A Willow Warbler in our garden was early promise but just a single male Snow Bunting was seen at Lamba Ness and a Willow Warbler at Skaw albeit our first Stonechat of the year was seen along the road on the way home. Norwick then came good with a juvenile Iceland Gull along the beach, where 3 Swallows were busy feeding, a pair of Blackcaps were the first we have seen this year, there were 4 Willow Warblers present and a Fieldfare, Dunnock and Robin... and a very pleasing find in the form of a female Subalpine Warbler that shared its garden with a Waxwing! A tour of the Baltasound sites then produced a couple more Willow Warblers and our first Lesser Whitethroat of the year and a Mealy Redpoll.
Willow Warbler at Millfield
Juvenile Iceland Gull at Norwick
Swallow at Norwick
Female Blackcap at Norwick
Pair of Blackcaps at Norwick
Female Subalpine Warbler at Norwick, Unst
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Waxwing at Norwick
Mealy Redpoll at Setters Hill
BB November 2013 compares the tail patterns of the Subalpine Warbler complex...
