30th April 2025

Bird Sightings: 

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Unst:  Serin at Millfield briefly, and Tree Sparrow at Valyie.  2 Sand Martin at Baltasound. Sparrowhawk over Ordaal.   2 Jackdaw at Buness.  

Yell:  2 Hawfinch, 5 Redpll and 3 Crossbill at Hillend, Mid Yell.  

Out Skerries:  Common Whitethroat, Tree Pipit, Dunnock, Carrion Crow.  

Mousa:  Ring Ouzel.  

West Mainland:  6 Barnacle Geese at Norby.  

South Mainland:  Osprey over Loch of Brow, then north end of Spiggie, with 4 Pintail, 2 Shoveler, Barnacle and 4 Pink-footed Geese also there.  Gadwall and Shoveler at Hillwell.  Reed Bunting and Common Redpoll at Dave's Trees, and Jackdaw overhead, Sumburgh.  Scaup, Iceland gull, and hybrid Glaucous x Herring at Maywick.  Lesser Whitethroat at Scatness​​​​

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Cetacean Sightings:  Pod of Orca spotted off Twageos, Lerwick before heading south as far as Sumburgh Head.