After an overnight dusting of snow it dawned as a bright sunny and calm morning becoming overcast by lunchtime with snow again falling for most of the afternoon. A walk to Valyie and back produced nothing more than a Water Rail, 15 Skylarks, a Robin and a Carrion Crow. As we drove south to Westing frustratingly a White-tailed Sea-Eagle must have been flying north as Robbie saw it flying high east over Ordaal. Westing was still playing host to the Pink-footed Goose and the juvenile Iceland Gull and there was also a Carrion Crow present. As we drove back north there were 2 Rooks feeding in the field opposite the Final Checkout being our first for the year and the 85th species we've seen on Unst so far this year.
Juvenile Iceland Gull at Westing
Rooks at the Final Checkout, Baltasound
