Bird Sightings: 

Yellow-browed Warbler count today in Shetland (excluding Fair Isle) is a conservative 49, a big fall in numbers from yesterday.  Maybe under-reporting, or birds have left, or perhaps spread out more?  

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Unst: Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler at Valyie, Tree Pipit, Barred Warbler, 4 Redpolls, 2 Lesser Whitethroat at Norwick.  Little Bunting at Baliasta. Garden Warbler and Pied Flycatcher at Halligarth.  Grey Wagtail at Balta Light.  5 Snow Bunting at Haroldswick.  

Yell:  6 Whooper Swan at Kirk Loch, Barred Warbler at Marina plantation, Cullivoe.  Whinchat at Gloup.  12 Redpoll, Water Rail, 5 Redwing and Brambling at Hillend, Mid Yell.  Siskin and Sparrowhawk at Gutcher.  

Bressay:  Sparrowhawk and Hen Harrier at Gorie.  

West Mainland:  Eastern Crowned Warbler at Transition Turrifield, Sandness.  If viewing please park sensibly and do not enter the garden unless invited by the owners.  Lesser Whitethroat, Whinchat, and 2 Magpie also Sandness.  Sparrowhawk at Dale of Walls.  Red-backed Shrike at Culswick. Rose-coloured Starling and Golden Oriole at Aith.  

Central Mainland:  Pink-footed Goose, Great Spotted Woodpecker and 20+ Siskin at Brae.  Barred Warbler at Sweening, Vidlin.  Little Bunting at Burn of Sound, and Barred Warbler at Queendale Burn, and at Clickimin, Lerwick.  Glaucous Gull at sea, 2 miles south of Noss.  Redstart, Sedge Warbler, Sparrowhawk and Pink-footed Goose at Gulberwick.    

North Mainland:  Red-backed Shrike at Sullom plantation.  

South Mainland:  Red-breasted Flycatcher at Geosetter.  Slavonian Grebe on Spiggie Loch.  Jack Snipe, Ring Ouzel and Barred Warbler at Quendale Burn.  

Cetacean Sightings:  Minke Whale at Norwick and Muness, Unst.  Minke Whale and Risso's dolphin at Haroldswick.  2 Humpback Whales 10miles east of Mousa.  

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