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

15/10/2008 Clickmin Loch, Lerwick

Ring-necked Duck 1w drake

14/10/2008 Clickmin Loch, Lerwick

Ring-necked Duck 1 1w drake

Garden Warbler 1

13/10/2008 Helendale, Lerwick

Long-tailed Duck 1

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

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

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)

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

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

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 1^st-year male
Snow Bunting 2

Skaw
Eastern Chiffchaff 1 grey

Northdale

Blackcap 1
Northwestern Redpoll 1

Halligarth

Merlin 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Goldcrest 1

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.

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 1^st-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