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#Post#: 126--------------------------------------------------
Migrants.
By: George Date: September 6, 2010, 3:29 am
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The Arctic Warbler is still at Sumburgh Head. There are still 3
Common Rosefinches at Grutness, a Little Stint is at Pool of
Virkie and a Pintail is at Loch of Hillwell. A Common Redstart
is at Fladdabister. A Pied Flycatcher is at Sandgarth, Voe.
On Unst, a Common Whitethroat is at Skaw, a Wood Sandpiper is at
Uyeasound and 9 Lapland Buntings are on Hermaness.
#Post#: 136--------------------------------------------------
Re: Migrants.
By: George Date: September 7, 2010, 3:33 am
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A Citrine Wagtail is at Baltasound, along with a Common Redstart
and a Spotted Flycatcher, with 2 Kestrels at Norwick.
The Little Stint was at Scord and Pool of Virkie, with 32 Knot
at Virkie and a Pied Flycatcher at Sumburgh Head. A Turtle Dove,
a Spotted Flycatcher, a Pied Flycatcher and a Garden Warbler are
among migrants at Quarff. There are 5 Siskins and a Fieldfare at
Sandgarth, Voe.
A Greenshank is at Loch of Littlester and 15 Bar-tailed Godwits
are at Hamnavoe, Yell.
#Post#: 153--------------------------------------------------
Re: Migrants.
By: George Date: September 9, 2010, 2:51 am
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Some birds reported yesterday..
The adult American Golden Plover is now at Loch of Littlester,
Yell, there are 2 Yellow Wagtails at Burravoe and 18 Bar-tailed
Godwits at Hamnavoe.
A Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Red-backed Shrike and a Sedge
Warbler are on Whalsay.
A Red-backed Shrike is at Exnaboe along with a Lesser
Whitethroat and a Spotted Flycatcher, a Long-eared Owl is at
Toab along with 5 Spotted Flycatchers, 3 Whinchats, a Kestrel, a
Pied Flycatcher and a Tree Pipit, there are 2 Yellow Wagtails, a
Barred Warbler, 2 Common Redstarts, a Tree Pipit, a Siskin, a
Kestrel, and a Spotted Flycatcher at Sumburgh, and the Little
Stint is still at Virkie.
A Common Redstart and a Pied Flycatcher are at Scousburgh. A
Stock Dove is at Quarff along with the Turtle Dove, 2 Common
Redstarts, a Common Whitethroat and a Spotted Flycatcher.
On Fetlar there are 6 Garden Warblers, 5 Common Redstarts, 4
Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Common Whitethroats, 6 Whinchats, a Tree
Pipit, 5 Blackcaps and 10 Willow Warblers.
On Unst, there are 3 Siskins and a Kestrel, the Green Sandpiper,
a Spotted Flycatcher and a Fieldfare at Lamba Ness, a Pied
Flycatcher and a Common Redstart at Norwick, and a Spotted
Flycatcher, a Common Redstart and a Kestrel at Baltasound.
#Post#: 164--------------------------------------------------
Re: Migrants.
By: George Date: September 11, 2010, 3:10 am
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Lots of birds reported yesterday..
A Paddyfield Warbler is at Quendale. An Ortolan Bunting is at
Grutness along with 2 Yellow Wagtails and 2 Fieldfares, a Water
Rail is at Virkie, and a Cuckoo, 3 Tree Pipits, 6 Whinchats, and
2 Spotted Flycatchers are at Toab. A Common Redstart and a Pied
Flycatcher are at Scousburgh. A Red-breasted Flycatcher is at
Stove, Sandwick. A Whinchat, a Spotted Flycatcher and 2 Pied
Flycatchers are at Fladdabister. A Sandwich Tern, a Red-breasted
Flycatcher, 2 Pied Flycatchers, 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 3 Common
Redstarts and the Turtle Dove are at Quarff. A Red-breasted
Merganser is at Helendale.
