5th November 2025 Unst SW1 Clear

I spent most of the day working again seeing the lingering Northern Wheatear on the beach at Haroldswick.

4th November 2025 Unst SW7 Overcast

We spent most of the day gardening with 2 female Northern Bullfinches paying us a visit.

3rd November 2025 Unst S4 Showers

I took a walk around Norwick in the inclement weather again seeing lingering 1cy Arctic Tern.

Norwick: 3 Teal, Merlin, 15 Lapwing, 3 Woodcock, Arctic Tern, Water Rail, 7 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Robin, Song Thrush, 12 Redwing, Tree Sparrow, 6 Northwestern Redpoll, 3 Chaffinch & female Bullfinch.

1cy Arctic Tern at Norwick

2nd November 2025 Yell & Unst SW4 Overcast

I spent most of the day working before a quick stop at Easter Loch on my way home where there were a few migrants in our garden.

Burravoe: 25 Fieldfare flew south.

Uyeasound: c.30 Whooper Swan, c.300 Long-tailed Duck, Scaup, c.30 Tufted Duck & Coot.

Baltasound: Great White Egret.

Norwick: Water Rail, 3 Blackcap, 3 Jackdaw, Chiffchaff & female Bullfinch.

1st November 2025 Unst SE5 Rain clearing

Norwick: Blackcap, Goldcrest, 15 Redwing & 2 Chaffinch.

Haroldswick: Wheatear & Robin.

Burrafirth: Peregrine, Blackcap & Chiffchaff.

Wheatear at Haroldswick

Peregrine at Burrafirth

31st October 2025 Unst SE6 Showers

Two Water Rails were feeding in our garden and an Arctic Tern was present off Norwick.

30th October 2025 Unst & Yell NE3 Clear

After a quick look at Skaw and Norwick, I headed to Yell surveying. On my return home, as I was passing Mid Yell pier at sunset, I thought I'd check to see if any Gulls were roosting on the voe... but there was just a single Herring Gull present! However, an unexpected reward came in the form of a Little Auk swimming just off the pier. It soon got short shrift from a Guillemot, so started swimming surprisingly quickly, off towards the fish factory.

Skaw: Siberian Chiffchaff, Blackbird & Redwing.

Norwick: Water Rail, 8 Common Snipe, Robin, 5 Blackbird, 12 Redwing, Song Thrush, Hawfinch, female Northern Bullfinch, Brambling & Greenland Redpoll.

Yell: Merlin & Little Auk.

Little Auk off Mid Yell pier