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Birding South Mainland Shetland

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Rob is going to write about birding on Shetland in general and South Mainland in particular. He's going to do it very soon.

The following rarities have been recorded at Pool of Virkie:

GREAT KNOT (1st European record) American Golden Plover WESTERN SANDPIPER White-rumped Sand (x5) Broad-billed Sandpiper Gull-billed Tern Red-rumped Swallow Red-throated Pipit Great Reed Warbler Arctic Warbler Rustic Bunting (x3) Black-headed Bunting

RED-NECKED STINT (5th British record) Semipalmated Sandpiper LEAST SANDPIPER SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER Long-billed Dowitcher SNOWY OWL Olive-backed Pipit (x2) PALLAS'S GRASSHOPPER WARBLER Subalpine Warbler Dusky Warbler Yellow-breasted Bunting Bee-eater

These species have also been recorded at Pool of Virkie:

Snow Goose (flock of six), Red Kite, Avocet, Kentish Plover, Dotterel, Temminck's Stint, Pectoral Sandpiper, Grey Phalarope, Mediterannean Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Waxwing, Wryneck, Short-toed Lark, Richard's Pipit, Bluethroat, Nightingale, Aquatic Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Icterine Warbler, Barred Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Red-backed Shrike, Woodchat Shrike, Common Rosefinch.

The following rarities have been recorded at
Exnaboe and Toab (within 1km of the cottage):

These species have also been recorded at
Exnaboe and Toab (within 1km of the cottage):

Bean Goose, Honey Buzzard, Common Crane, Temminck's Stint, Grey Phalarope, Nightjar, Waxwing, Wryneck, Woodlark, Short-toed Lark, Richard's Pipit, Bluethroat, Icterine Warbler, Melodious Warbler, Barred Warbler, Pallas's Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Golden Oriole, Red-backed Shrike, Rose-coloured Starling, Common Rosefinch, Ortolan Bunting, Little Bunting

Birding Nordagerdi

The Nordegardi list began in Nov 2004. We're looking forward to the first major rarity in the garden - maybe in 2006...? There is plenty of good rarity habitat, and more is being added.

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