We woke up this morning to beautiful sunshine at last a change in the weather.We headed straight for the airport after breakfast to pick up the lads we were birding with for the week and started birding straight away.We headed straight to Levenwick and started to grill the area.
LIST OF BIRDS SEEN:
4 Chaffinch 4
23 Meadow Pipit
27 Song Thrush
14 Robin
6 Redstart
19 Chiffchaff
3 Yellow Browed warbler
1 Reed Warbler
1 Whinchat
9 Blackcap
LOOKING DOWN OVER LEVENWICK
We had just finished birding at Levenwick when a Wryneck was found down the road at Scholland so we headed down there and great views of the bird.
THIS WAS MY FIRST WRYNECK FOR SHETLAND
As we were watching the bird a Red throated pipit was found on Unst which Dan needed as a lifer.It has been a joke for years that he still needed this bird so we had to try and see it as he'd dipped 7!.We soon made tracks heading north and had good views of an Otter swimming on around the ferry terminal on Yell.
DAN ENJOYING THE MOMENT WATCHING HIS FIRST RED THROATED PIPIT
Other birds of note were,2 Wheatear,Little bunting,2 Blackcap,Lesser Whitethroat,Whinchat and a Yellow browed warbler.
UNBELIEVABLE HE GETS A TICK WHERE'S MINE!
Leaving Unst behind we boarded the ferry again to Fetlar where we soon connected with the Upland sandpiper up on a hill very close to where I had my first Swainson's thrush back in 2007.
THIS WAS MY THIRD UPLAND SANDPIPER I HAVE SEEN IN BRITAIN
SPOT THE UPLAND SANDPIPER
Moving on from here we did some birding around Tresta where I saw my first Tiaga Flycatcher back in 2009.Birds were thin on the ground as the light started to fade but we did all enjoy a lovely sunset to round off a great days birding.
THE GARDEN AT TRESTA WHERE I SAW MY FIRST TIAGA FLYCATCHER IN BRITAIN
