17/9/08 Out Skerries SSE2

Wigeon 10

Shoveler 1
Kestrel 1
Ringed Plover 1
Little Stint 3
Dunlin 36
Ruff 3
Snipe 3
Green Sandpiper 1
Turtle Dove 1
Skylark 7
Swallow 2
Tree Pipit 8
Yellow Wagtail 3
White Wagtail 4
Dunnock 1
Robin 9
Common Redstart 16
Whinchat 9
Wheatear 16
Blackbird 3
Song Thrush 15
Grasshopper Warbler 1
Sedge Warbler 1
Reed Warbler 2
Blackcap 4
Garden Warbler 1
Lesser Whitethroat 2
Whitethroat 2
Willow Warbler 22
Spotted Flycatcher 4
Pied Flycatcher 2
Red-backed Shirke 1 juv.
Chaffinch 22
Twite 26
Reed Bunting 1

16/9/08 Out Skerries S2

Wigeon 10

Teal 6
Kestrel 1
Golden Plover 2
Dunlin 2
Snipe 8
Skylark 4
Tree Pipit 7
Yellow Wagtail 1
Dunnock 1
Robin 8
Common Redstart 15
Whinchat 10
Wheatear 10
Blackbird 2
Song Thrush 5
Grasshopper Warbler 1
Reed Warbler 4
Blackcap 1
Garden Warbler 2
Lesser Whitethroat 3
Whitethroat 2
Yellow-browed Warbler 1ex.
Chiffchaff 2
Willow Warbler 18
Spotted Flycatcher 2
Pied Flycatcher 3
Red-backed Shirke 1 juv.
Chaffinch 12
Twite 7
Reed Bunting 1

Unstreaked Acro facing left appearing as a Reed Warbler...

...but when facing right recalling a Marsh Warbler

Northern Willow Warblers P.t. acredula on Out Skerries

Yellow-browed Warbler on Out Skerries



15/9/08 Out Skerries S5 Rain

Wigeon 10
Teal 2
Shoveler 1
Eider 270
Kestrel 2
Water Rail 1
Turnstone 2
Ringed Plover 2
Golden Plover 10
Dunlin 2
Little Stint 2
Snipe 17
Greenshank 1
Skylark 3
Swallow 1
Tree Pipit 12
Yellow Wagtail 3
Pied Wagtail 1
Dunnock 3
Robin 13
Common Redstart 34
Whinchat 29
Wheatear 23
Blackbird 3
Song Thrush 35
Reed Warbler 6
Blackcap 7
Garden Warbler 3
Lesser Whitethroat 2
Whitethroat 4
Willow Warbler 24
Spotted Flycatcher 3
Pied Flycatcher 3
Red-backed Shirke 1 juv.
Chaffinch 38
Brambling 1
Twite 26
Reed Bunting 1

Out Skerries airfield

 

Out Skerries

Teal on Out Skerries

14/9/2008 Out Skerries SSE6

Wigeon 10

Teal 1
Shoveler 1
Kestrel 3
Turnstone 1
Ringed Plover 1
Little Stint 4
Dunlin 18
Snipe 8
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Skylark 3
Swallow 1
Tree Pipit 4
Yellow Wagtail 4
White Wagtail 1
Robin 13
Common Redstart 25
Whinchat 16
Wheatear 14
Blackbird 2
Song Thrush 13
Grasshopper Warbler 1
Reed Warbler 4
Blackcap 6
Garden Warbler 4
Lesser Whitethroat 2
Whitethroat 2
Willow Warbler 19
Goldcrest 5
Spotted Flycatcher 4
Pied Flycatcher 4
Chaffinch 10
Twite 13
Mealy Redpoll 1
Reed Bunting 1
Red Admiral 3

Little Stints on Out Skerries

Male Redstart on Out Skerries

Great Spotted Woodpecker on Out Skerries



13/9/2008 Seafield, Lerwick, Shetland SSE7

Yellow Wagtail 1
Common Redstart 5
Blackcap 3
Garden Warbler 1
Willow Warbler 5
Pied Flycatcher 2

Vidlin

Common Redstart 1
Song Thrush 1
Willow Warbler 4
Spotted Flycatcher 1
Pied Flycatcher 2

Out Skerries SSE6

Greylag Goose 5
Wigeon 10
Grey Heron 18
Kestrel 1
Little Stint 2
Redshank 1
Ruff 4
Snipe 5
Curlew 2
Green Sandpiper 1
Common Gull 1
Skylark 1
Swallow 1
Tree Pipit 12
Yellow Wagtail 5
White Wagtail 1
Robin 4
Common Redstart 20
Whinchat 23
Wheatear 10
Blackbird 1
Song Thrush 13
Grasshopper Warbler 1 ringed
Reed Warbler 3
Blackcap 7
Garden Warbler 4
Lesser Whitethroat 2
Whitethroat 2
Willow Warbler 25
Spotted Flycatcher 2
Pied Flycatcher 1
Red-backed Shirke 1 juvenile George’s garden
Twite 1
Reed Bunting 1

Male Common Redstart on Out Skerries

Spotted Flycatchers on Out Skerries

12/9/2008 Ythan Estuary SE 1

Pale-bellied Brent Goose 1

Red-breasted Merganser 3
Slavonian Grebe 1
Bar-tailed Godwit 1
GREATER SANDPLOVER 1 1^st-summer thought we'd check the Ythan Dunlin flock in case it was playing host to a White-rumped Sandpiper and found this instead!
Ringed Plover 30
Dunlin c.150

Greater Sandplover at the Ythan Estuary

31/8/08 Beachy Calm with thunderstorm

Hobby 1

Sand Martin 10
Swallow 20
Yellow Wagtail 2
Grey Wagtail 1
Tree Pipit h
Wheatear 2
Sedge Warbler 1
Willow Warbler 10
Spotted Flycatcher 2