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Robbie Brookes
Robbie Brookes
Billy Arthur
2nd October 2024
Bird Sightings:
Yellow-browed Warbler count today in Shetland (excluding Fair Isle) is a conservative 130.
Unst: Little Bunting at Skaw. Barred Warbler at Leawart, Norwick. Little Bunting north of Haroldswick. Chaffinch at Daisy Park, 7 Redpolls, Rosefinch south of school, increase in Brambling and Redwing at Halligarth, Baltasound. Glaucous Gull at Easter Loch.
Yell: Barred Warbler at Cullivoe. Garden Warbler at Effstigarth. Whinchat at Gloup. Hawfinch and Pied Wagtail at Hillend, Mid Yell. Hawfinch at North a Voe. Peregrine at Arisdale, Merlin at Hamnavoe. Barred Warbler at Burravoe. Tree Pipit at Gutcher.
Fetlar: 2 Barred Warbler at Feal Plantation.
Bressay: Little Bunting at Gunnista. 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Redwing, 5 Redpoll, Siskin and Merlin at Gorie.
Out Skerries: Grey Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail and Whinchat.
West Mainland: 2 Magpie at Sandness. Rose-coloured Starling at Michealswood, Aith. Golden Oriole at Summerside, Walls.
Central Mainland: Siberian Chiffchaff at Muckle Roe, and 5 Redwing at Brae. Barred Warbler at Sweening. Barred Warbler at Toogs, Burra. 2 Stonechat at Dale Golf Course. Barred Warbler at Clickimin, 5 Redwing and Siskin at Burn of Sound. Redstart at Gulberwick. Siberian Chiffchaff and 35+Redwing at Wester Quarff. Barred Warbler, Siberian Chiffchaff and 20 Redwing at Easter Quarff.
North Mainland: Richard's Pipit at Eshaness. 2 Barred Warbler and Song Thrush at head of Ronas Voe.
South Mainland: Siberian Chiffchaff, Lesser Whitethroat, and Wood Warbler at Orca Inn, and Barred Warbler at Hoswick. Lesser Whitethroat at Brakefield Rd, Sandwick. 5 Siberian Chiffchaff at Maywick. Siberian Chiffchaff and 12 Redwing over, at Swinister burn. Whinchat at Boddam. Short-eared Owl and Wood Warbler at Quendale. Lesser Whitethroat at Grutness. Red-backed Shrike and 2 Brambling at Toab.
Cetacean Sightings: 2 Minke Whale at Haroldswick and 3 at Braewick, Eshaness. Super pod of >200 White-beaked Dolphin was off Mousa Sound. a pod of 15 dolphin were also off Bressay Light. Pod of Orca were seen off Levenwick, before heading south and last seen 2-3km off Grutness.