Wednesday, 14 August 2024

14th August 2024 Unst WSW Overcast clearing

Skaw: Reed Warbler & Willow Warbler.

Norwick: Long-eared Owl, Garden Warbler & Marsh Warbler.

Burrafirth: Garden Warbler.

Reed Warbler at Skaw





Marsh Warbler at Norwick
An overall sandy-coloured Acro with a long primary projection being equivalent the length of the exposed tertials. Dark-centred tertials with contrastingly broad pale fringes and tip of the longest tertial just exceeding the tips of the secondaries. Blackish primaries with conspicuous white fringes and tips. Rump/utc's lacking warmth being concolorous with mantle colour. Short but thick and broad-based bill. More here.

Long-eared Owl at Norwick