Saturday, 9 September 2006

9th September 2006 Sail into Lerwick, Hoswick, Virkie, Sumburgh, Grutness SSW3


Sooty Shearwater 1 ex in the wake

Mainland Shetland SSW3 Sunny, Hoswick, Virkie, Sumburgh, Grutness

Fulmar 50
Shag 40
Heron 5
Greylag 15
Merlin 1
Black-tailed Godwit 4
Curlew Sandpiper 1
Little Stint 2
Lapwing 10
Sandwich Tern 2
Arctic Tern 1
Bonxie 20
Black Guillemot 5 Lerwick
Collared Dove 1 Lerwick
Rock Dove 12
Skylark 3
Swallow 10
Red-rumped Swallow 1 ex in flight and sat on wires behind the Barclay Arms Hotel Hoswick
Meadow Pipit 15
Alba Wagtail 4
Pied Wagtail 1
Shetland Wren 3
Wheatear 16
Willow Warbler 4
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Pied Flycatcher 1 Hoswick, 1 Virkie
Twite 2

Friday, 8 September 2006

8th September 2006 Lunan Bay, Girdleness & Northlink Ferry


Red-throated Diver 10
Velvet Scoter 20
Eider 20
Knot 2

Girdleness

Eider 100
Knot 6

Sail from Aberdeen

Manx Shearwater 2
Puffin 5 ex.

Thursday, 7 September 2006

7th September 2006 M40


Buzzard 4
Red Kite 6

Saturday, 2 September 2006

2nd September 2006 Beachy 6.00am - 10.15am W4 Overcast with rain by 10am


Pheasant h
Fulmar 3
Gannet 15
Shag 1 immature on sea off Birling then flew east. Pale upperwing-covert panel in flight.
Little Egret 2
Grey Heron 1
Hobby 1
Peregrine 2
Oystercatcher 1
Curlew 3E high over Chat Vale
Arctic Skua 1W
Black-headed Gull 5
Herring Gull 50
Great Black-backed Gull 10
Sandwich Tern 10
Common Tern 5
Commic Tern 15
Feral Pigeon 3
Wood Pigeon 2
Swallow 10
Yellow Wagtail 1
Pied Wagtail 2
Whinchat 1
Blackbird 1
Willow Warbler 1
Jackdaw 15
Carrion Crow 8
Starling 8
House Sparrow 5
Goldfinch 3

Wednesday, 30 August 2006

30th August 2006 Beachy Head Hotel Hollow 6.30pm – 8.00pm W3-4


Whitethroat 1
Willow Warbler 5

Sunday, 27 August 2006

27th August 2006 Beachy 5.45am – 12.30pm Overcast W 1-2


Gannet 8
Cormorant 1
Little Egret 5
Kestrel 2
Peregrine 2
Oystercatcher 5
Curlew 1, h
Black-headed Gull 20W
Herring Gull 50
Sandwich Tern 20
Feral Pigeon 5
Wood Pigeon 5
Short-eared Owl 1
Swift 5
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Skylark 5
Sand Martin 10
Swallow 85
House Martin 22
Tree Pipit 11
Meadow Pipit 6
Yellow Wagtail 52, 29W, 3h
Wren 1
Dunnock 2
Robin 4
Redstart 8
Whinchat 5
Stonechat 5
Wheatear 9
Blackbird 1
Grasshopper Warbler 3
Sedge Warbler 2
Reed Warbler 1
Blackcap 1
Garden Warbler 2
Lesser Whitethroat 4
Whitethroat 30
Willow Warbler 16
Spotted Flycatcher 5
Long-tailed Tit 2
Blue Tit 1
Great Tit 1
Magpie 10
Jackdaw 50
Carrion Crow 3
Raven 1
Starling 50
Chaffinch 1
Greenfinch 1
Goldfinch 6
Linnet 10

Saturday, 26 August 2006

26th August 2006 Beachy 5.45am – 2.45pm Calm. Overnight rain. Overcast


Pheasant 1
Fulmar 1
Little egret 1
Grey Heron 1
Marsh Harrier 1 distant to the north
Hen Harrier 1 ring-tail
Sparrowhawk 3 including a large dark female
Kestrel 3
Peregrine 2
Common Sandpiper 1 Cow Gap beach
Black-headed Gull 2
Herring Gull 50
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Kittiwake 1W
Sandwich Tern 2W
Feral Pigeon 5
Wood Pigeon 10
Swift 17W, 105S, 75
Green Woodpecker 2
Sand Martin 5
Swallow 80
House Martin 5
Tree Pipit h
Meadow Pipit 6
Yellow Wagtail 8
Dunnock 5
Robin 3
Redstart 5
Whinchat 7
Stonechat 8
Wheatear 4
Blackbird 3
Song Thrush 1
Grasshopper Warbler 1
Sedge Warbler 2
Reed Warbler 3
Blackcap 1
Garden Warbler 1
Lesser Whitethroat 2
Whitethroat 40
Willow Warbler 11
Blue Tit 2
Great Tit 2
Jay h
Magpie 10
Jackdaw 60
Starling 100
House Sparrow 4
Chaffinch 2
Goldfinch 1
Linnet 6