Wednesday, 24 December 2008

24/12/08 Midrips, Jurys Gap and Camber Sands N1 Overcast


Red-throated Diver c.12 off Midrips
Pintail c.6 Midrips
Velvet Scoter 2 off Midrips
Eider c.8 off Midrips
Scaup 1E off Midrips
Grey Plover c.8 Midrips
Avocet 2 Midrips
Scandinavian Herring Gull 1 juv. moulting into 1w at Jurys Gap, 1 3w Camber and 2 adults Camber

Sunday, 21 December 2008

21/12/08 Pett and Rye Wharf W3


Yelow-legged Gull 2w Pett beach
Scandinavian Herring Gull 3 ad Pett, 3 Rye Wharf

Sunday, 14 December 2008

14/12/08 Pett, Scotney and Castle Water NE3 Cold

Scandinavian Herring Gull 2 ad Scotney, 3 ad Castle Water

Saturday, 6 December 2008

6/12/08 Cuckmere and Newhaven Ouse Project


Great Northern Diver 1 juv.
Bearded Tit 4

Sunday, 16 November 2008

16/11/08 Beachy SW3-4


Water Rail h
Tawny Owl 1
Stock Dove 85
House Martin 1
Swallow 2
Goldfinch 300

Saturday, 8 November 2008

8/11/08 Beachy S7


Gannet 5
Fulmar 2
Peregrine 1
Song Thrush 1
Goldcrest 5
Long-tailed Tit 3
Starling c.3,000

Sunday, 2 November 2008

2/11/08 Beachy Calm Overcast


Brent 33E
Hen Harrier 1 ringtail
Peregrine 1
Merlin 1 female
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Black Redstart 2 (1 male)
Redwing 5
Song Thrush 8
Ring Ouzel 10
Mistle Thrush 2
Skylark 5
Dartford Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 3
Goldcrest 4
Firecrest 1
Long-tailed Tit 6 Belle Tout Wood
Goldfinch 100E
Brambling 1
Raven 2

Saturday, 1 November 2008

1/11/2008 Beachy NNE4


Stock Dove 3
Woodpigeon 500
Skylark 1
Woodlark 1 flying around at Birling
Black Redstart 1 male
Fieldfare 2
Redwing 2
Song Thrush 2
Blackbird 20
Goldcrest 1
Redpoll 40
Siskin 2

Saturday, 18 October 2008

18/10/2008 Beachy SW4


Little Egret 1
Stock Dove 7
Woodpigeon 870
House Martin 1
Pied Wagtail 8
Grey Wagtail 1
Skylark 7
Dartford Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 4
Goldcrest 3
Redpoll 1
Raven 2

Wednesday, 15 October 2008

15/10/2008 Clickmin Loch, Lerwick

Ring-necked Duck 1w drake

Tuesday, 14 October 2008

14/10/2008 Clickmin Loch, Lerwick


Ring-necked Duck 1 1w drake
Garden Warbler 1

Monday, 13 October 2008

13/10/2008 Helendale, Lerwick

Long-tailed Duck 1

Sunday, 12 October 2008

12/10/2008 Beachy Calm


Wood Pigeon 40
House Martin 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Pied Wagtail 3
Swallow 10
Song Thrush 5
Continental Coal Tit 5 Old Trapping Area
Blackcap 2
Dartford Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 24
Goldcrest 6
Siskin 3
Redpoll 4
Reed Bunting 3

Saturday, 11 October 2008

11/10/2008 Beachy SW2


Little Owl 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
House Martin 2
Swallow 14
Pied Wagtail 4
Grey Wagtail 1
Skylark 6
Song Thrush 1
Blackcap 3
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 wood
Goldcrest 5
Greenfinch 10
Brambling 1
Redpoll 7
Siskin 4

Thursday, 9 October 2008

9/10/2008 Nanjizal Valley. Calm.


