Bird Sightings: 

Note:  Starting tomorrow, 2nd October, common migrants will no longer feature in the daily sightings - this will allow the interesting, scarce and rare sightings to take centre stage.  So  Blackcap, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff, for example, will no longer appear.  

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Yellow-browed Warbler counts of Halligarth 1, Unst;  West Yell 2;  Whalsay 1; Bressay 5; Ollaberry 2, Sullom Plantation 1; Ullafirth 1; Sandgarth, Dale 6, Muckle Roe 2; South Nesting 8, North Hamarsland 2; Dales Voe 1; Catfirth, South Nesting 2;  Strand 2; Burn of Sound 3, Helendale 1;  Michealswood, Aith 2;  Gulberwick 3, Wester Quarff 2;  Papil 1, Burra 1;  Orca Inn, Hoswick, Swinister Burn 1, Fleck 1, Boddam 1, Quendale Mill 3.  

Unst:  Little Bunting at Skaw.  Bluethroat and Barred Warbler at Skaw Road, Norwick.  4 Blackcap at Leawart. Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler at Valyie.  Short-eared Owl over Northdale.  Barred and Wood Warbler, Pied Flycatchat, Blackcap and Chiffchaff at Halligarth.  Hen Harrier at Caldback.  Richard's Pipit at Baliasta.  Rosefinch at Holsens Road.  Glaucous Gull at Dam Loch, and Common Scoter at Uyeasound.  Pink-footed Goose at Muness Road.  

Yell:  Red-backed Shrike at Cullivoe Marina.  Peregrine at Burravoe.  2 Blackcap, 2 Chaffinch and Chiffchaff at Bellevue, Mid Yell.  Chiffchaff at Gutcher.  Wood Pigeon at Arisdale Willows.  Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap and Redpoll at Burravoe.  Lesser Whitethroat at West Yell.  Lesser Whitethroat at West Sandwick.  

Whalsay: Whinchat, 4 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Robin and Redwing.  

Fetlar:  Barred Warbler and Rosefinch at Feal Plantation.  

Bressay:  Goldcrest 11, 17 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, 4 Redpoll, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Robin and 3 Song Thrush at Gorie.  

Out Skerries: Red-breasted Flycatcher, 12 Robin, 10 Goldcrest, 15 Blackcap, Whitethroat, Tree Pipit, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff.  

North Mainland:  Lapland Bunting north over Ronas Voe.  Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler and Song Thrush at Ollaberry.  Red-backed Shrike and Willow Warbler at Sullom Plantation.  

Central Mainland: Song Thrush and Redpoll at Burn of Valayre, Voxter.  3 Blackcap at Dales Voe plantation, Sparrowhawk and Slavonian Grebe in the voe.  Chaffinch and 4 Blackcap at Sweening.  3 Siberian Chiffchaff, 2 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Chaffinch at South Nesting. Siberian Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, Robin and Chaffinch at Catfirth plantation.  Velvet Scoter at Wadbister Voe.  4 Blackcap, Pied Flycatcher, Siberian Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler at Strand.  Barred Warbler and Song Thrush at Clickimin, and Redwing at Helendale.  Chaffinch at Toogs, 2 Brambling at Burra.  Brambling at Papil.  Barred Warbler at Easter Quarff.  Blackcap and Chiffchaff at Gulberwick.  

South Mainland:  Barred Warbler at Blett Hill, Pallas's Warbler at Vadisgarth, and 2 Barred Warbler at South Voxter, and 3 Blackcap Cunningsburgh.  6 Blackcap, and Wood Warbler at Orca Inn, Siberian Chiffchaff at Hoswick. Blackcap at Swinister Burn.  Siberian Chiffchaff at Noness, 3 Blackcap at Sanick. Siberian Chiffchaff at Geosetter.  Ortolan Bunting and 15 Barnacle Geese at Clevigarth, Virkie.  Barred Warbler at Croft House Museum.  Barred Warbler at Quendale Mill. Whinchat, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and 4 Blackcap.  Red-backed Shrike at Toab. Redwing at Hestingott.  Lesser Whitethroat at 2 Blackcap at Sumburgh Hotel. Blue Fulmar, Blackcap, Siskin, 12 Barnacle Geese over, and 50 Twite at Sumburgh Head.  Grey Plover and 3 Wigeon at Grutness.  

Cetacean Sightings:  Minke Whale at Haroldswick.  15 Unidentified dolphin off Watsness.  

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