Thursday, 24 August 2023

24th August 2023 Unst ESE2 Overcast occasional rain

Skaw: 30 Knot, 3 Wheatear, Whinchat, Common Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat & 2 Willow Warbler.

Burrafirth: blue Fulmar, Snipe, Swallow, Wryneck, 3 Wheatear & Willow Warbler.

Haroldswick: 4 Swallow, 3 Pied Wagtail & Pied Flycatcher.

NorthDale: Kestrel, 2 Merlin, Barred Warbler, Pied Flycatcher & Redpoll.

Norwick: Kestrel, Snipe, 15 Swift, 2 Wheatear, 2 Pied Wagtail, Tree Pipit, Reed Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler & 3 Red-backed Shrike.

Wheatear and Wryneck at Burrafirth

Wryneck at Burrafirth

Merlin at NorthDale

Kestrel and 2 Merlin at Northdale
just when I thought it unlikely I'd be seeing any passerine migrants here...
... a Barred Warbler commenced alarming...

Barred Warbler at NorthDale





1cy Common Swifts over Norwick



Red-backed Shrikes at Norwick

Tree Pipit at Norwick