Shetland - Day 3 - 1/10/12

Unst Sound
Long-tailed Duck - 8

Norwick, Unst
PECHORA PIPIT - 1
hornemanni ARCTIC REDPOLL - 1
Mealy Redpoll - 20
Merlin - 1

Haroldswick, Unst
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1

Toft, North Mainland
Barred Warbler - 1

Voe, West Mainland
Spotted Sandpiper - 1
Surf Scoter - 1

Arctic Redpoll

Shetland - Day 4 - 2/10/12

Quendale, Southwest Mainland
Whinchat - 1
Jack Snipe - 1
Spotted Flycatcher - 2
Tree Pipit - 1
Twite - 20

Toab, South Mainland
Isabelline Shrike - 1
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 S/F

Sumburgh, South Mainland
Fieldfare - 1
Sanderling - 2

Channerwick, East Mainland
Yellow-browed Warbler - 2

Sandwick, East Mainland
Red-backed Shrike - 1
Pied Flycatcher - 2

Isabelline Shrike

Shetland - Day 5 - 3/10/12

Fladdabister, East Mainland
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1
Lesser Whitethroat - 1
Pied Flycatcher - 1

Levenwick, East Mainland
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1

Toab, South Mainland
Isabelline Shrike - 1

Western Quarff, Mainland
Red-breasted Flycatcher - 1
Blackcap - 1

Scalloway Harbour, West Mainland
no sign of Little Auk!!

 Isabelline Shrike

Black Guillemot

Shetland - Day 6 - 4/10/12

Veensgarth, Shetland
American Golden Plover - 1
Golden Plover - 30

Kerdgord Plantations
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1
Brambling - 1

A quiet day with few migrants. Several harbours were looked at for the hope of a white-winged Gull.

 American Golden Plover

 Raven

 Guillemot

Grey Seal

Shetland - Day 7 - 5/10/12

Scousburgh, West Mainland
GREAT REED WARBLER - 1 Self Found around large reedbed and iris beds.

Hoswick, East Mainland
Siberian Stonechat - 1
Wood Warbler - 1

Rest of the day was spent visiting several locations with very little seen. There was a Pallid Harrier around but no sign.

Great Reed Warbler

 Siberian Stonechat

 Wood Warbler

 

Splash Point 26/9/12

A strong southerly wind this morning was enough to get me back down Splash Point. A couple of times the rain was so heavy the visibility was reduced. Totals for the morning between 7.05am-9.45am are:

BALEARIC SHEARWATER - 1 east at 7.17am
Brent Geese - 14 west
Common Scoter - 5
Common Tern - 10
Gannet - 50
Swallow - steady stream moving eastwards

25/9/12 - In a strong SW wind the totals in an hour were:

Manx Shearwater - 1
Garganey - 1
Common Scoter - 2
Gannet - 100

Seaford Head 20/9/12

Been a while but with these continuous westerly winds the thought of finding any scarcity was non-existent. However this morning there was no wind and with clear conditions I was expecting a lot of variety flying over. This wasn't the case, but totals for the morning are:

Yellow Wagtails - 33
Meadow Pipit - 36
Siskin - 1
Chiffchaff - 42
Blackcap - 45
Willow Warbler - 1
Whitethroat - 2
Goldcrest - 1
House Martin - 400+

Goldfinches starting to flock up!