MEGA BIRD NEWS:2nd May 2026-Lesser Kestrel-Cornwall-Croft Pascoe Pool-Adult male still showing well in roadside bush at 50.0280, -5.1723; very limited parking, park considerately in layby (TR12 6SN) and walk through woods to end of plantation to view-Zitting Cisticola-Suffolk-Walberswick NNR-Displaying male again over saltmarsh between beach and Dunwich River; use Cliff Field car park (IP18 6TX; card/app payment only) and walk south-west along beach for c 1km to view from 52.3063, 1.6560. View only from the seawall, do not walk out on the raised bank-Stejneger's Scoter-Fife-East Wemyss-2nd-summer drake still on sea; use Weavers Court car park (KY1 4RT) and view from Wemyss Caves
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24.9.17

SHETLAND DAY 4

Had a lie in this morning as the weather was dreadful, high winds and absolutely lashing it down. We headed down south again as we had to drop another lad off at the airport.

LIST OF BIRDS SEEN TODAY:

 1 Bluethroat

 6 Spotted flycatcher
9 Blackcap
5 Redstart
22 Yellow-browed warbler
6 Garden Warbler
2 Brambling
4 Chaffinch
1 Red-breasted Flycatcher
9 Song Thrush
12 Blackcap
2 Grey wagtail
10 Twite
6 Goldcrest
4 Redwing
19 Redshank
22 Turnstone
100+ Shag
30+ Skylark
50+ Meadow Pipit
9 Collared Dove
4 Whooper Swan
1 Common Crane
12 Chiffchaff
1 Reed Warbler