After a few days of blasting cold northeasterly winds it was nice to awake to less windy conditions. Skaw produced a nice summer-plumaged Knot on the beach and a skein of Geese that flew due north out to sea. A Whooper Swan had arrived nearby. A Reed Warbler that was first heard singing yesterday was still present at Norwick that had been joined by a Willow Warbler and Spotted Flycatcher. Other sites visited produced little more than a scatter of Chiffchaffs. Suddenly wild flowers are carpeting the island and a few Orchids were found amongst them as well as Edmondston's Chickweed that is endemic to Unst being one of the rarest plants in the World!
Skaw
Knot 1 summer-plumage
Stormy seas subsiding at Skaw looking towards Lamba Ness
Red-throated Diver
Drake Eider at Skaw
Summer-plumaged Knot at Skaw
Golden Plover
Norwick
Reed Warbler h
Willow Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 4
Spotted Flycatcher 1
Baltasound
Chiffchaff c.5
Heath Spotted Orchid at Lamba Ness
Northern Marsh Orchid at Setters Hill
Frog Orchid at the Keen of Hamar
Early Purple Orchid at the Keen of Hamar
Edmondston's Chickweed at the Keen of Hamar