Merlin 1
Reed Warbler 1
ALDER FLYCATCHER 1 male ex.
Snow Bunting 1

 
Alder Flycatcher at Nanjizal (Mike Malpass)

Sunday, 5 October 2008

5/10/2008 Caerlaverock WWT


Barnacle Goose c.12,000
RICHARDSON’S CANADA GOOSE 1 lacking chinstrap. White border to lower neck sock. Barnacle Goose-sized.
Brent Goose 1

Saturday, 4 October 2008

4/10/2008 Unst N5 Flooding and snow!


Yell to Mainland Ferry
Rock Pipit 1 aboard ferry for entire crossing

Lerwick Catch
Iceland Gull 1 2nd-winter

Friday, 3 October 2008

3/10/2008 Unst NW7


Lamba Ness
Bonxie 5N
Snow Bunting 10

Valyie
Robin 1
Blackcap 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Whitethroat 1
Willow Warbler 1
Goldcrest 1
Spotted Flycatcher 1
North-western Redpoll 5
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll 1 1st-year male
Snow Bunting 2

Skaw
Eastern Chiffchaff 1 grey

Northdale
Blackcap 1
Northwestern Redpoll 1

Halligarth
Merlin 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Goldcrest 1

Thursday, 2 October 2008

2/10/2008 Unst NW4 Showers


Uyeasound
Whooper Swan 4
Pink-footed Goose 2
Redwing 1
Blackcap 3
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Yellow-browed Warbler 2

Norwick
Fieldfare 3
Blackcap 1
Lesser Whitethroat 2
Goldcrest 2
Spotted Flycatcher 1
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll 1 1st-year male ex.

Wednesday, 1 October 2008

1/10/2008 Unst N6

Norwick
Snow Bunting 1

Lamba Ness
Sooty Shearwater 1N (9.00am), 1N (9.20am), 1N (11.00am)
Blue Fulmar 1N (9.15am), 1N (11.00am)

Skaw
Whinchat 1

Valyie, Norwick
Blackcap 2
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Willow Warbler 1
Goldcrest 5
Northwestern Redpoll 6
HORNEMANN’S ARCTIC REDPOLL 1 1st-year male. Brilliant! The ultimate snowball found in the fields adjacent to the green barn as we walked towards Valyie, our favourite garden, on Unst.
Brambling 1

Northdale
Redwing 1
Blackcap 1
Goldcrest 1
Northwestern Redpoll 1

Halligarth
Woodpigeon 2
Redwing 20
Blackcap 1
Yellow-browed Warbler 1
Pied Flycatcher 1


Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll at Valyie

 DC photographing the Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll

Hornemann's & Northwestern Redpoll at Valyie

Tuesday, 30 September 2008

30/9/2008 Unst Calm!


Uyeasound
Whooper Swan 4
Osprey 1

Skaw
Whinchat 1
Chiffchaff 1

Lamba Ness
Snow Bunting 4

Valyie, Norwick
Spotted Flycatcher 1
Blackcap 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Chiffchaff 1
Goldcrest 1

Northdale
Yellow-browed Warbler 1
Northwestern Redpoll 1

Halligarth
Pied Flycatcher 1
Blackcap 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1

Clingera
Lesser Whitethroat 1

Baltasound
Little Egret 1

Balliasta
Blackcap 1

Uyeasound
Pintail 2
Yellow-browed Warbler 1
Common Rosefinch 1

Monday, 29 September 2008

29/9/2008 Unst W3


Uyeasound
Whooper Swan 4
Pink-footed Goose 2
Wigeon 36
Pintail 2
Teal 4
Osprey 1
American Golden Plover 1 black spots on belly, long primary projection, long white supercilium round ear-coverts. Basically grey and white.

