Tuesday 30 August 2016

30th August 2016 Unst SW5 Overcast

A couple of sea-watches from Lamba Ness proved quite entertaining with 5 Sooty Shearwaters and a Storm-Petrel the best but also interesting to note that not a single Puffin was seen today. Whilst seawatching this morning there was a steady trickle of Meadow Pipits arriving along with a few White Wagtails. There were also quite a few Wheatears and Twite at the point some of which I would think were most-likely newly arrived. Ringed Plovers and Dunlin were also seen arriving. A visit to Halligarth produced a Pied Flycatcher and 4 Willow Warblers and a Kestrel was seen hovering over the Houb.

Sooty Shearwater 5 (4S & 1N)
Storm Petrel 1 N
Kestrel 1
Arctic Tern 2N (most have departed now)
Guillemot 2N
Black Guillemot 2S
Willow Warbler 4
Pied Flycatcher 1
White Wagtail c.10
Meadow Pipit c.100
Twite c.10