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