Wednesday, 29 October 2025

29th October 2025 Unst NE3 Clear

We awoke to a thick frost. With heavy snowfall in Iceland, snow in Finland and on the hills in Faeroe we hoped there might be some hard weather movement in our direction. We took a walk around Norwick before completing the monthly SOTEAG beached bird surveys. 

Norwick: Grey Heron, Merlin, 6 Golden Plover, 26 Lapwing, Woodcock, 18 Common Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, adult Glaucous Gull, Goldcrest, 2 Robin, 2 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 6 Blackcap, Tree Sparrow & Brambling.

Burrafirth: Grey Heron & 2 Blackcap.

Adult Glaucous Gull at Norwick