Halligarth
Woodpigeon 1
Pied Flycatcher 1

Valyie, Norwick
Spotted Flycatcher 1
Blackcap 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Willow Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 1
Chaffinch 50

Sunday, 28 September 2008

28/9/2009 Unst W3


Uyeasound
Teal 3
Wigeon 3
Osprey 1 fishing ex.
Skylark 21
Dunnock 2
Blackcap 2
Chaffinch 12

Valyie, Norwick
Merlin 1
Blackcap 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Chaffinch 15
Brambling 1

Skaw
Garden Warbler 1

Baltasound
Blackcap 1

Halligarth
Pied Flycatcher 1
Yellow-browed Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 1

Clingera
Lesser Whitethroat 1

Belmont
Tufted Duck 21
Pochard 1

Saturday, 27 September 2008

27/9/2008 Unst SW5 Rain


Lamba Ness
Pink-footed Goose 10S
Blue Fulmar 1N at 8.35am all grey morph
Fulmar 500N
Gannet 500N
Kittiwake 3
Bonxie 15N
Peregrine 1 juv.

Skaw
Kestrel 1
Golden Plover 30
Robin 1
Whinchat 2
Redwing 1
Chiffchaff 1

Norwick
Dunlin 1
Blackcap 1
Whitethroat 1
Chiffchaff 1
Goldcrest 1
Chaffinch 10
Brambling 1

Northdale
Skylark 15
Blackcap 1

Burrafirth
Osprey 1ex.
Willow Warbler 1

Halligarth
Sparrowhawk 1
Blackbird 1
Blackcap 1

Friday, 26 September 2008

26/9/2008 Out Skerries S3


Pink-footed Goose 40
Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
Water Rail 1
Snipe 1
Tree Pipit 2
White Wagtail 1
Dunnock 1
Common Redstart 2
Whinchat 2
Wheatear 2
Blackbird 2
Blackcap 2
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Yellow-browed Warbler 1
Goldcrest 2
Chaffinch 4
Siskin 1
Common Rosefinch 1

View from our croft - also time for us to depart (though by boat)


Sweening
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Pied Flycatcher 1

Norwick
Kestrel 1
Dunlin 1
Blackbird 2
Song Thrush 1
Chaffinch 20
Brambling 1

Skaw
Whinchat 2
Blackcap 1
Chiffchaff 1

Halligarth
Merlin 1
Blackcap 3
Lesser Whitethroat 1

Thursday, 25 September 2008

25/9/2008 Out Skerries SW3


Merlin 1
Snipe 10
Skylark 1
Tree Pipit 2
White Wagtail 1
Robin 1
Common Redstart 1
Whinchat 5
Wheatear 10
Blackbird 1
Song Thrush 1
Redwing 8
Reed Warbler 2
Blackcap 3
Lesser Whitethroat 3
Yellow-browed Warbler 6
Chiffchaff 1
Willow Warbler 3
Chaffinch 2
Brambling 1
Siskin 1
Common Rosefinch 2


Wednesday, 24 September 2008

24/9/2008 Out Skerries S1


Storm Petrel 1 dead
Ringed Plover 15
Dunlin 1
Snipe 1
Whimbrel 1
Skylark 2
Grey Wagtail 1
White Wagtail 1
Dunnock 2
Common Redstart 4
Whinchat 10
Wheatear 10
Blackbird 2
Redwing 2
Reed Warbler 1
Blackcap 5
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Yellow-browed Warbler 2
Chiffchaff 3
Willow Warbler 5
Spotted Flycatcher 1
Pied Flycatcher 4
Brambling 1
Siskin 1
North-western Redpoll 1
Common Rosefinch 2

Roadside Yellow-browed Warbler on Out Skerries

Tuesday, 23 September 2008

23/9/2008 Out Skerries W1


Pink-footed Goose 89W
Wigeon 3
Kestrel 2
Merlin 1
Ringed Plover 6
Snipe 2
Whimbrel h
Tree Pipit 5
Dunnock 2
Common Redstart 4
Whinchat 6
Wheatear 4
Blackbird 1
Song Thrush 2
Reed Warbler 3
Blackcap 4
Garden Warbler 2
Yellow-browed Warbler 2
Chiffchaff 1
Willow Warbler 3
Pied Flycatcher 1
Chaffinch 3
Brambling 2
North-western Redpoll 1
Snow Bunting 1
Red Admiral 2


