An early morning visit to Skaw confirmed the continued presence of the albino Great Northern Diver but otherwise I only saw a single Swallow. A quick look at Norwick proved little better hearing the singing Garden Warbler, a couple of Chiffchaffs and seeing 2 Mealy Redpolls. We then took a trip to Fetlar in the hope of seeing the male Eastern Stonechat. Whilst unfortunately we failed to see it, we did bump into the male Woodchat Shrike that to my knowledge hasn't been seen since it was found last Friday. Otherwise it proved very quiet for migrants but seeing 4 Red-necked Phalaropes was nice. On returning to Unst I took a walk around Norwick hearing a Quail, seeing the Rosy Starling and now 11 Mealy Redpolls.
Male Red-necked Phalarope feeding on the sea off Fetlar
Woodchat Shrike at Everland
Rosy Starling at Norwick
Mealy Redpoll at Norwick
