Kevin Kelly

Brilliant.

Croft ticks?

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Brilliant

Nice one mate 👍

#birdingscotland
Absolute stunner of a bird. Grey (Red) Phalarope, female at RSPB Loch of Spiggie today. A plumage I have longed to see. Thanks Phil

Awesome 👏👍

Another great find Bruce 👏

Maybe you look like a Golden plover?

A few passerine migrants are starting to arrive- with favourable winds next few days for more to get moving. Hopefully a better spring for numbers of common migrants. First Whinchat of the year always great. #shetlandbirds

Passerine movement is slowly getting going. This female Hawfinch arrived in a neighbours garden today, then made her way down to mine 👍 Camera lens is off for repair, so just on my phone and scope though the window. #shetlandbirds, #unitbird

Thanks Richard

Thanks, also a good piece 👍

Nice piece 👍

Back of the camera as card won’t load. Always incredible watching Orca- at the end of our road and opposite the house.

😂

And thanks mate 👍

I’m terrible at knowing previous records etc of stuff.

Thanks mate 👍

A pretty quiet BGBW, so set off for my usual check of RSPB Loch of Spiggie. Superb to find this drake Bufflehead (almost certainly relocated from Foula). Less than 40m it stayed before departing. No camera. So my awful scoped shot. And a flight shot sent to me by George Petrie. #BirdingScotland

Stunning display tonight

Both American Coot and American Wigeon still present at their respective sites of RSPB Spiggie and Hillwell.

Awesome 👍 that Red-backed shrike influx was amazing. On one of the days I saw 20+ with no effort in the south end. Superb

Isabelline shrike- Fair Isle

Brown shrike- Fair Isle. A two shrike day.

Golden oriole in the garden

Red-footed falcon- Swinister burn

Part 2-
Some highlights from the birding year in Shetland.

Sabbatical in Thailand with BCST. What a little star K9!

Red-necked phalarope being colour ringed. Processed under licence.

The Sumburgh Lookout, great to see it action with an unprecedented Great shearwater passage

New site, and habitat works installed in Unst

With the close of 2024 days away, a few posts looking back on the year. First post, some highlights from the work year. @rspb.bsky.social

Hopefully the news services ask people not to shine a torch in its face every night? @birdguides.bsky.social

Superb place.

What a bird

Went for a quick seawatch whilst waiting for Isabelle to get her nails done. Watching a Glaucous gull fly past, when Orca appeared in my view. Superb

I found one in a botanical gardens. Great looking bird.