Shetland 16/10/13

A few nice birds seen today and again lots of areas covered. Two of my favourite places were worked today, but still that rarity find eludes us. A pleasant evening was spent walking the beach between Quendale and Toab with Porpoises and Eiders in the bay with Fair Isle as a backdrop.
Weather - SE 3-4, Cloudy

Sand Lodge, Sandwick
Swallow - 1

Hoswick
'Northern' Bullfinch - 1 male
Willow Warbler - 1
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1

Channerwick
Jack Snipe - 2

Levenwick
Slavonian Grebe - 1

Quendale
Jack Snipe - 2
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1
Harbour Porpoise - 10

Toab
Brambling - 1
Siberian Chiffchaff - 1

 Siberian Chiffchaff at Hoswick

 'Northern' Bullfinch at Hoswick

 a classic Shetland sighting of a Yellow-browed

 Harbour Porpoise and Fair Isle

working the Iris Beds in Quendale