Rare ivory gull makes foray from high Arctic to Fetlar
ANOTHER ivory gull was recorded this week in Fetlar, first being observed there on the 14th. Like the individual seen at Seafield, Lerwick, in late…
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Dead ducks and eiders
A RAFT of about 1,000 eiders is currently frequenting Bluemull Sound but it is always good when something different is found among them, such as…
READ FULL STORYHeron puts on feeding show
NOT a very easy week for wildlife or the watchers, but still some good birds to see. Glaucous gulls continue to show in reasonable numbers,…
READ FULL STORYGreylag geese include a few imposters
INTERESTING sightings remained a feature of North Isles wildlife last week. An adult little gull was located at Westing, Unst last Saturday. Little gulls are…
READ FULL STORYHume’s warbler a rare visitor to isles
CONSIDERING the time of year, last week was a busy one for birds in the North Isles. At least two Hume’s warblers were located, one…
READ FULL STORYBuntings and geese join in the great winter migration
A QUIETER week for species diversity up north last week, but still a lot of birds around and always the potential to find something really…
READ FULL STORYA week of redwings
THERE were a lot of birds around the North Isles last week. Let’s start with the more unusual buntings – a little bunting put in…
READ FULL STORYArctic redpolls arrive from Greenland to savour a milder winter away from snow
THERE was definitely a northern feel to the North Isles last week. An Arctic redpoll took up residence in Norwick, Unst, for a few days…
READ FULL STORYLittle egret gets all active
THERE were some exciting birds in the North Isles last week. A medium-sized white bird with black legs, spotted last Sunday near Haroldswick by Brian…
READ FULL STORYRare thrush nightingale in Fetlar
ANOTHER busy week for North Isles wildlife as migrant birds continued to move through, with a few standing out from the crowd. A thrush nightingale…
READ FULL STORYChanging season draws in birds of all shapes and sizes
BARELY was the ink dry on last week’s North Isles Wildernews when the wind went due east and brought with it Unst’s third paddyfield warbler,…
READ FULL STORYMigrants moving out
WITH a whiff of wind from the east, the pace of bird migration moved up a gear last week. An ortolan bunting found at Norwick…
READ FULL STORYLooking for chitons, cousin to the limpet
A STEADY trickle of migrants continued to pass through the North Isles last week. Mostly they were the usual suspects but a barred warbler was…
READ FULL STORYBirds, moths and snails
SOUTH-EAST winds at this time of year mean one thing – the start of autumn migration. And fairly predictably, it was Whalsay and Skerries where…
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