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SIBERIAN THRUSH 1w. male for second day at Loch of Asta in bushes just south of Scalloway.Ring-necked Duck still at Loch of Tingwall.
Yellow-browed Warbler at Southpunds, Levenwick.
Common Rosefinch at Grutness.
Yellow-browed Warbler at Gulberwick.
Yellow-browed Warbler near house at Kergord.
Sooty Shearwaters x 4 flew past Sumburgh Head.
Rustic Bunting at rushes at SE corner of The Wadill Water, Corncrake, Yellow-browed Warblers x 2 at Heylor, NNW of Urafirth.
Honey Buzzard (probable) flew east at Da Gairdins, Sand.
Lapland Bunting by lighthouse car park, Red-breasted Flycatcher in geo at Esha Ness.
Wryneck at Quendale Mill.
Yellow-browed Warbler at Burn of Clumlie, Boddam.
Siberian Chiffchaff in gardens by A970, Boddam.
Yellow-browed Warbler at Dalsetter, Boddam.
Blue-winged Teal at NW end from hide at Loch of Spiggie.
Barred Warbler in garden at Dury, west of Laxfirth.
Yellow-browed Warbler at Garth, South Nesting.
Yellow-browed Warblers x 2 at Kirkabister.
Yellow-browed Warbler in garden by road, 1/2 mile south of Lunna Kirk.
Yellow-browed Warblers x 2 at Vidlin.
Subalpine Warbler sp. fem/1w.male in gardens (elusive) at North Levenwick.
Common Rosefinch between garden and crop at Scarpaness, Siberian Chiffchaff in gardens at Brakefield Road, Sandwick.
Yellow-browed Warbler in garden at Fladdabister.
Rustic Bunting male at The Quoys, Bellister, NE of Laxfirth.
Yellow-browed Warbler at Geosetter.
Yellow-browed Warbler at Newing, Skellister.
Yellow-browed Warblers x 3, Siberian Chiffchaff at Easter Quarff.
Yellow-browed Warblers x 2 at Brae Community Wood.
Yellow-browed Warbler at Wadbister, SSE of Girlsta.
ISLANDS
Short-toed Lark still at Otterswick, Yell.Hornemann's Redpoll, Raddes's Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Mealy Redpolls x 4, Common Rosefinch at Valyie, Yellow-browed Warblers x 2 at Burrafirth, Glossy Ibis x 3 at Uyeasound, Unst.
Dusky Warbler still at Skibberhoull, Isle of Whalsay.
SWAINSON'S THRUSH at Ham, Isle of Foula.
Little Bunting, Bluethroat, Yellow-browed Warblers x 3 on Out Skerries.
A gorgeous sunny day here until later! Checked out various spots for migrants in Scalloway, nothing found apart from the leucistic House Sparrow that arrived on my feeders recently. At Uradale Farm at East Voe I found 6 Chaffinches and enjoyed watching 3 Meadow Pipits feeding along the track. At The Trondra Planation I found my first Painted Lady butterfly this year! Met and had a lovely chat with the lady who lives in the lower house behind the plantation who was tending to her hens.
Leucistic House Sparrow in Ladysmith Road, Scalloway
Ladysmith Road, Scalloway
Checked out the plantation near the Trondra Bridge – couple of Blackbirds. Had a nap in the car. I was going to go back to the Siberian Thrush, but really wanted to find my own birds.
Headed to Lunna Kirk and checked out the belt of sycamores where there was a Veery on 29th September 2023, which I won't ever forget! There was a bird scarer set up and pointing into this sycamores, I don't know why? Spent ages untying the sheep gate and tying it back up and then spent a long time scanning the leaf litter under the trees. Only thing found was one Goldcrest, a Blackbird, Wren and a few Starlings. Returned to the car and headed up towards the farm area and checked out all of this area including the horse paddock, which held around 5 Blackbirds, 1 Song Thrush, a Wren, 2 Chaffinches a Northern Wheatear and Starlings. Raining now and wind picking up big time!
Chaffinch at Lunna
Song Thrush in the horse paddock at Lunna
Checked out scrub on route back, found a Northern Wheatear in a quarry, nothing else. Cruised home via Tesco for mini shop. I hadn't realised that I had driven past a Rustic Bunting, which is a little annoying, but there we go! Massive gale going on here, probably the strongest winds since I moved here. Storm Amy is going for it big time!
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