted Ducks. Such a tiny little duck! Poor light and not able to get any pictures sadly, but even if I had, it would have been a blurry record shot at that distance.
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