Skaw produced my first Spotted Flycatcher of the year and there was also a female Pied Flycatcher present. NorthDale added a fine male Pied Flycatcher and whilst driving past the Heritage Centre I saw a male Red-backed Shrike sat on the roadside fence requiring an emergency stop! As I walked around Norwick I'd seen a few common migrants but on arriving at Lewart there was a sense of de ja vu when a small Sylvia with a jerky flight flew from the rosa - another Subalpine Warbler but frustratingly another female! I was soon joined by Pete Morris and his family, Robbie, Pat and then Gav Thomas who found a bat sp. obligingly patrolling back and forth along the burn feeding on insects.
Skaw: Swallow, female Pied Flycatcher & Spotted Flycatcher.
NorthDale: Garden Warbler, Blackcap & male Pied Flycatcher.
Haroldswick: Kestrel & male Red-backed Shrike.
Burrafirth: 4 Great Northern Diver, Garden Warbler & Spotted Flycatcher.
Norwick: Swallow, 2 House Martin, Robin, Subalpine Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, Blackcap & 2 Chiffchaff.
