4/10/2008 Unst N5 Flooding and snow!

Yell to Mainland Ferry

Rock Pipit 1 aboard ferry for entire crossing

Lerwick Catch

Iceland Gull 1 2nd-winter

3/10/2008 Unst NW7

Lamba Ness

Bonxie 5N
Snow Bunting 10

Valyie

Robin 1
Blackcap 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Whitethroat 1
Willow Warbler 1
Goldcrest 1
Spotted Flycatcher 1
North-western Redpoll 5
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll 1 1^st-year male
Snow Bunting 2

Skaw
Eastern Chiffchaff 1 grey

Northdale

Blackcap 1
Northwestern Redpoll 1

Halligarth

Merlin 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Goldcrest 1

2/10/2008 Unst NW4 Showers

Uyeasound

Whooper Swan 4
Pink-footed Goose 2
Redwing 1
Blackcap 3
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Yellow-browed Warbler 2

Norwick

Fieldfare 3
Blackcap 1
Lesser Whitethroat 2
Goldcrest 2
Spotted Flycatcher 1
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll 1 1st-year male ex.

1/10/2008 Unst N6

Norwick
Snow Bunting 1

Lamba Ness

Sooty Shearwater 1N (9.00am), 1N (9.20am), 1N (11.00am)
Blue Fulmar 1N (9.15am), 1N (11.00am)

Skaw

Whinchat 1

Valyie, Norwick

Blackcap 2
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Willow Warbler 1
Goldcrest 5
Northwestern Redpoll 6
HORNEMANN’S ARCTIC REDPOLL 1 1^st-year male. Brilliant! The ultimate snowball found in the fields adjacent to the green barn as we walked towards Valyie, our favourite garden, on Unst.
Brambling 1

Northdale

Redwing 1
Blackcap 1
Goldcrest 1
Northwestern Redpoll 1

Halligarth

Woodpigeon 2
Redwing 20
Blackcap 1
Yellow-browed Warbler 1
Pied Flycatcher 1

Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll at Valyie

 DC photographing the Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll

Hornemann's & Northwestern Redpoll at Valyie

30/9/2008 Unst Calm!

Uyeasound

Whooper Swan 4
Osprey 1

Skaw

Whinchat 1
Chiffchaff 1

Lamba Ness

Snow Bunting 4

Valyie, Norwick

Spotted Flycatcher 1
Blackcap 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Chiffchaff 1
Goldcrest 1

Northdale

Yellow-browed Warbler 1
Northwestern Redpoll 1

Halligarth

Pied Flycatcher 1
Blackcap 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1

Clingera

Lesser Whitethroat 1

Baltasound

Little Egret 1

Balliasta

Blackcap 1

Uyeasound

Pintail 2
Yellow-browed Warbler 1
Common Rosefinch 1

29/9/2008 Unst W3

Uyeasound

Whooper Swan 4
Pink-footed Goose 2
Wigeon 36
Pintail 2
Teal 4
Osprey 1
American Golden Plover 1 black spots on belly, long primary projection, long white supercilium round ear-coverts. Basically grey and white.

Halligarth

Woodpigeon 1
Pied Flycatcher 1

Valyie, Norwick

Spotted Flycatcher 1
Blackcap 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Willow Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 1
Chaffinch 50

28/9/2009 Unst W3

Uyeasound

Teal 3
Wigeon 3
Osprey 1 fishing ex.
Skylark 21
Dunnock 2
Blackcap 2
Chaffinch 12

Valyie, Norwick

Merlin 1
Blackcap 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Chaffinch 15
Brambling 1

Skaw

Garden Warbler 1

Baltasound

Blackcap 1

Halligarth

Pied Flycatcher 1
Yellow-browed Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 1

Clingera

Lesser Whitethroat 1

Belmont

Tufted Duck 21
Pochard 1