18th May 2015 Unst E2 with light rain from mid-morning

An early morning visit to Skaw had drawn a blank until we were about to leave when we saw a Hoopoe flying straight towards us - brilliant! It landed on a nearby fencepost being mobbed by Meadow Pipits and soon took flight heading towards Lamba Ness. We checked Lamba Ness and on driving back to Norwick saw a female-type Ring Ouzel. Norwick played host to a few common migrants but thereafter Haroldswick and Baltasound proved very quiet.

Teal 2

Mallard 5

Sanderling 1

Whimbrel 1

Iceland Gull 1

Hoopoe 1

Swallow 5

House Martin 1

Chiffchaff 2

Willow Warbler 4

Blackcap 4

Whitethroat 1

Ring Ouzel 1

Redwing 1

Pied Wagtail 4

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Hoopoe being relentlessly mobbed by a Meadow Pipit at Skaw (lower JFC)

Female Ring Ouzel above Norwick

Golden Plover at Lamba Ness (JFC)

Whimbrel at Haroldswick (JFC)

Hedgehog at Skaw (JFC)