Out Skerries

Red Admiral on Out Skerries

Monday, 22 September 2008

22/9/2008 Out Skerries W1


Wigeon 3
Ringed Plover 5
Snipe 2
Rock Dove 14
Skylark 1
Tree Pipit 2
Yellow Wagtail 1
White Wagtail 1
Dunnock 1
Robin 6
Common Redstart 6
Whinchat 9
Wheatear 11
Blackbird 1
Reed Warbler 4
Blackcap 3
Whitethroat 2
Yellow-browed Warbler 1
Chaffinch 6
Brambling 2
Redpoll sp. h
Lapland Bunting 1

Sunset over Out Skerries

Sunday, 21 September 2008

21/9/2009 Out Skerries SW3


Pink-footed Goose 6
Barnacle Goose 1
Wigeon 4
Shoveler 1
Grey Heron 10
Kestrel 2
Skylark 5
Tree Pipit 6
Yellow Wagtail 3
Grey Wagtail 1
White Wagtail 1
Dunnock 3
Robin 9
Common Redstart 14
Whinchat 14
Wheatear 10
Blackbird 2
Song Thrush 3
Redwing 1
Reed Warbler 1
Blackcap 5
Whitethroat 2
Yellow-browed Warbler 10 ex.
Chiffchaff 1
Willow Warbler 15
Goldcrest 2
Spotted Flycatcher 1
Pied Flycatcher 1
Chaffinch 10
Siskin 1
Mealy Redpoll 1
Reed Bunting 1
Red Admiral 2





Out Skerries

Immature drake Eider

Saturday, 20 September 2008

20/9/2008 Out Skerries SSE4

Kestrel 2
Ringed Plover 2
Skylark 2
Swallow 3
Tree Pipit 6
Yellow Wagtail 3
White Wagtail 2
Dunnock 2
Robin 4
Common Redstart 6
Whinchat 6
Wheatear 10
Blackbird 2
Song Thrush 2
Grasshopper Warbler 1
Reed Warbler 2
Blackcap 3
Garden Warbler 1
Whitethroat 2
Willow Warbler 2
Pied Flycatcher 1
Chaffinch 17
Lapland Bunting 1
Reed Bunting 1



Out Skerries

Friday, 19 September 2008

19/9/2008 Out Skerries W2


Wigeon 10
Teal 1
Kestrel 2
Golden Plover 1
Lapwing 1
Dunlin 16
Curlew Sandpiper 2
Ruff 3
Snipe 7
Skylark 1
Tree Pipit 12
Meadow Pipit 75
Yellow Wagtail 3
Grey Wagtail 1
White Wagtail 1
Dunnock 2
Robin 7
Common Redstart 11
Whinchat 10
Wheatear 20
Blackbird 1
Song Thrush 21
Reed Warbler 1
Blackcap 4
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Whitethroat 3
Willow Warbler 10
Raven 26
Chaffinch 10
Brambling 1
Reed Bunting 2

Thursday, 18 September 2008

18/9/2008 Out Skerries S5


Wigeon 10
Kestrel 1
Golden Plover 4
Little Stint 1
Ruff 3
Snipe 3
Skylark 9
Sand Martin 1
Swallow 2
Tree Pipit 12
Yellow Wagtail 4
White Wagtail 2
Dunnock 1
Robin 4
Common Redstart 7
Whinchat 7
Wheatear 13
Blackbird 2
Fieldfare 2
Song Thrush 6
Grasshopper Warbler 1
Sedge Warbler 1
Reed Warbler 3
Blackcap 5
Garden Warbler 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Whitethroat 1
Willow Warbler 8
Chaffinch 2
Brambling 1
Twite 12
Reed Bunting 2










 Out Skerries