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| The beautiful Wilson's Phalarope |
News had broken the previous evening of a Wilson's Phalarope at Sand, Shetland Mainland and a Pechora Pipit at Toab. So, we made an early start, making our way back South across Unst and then Yell and by mid morning had connected with the stunning Wilson's Phalarope, a truly brilliant bird and one that I have always wanted to see. Also, a Shetland first for Judd, so everyone in our group was very satisfied with the start to our final day. Next on our list was the Pechora Pipit and after a search in the nearby gardens we found the bird in vegetable field. After a while, we soon obtained good views of the bird as it briefly alighted on a fence before disappearing into some cabbages but as per usual I managed to obtain one of my classic flight shots!!
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| Pechora Pipit - Honest!! |
We spent the remainder of the afternoon in different sites in the nearby area, including Sunburgh Head on which we obtained cracking views of another Blyth's Reed Warbler.
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| Blyth's Reed Warbler in very unlikely habitat |
Also, nearby at Quendale we found another Long Eared Owl (right out in the open) and a Siberian Chiff Chaff.
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| Long Eared Owl |
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