Monday, 23 October 2023

23rd October 2023 Unst WSW2 broken high cloud

A nice day of weather made for a very pleasant day with a small arrival of Woodcock and a male Northern Bullfinch proving the highlights.

Skaw: Woodcock, Blackcap, Goldcrest, 2 Redwing, Song Thrush & Northern Bullfinch.

Norwick: 2 Red-throated Diver, 4 Long-tailed Duck, 4 Woodcock, Water Rail h, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Robin, Skylark, 7 Blackcap, 9 Goldcrest, Great Tit, Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, Waxwing, 2 Tree Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 70 Brambling & Hawfinch.

NorthDale: Short-eared Owl, 2 Blackcap, Goldcrest, Yellowhammer & Chaffinch.

Burrafirth: 3 Common Scoter, Short-eared Owl, Dunnock, 2 Goldcrest, 10 Fieldfare & 10 Redwing.

Haroldswick: 2 Woodcock, 3 Goldcrest, 10 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing & Waxwing.


Northern Bullfinch at Skaw
A sound-recording of it calling here

Tree Sparrow at Norwick

Great Tit at Norwick

Great Spotted Woodpecker at Norwick


Short-eared Owl at NorthDale

Yellowhammer at NorthDale

Short-eared Owl at Burrafirth

Dunnock at Burrafirth