We started off todays birding at Isbister for first light as one of the lads needed Arctic Redpoll.The bird was soon found feeding by a stream and showed really well.The bird had been identified as a Hornemann's which is a subspecies of Redpoll which breeds in Greenland and neighbouring parts of Canada.
OTHER BIRD SEEN TODAY:
4 Yellow browed warblers.
2 Lesser Whitethroat.
12 Twite.
1 Goldeneye.
9 Wigeon.
1 Goosander.
4 Grey Heron.
3 Redwing.
1 Song Thrush.
16 Whooper Swans.
2 Sanderling.
1 Ringed plover.
9 Dunlin.
2 Grey Wagtail.
10 Goldcrest.
70+ Fulmar
1 Little Stint.
The evening was spent at the back of our house where we are staying in Gulberwick were we finally connected with an elusive Dusky warbler that had been found the previous night.
Dusky Warbler
This was our last night on Shetland after 2 and half weeks birding which was hard going with the weather but are team did find a Pallas's grasshopper warbler which made the holiday and I saw a Yellow breasted bunting.ROLL ON NEXT YEAR!
