Monday, 18 May 2026

18th May 2026 Unst S2 Partly overcast

Skaw: 2 Chiffchaff.

Norwick: Swallow, singing Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff & Common Rosefinch.

Haroldswick: Little Stint & 2 Knot.


Little Stint at Haroldswick

17th May 2026 Unst SW2 Partly cloudy

Norwick: Common Rosefinch.

Camb: singing Willow Warbler.

Saturday, 16 May 2026

16th May 2026 Unst NW4 Showers

Norwick: 3Knot, White Wagtail, 2 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff & Common Rosefinch.

Haroldswick: Whimbrel, White Wagtail & Willow Warbler.

Common Rosefinch at Norwick

Friday, 15 May 2026

15th May 2026 Unst NNW6 Rain

Norwick: Knot, Common Rosefinch & 4 Tree Sparrows.

Haroldswick: Knot.

Thursday, 14 May 2026

14th May 2026 Unst N5 Partly overcast

Norwick: 15 Eider, Knot & Common Rosefinch.

Haroldswick: White Wagtail.




2cy Common Rosefinch at Millfield
If my reading of Svensson is correct, the visible moult limit in the primaries ages it as a 2cy as the post-juvenile moult can include replacing 1-4 outer primaries.

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

13th May 2026 Unst Calm Occasional Showers

Skaw: Common Sandpiper, singing Sedge Warbler, Mealy Redpoll, Redpoll sp. & Snow Bunting.

Common Sandpiper at Skaw

Snow Bunting at Skaw

Monday, 11 May 2026

11th May 2026 Unst NW3 Overcast

Skaw: Short-eared Owl, Pied Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail, Sedge Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff & Snow Bunting.

Short-eared Owl at Skaw

Sedge Warbler at Skaw

Snow Bunting at Skaw