Wednesday 30 April 2008

April 30th 2008

1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Whimbrel, female Reed Bunting at Scatness.

Friday 25 April 2008

April 25th 2008

1 Reed Bunting, 1 Water Rail in Virkie Willows, 7 Siskin in garden, 1 Arctic Skua in Quendale Bay.

Thursday 24 April 2008

April 24th 2008. Some Migrants.

5 Chiffchaff, 1 Robin at Grutness, 66 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 1 male Ring Ouzel, 1 Iceland Gull, 2 Robin, 1 Black Redstart, 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Goldcrest around Sumburgh Farm, 3 Brambling, 2 Goldcrest at the Sumburgh Hotel, 2 Common Terns in West Voe and 1 Dunnock, 5 Siskin in garden.


Siskin & Iceland Gull

Goldcrest

Wednesday 23 April 2008

April 23rd 2008. Scandinavian Rock Pipit.

4 Siskin, 1 Brambling, 2 Robin in garden, 2 Swallow, 1 'littoralis' Rock Pipit at Scatness.




'littoralis' Rock Pipit

Tuesday 22 April 2008

April 22nd 2008. Singing Brambling.

3 Robin, 3 Song Thrush around Sumburgh Farm, 1 Siskin, 1 Carrion Crow, 1 Brambling singing in garden, 3 Bonxie at Garth's Ness, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Robin at Quendale, Barnacle Goose at Brow Marsh, 5 Robin, 1 Redwing in Geosetter.



Brambling.

Monday 21 April 2008

April 21st 2008

2 Green Sandpiper in Quendale Dunes, 2 Robin at Quendale, male Pintail and Whimbrel at Loch of Hillwell, 2 Chaffinches and a Siskin in the garden.

Robin & Siskin

Sunday 20 April 2008

April 20th 2008

5 Chaffinches, 2 Swallow around garden.

Saturday 19 April 2008

April 19th 2008

Bonxie over the house, 2 swallow, 2 Chaffinches, 1 Brambling around garden.

Water Rail in Virkie Willows.

Thursday 17 April 2008

April 16th-17th 2008. Waders.

Spent a couple of afternoons on Moast Beach, Scatness photographing waders.



Turnstone
Purple Sandpiper

Redshank

Tuesday 15 April 2008

April 15th 2008

3 Chaffinch, 1 Willow Warbler (1st of the spring), 1 Chiffchaff in garden.

Monday 14 April 2008

April 14th 2008

2 Chaffinches in the garden, 40+ Common Gulls on West Voe Beach.


Friday 11 April 2008

April 11th 2008.

The first Wheatear of the spring at Scatness + Whooper Swan. 1 Chaffinch, 1 Chiffchaff in garden.





Wednesday 9 April 2008

April 9th 2008

The first Chiffchaff of the year was in the garden, Mallard x Pintail hybrid still at Scatness, 20+ Purple Sandpiper on Moast Beach.


Sunday 6 April 2008

April 6th 2008

6 Whooper Swan at Scatness.

Friday 4 April 2008

April 4th 2008

2 Siskins in the garden, male Snow Bunting on West Voe beach.

Wednesday 2 April 2008

April 2nd 2008

1 Robin, 1 Siskin in garden, Pied Wagtail on West Voe beach, Mallard x Pintail hybrid still at Scatness.

Tuesday 1 April 2008

April 1st 2008

A single Goldcrest in the garden, 5 Fieldfares at Scatness.