The Western Bonelli's Warbler is still at Creadylea on Whalsay
with a Red-breasted Flycatcher, a Red-backed Shrike, a Wryneck,
a Barred Warbler, a Reed Warbler, 9 Siskins, a Yellow Wagtail
and a Dunnock also on the isle.
On Fetlar there is a Red-backed Shrike, a Barred Warbler, a
Cuckoo, 4 Lapland Buntings, 6 Whinchats, 9 Common Redstarts, 11
Spotted Flycatchers, 4 Pied Flycatchers, 7 Tree Pipits, 15
Garden Warblers, 11 Blackcaps, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Common
Whitethroats, a Sparrowhawk and a Yellow Wagtail.
On Unst, a Barred Warbler, a Sand Martin and a House Martin are
at Norwick, a Lapland Bunting is at Skaw, and a Yellow Wagtail
is at Baltasound, while other birds in the north of the island
included at least 2 Kestrels, 2 Dunnocks, a Fieldfare, 2 Common
Redstarts, 5 Whinchats, a Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Garden Warblers,
6 Blackcaps, 4 Pied Flycatchers, 3 Spotted Flycatchers, and 3
Siskins.
On Yell there are 3 Common Rosefinches, a Spotted Flycatcher and
a Goldcrest at Otterswick, and a Spotted Flycatcher, a Common
Redstart and a Ruff at Burravoe.
A Barred Warbler is at Meal, Burra.
#Post#: 174--------------------------------------------------
Re: Migrants.
By: George Date: September 13, 2010, 2:43 am
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Yesterdays migrants..
An Eastern Olivaceous Warbler is at Ireland, Bigton. A juvenile
American Golden Plover is at Pool of Virkie along with a Grey
Plover, a Curlew Sandpiper, a Little Stint, a Greenshank, and 2
Whimbrels. A Yellow Wagtail is at Grutness. There were 2 Black
Terns (and adult and a juvenile) at the north end of Loch of
Spiggie, with a Corncrake at Scousburgh along with a Dunnock, a
Common Redstart, a Common Whitethroat, 3 Blackcaps, 4 Garden
Warblers, 10 Willow Warblers, a Spotted Flycatcher and a Pied
Flycatcher. The Ortolan Bunting is still around Grutness, along
with a Grasshopper Warbler. A Marsh Harrier was at Virkie and
Quendale. There are 10 Siskins at Virkie and a Sparrowhawk at
Toab. A Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcaps, 3 Willow Warblers and a
Spotted Flycatcher are on Mousa. A Grasshopper Warbler is at
Quarff.
An Arctic Warbler is at Seafield, Lerwick, along with a
Yellow-browed Warbler and a Wood Warbler.
A Great Snipe and a Pectoral Sandpiper are on Foula along with a
Bluethroat, 2 Barred Warblers and 2 Common Rosefinches.
On Whalsay, the Western Bonellis Warbler is still in its
favoured garden with an Ortolan Bunting and 2 Common Rosefinches
at Saltness and a Red-backed Shrike, a Kestrel, a Common Swift,
2 Reed Warblers, 2 Yellow Wagtails and 4 Siskins on the isle.
On Unst, there are 2 Common Rosefinches, a Sparrowhawk and a
Barred Warbler at Norwick, a Canada Goose, and 30 Siskins at
Haroldswick, and 2 Common Rosefinches, a Barred Warbler and a
Curlew Sandpiper at Baltasound.
A ringtail Hen Harrier is at Kettla Ness, Burra.
#Post#: 181--------------------------------------------------
Re: Migrants.
By: George Date: September 15, 2010, 4:01 am
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I've been entertained this morning.. looking out to my garden..
watching Blackcaps & A Garden warbler...
Still not spotted the Pied flycatcher that Kareen seen
yesterday.. photos to follow, later on..
george..
#Post#: 213--------------------------------------------------
Re: Migrants.
By: George Date: September 25, 2010, 7:59 am
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I've set up my sony with the 500mm lens in my lounge, ready for
any migrant, who hopefully, will visit my garden today.. or is
this tempting fate. lol ..
george..
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