Shetland Miscellany - 17th October 2026

Here as a finale to my  stay on Shetland this autumn are a few images of less rare birds but nonetheless ones that were good to see and added to the overall enjoyment of this year's trip

Commencing (see above) with a Hornemann's Arctic Rdpoll at Burn of Sound

Common Redstart - Sumburgh Quarry

Little Bunting - Sumburgh Head Lighthouse

Citrine Wagtail - Quendale Mill

Red breasted Flycatcher - Ollaberry

Siskin - Clickimin Loch, Lerwick

Birds seen on Shetland from 16th of September-17th of October 2026

Red throated Diver;Great Northern Diver;Little Grebe;Slavonian Grebe;Northern Fulmar;Great Cormorant;European Shag; Grey Heron; Mute Swan;Whooper Swan; Pink footed Goose; Greylag Goose; Barnacle Goose; Common Shelduck; Eurasian Wigeon; American Wigeon; Eurasian Teal; Mallard; Northern Shoveler; Common Pochard; Tufted Duck; Greater Scaup; Eider; King Eider; Long tailed Duck; Common Scoter; Common Goldeneye; Red breasted Merganser; Pallid Harrier; Eurasian Sparrowhawk; Common Kestrel; Merlin; Red Grouse; Common Quail; Moorhen; Common Coot; Ringed Plover; European Golden Plover; Grey Plover; Lapwing; Knot; Sanderling; Baird's Sandpiper; Purple Sandpiper; Dunlin; Buff breasted Sandpiper; Ruff; Jack Snipe; Common Snipe; Black tailed Godwit; Bar tailed Godwit; Eurasian Curlew; Common Redshank; Turnstone; Great Skua; Black headed Gull; Common Gull; Herring Gull; Great Black backed Gull; Kittiwake; American Black Tern; Guillemot; Razorbill; Black Guillemot; Rock Dove;Wood Pigeon; Collared Dove; Kingfisher; Skylark; Swallow; Olive backed Pipit; Meadow Pipit; Rock Pipit; Citrine Wagtail; Grey Wagtail; White/Pied Wagtail; Wren; Siberian Blue Robin; Robin; Bluethroat; Siberian Stonechat; Common Redstart;  Northern Wheatear; Grey cheeked Thrush; Blackbird; Fieldfare; Song Thrush; Redwing; Reed Warbler; Barred Warbler; Lesser Whitethroat; Blackcap; Common Chiffchaff; Willow Warbler; Two barred Greenish Warbler; Arctic Warbler; Yellow browed Warbler; Western Bonelli's Warbler; Common Chiffchaff; Willow Warbler; Goldcrest; Firecrest; Red breasted Flycatcher; Pied Flycatcher; Golden Oriole; Red backed Shrike; Great Grey Shrike; Rook; Carrion Crow; Hooded Crow; Common Raven; Common Starling; House Sparrow; Chaffinch; Brambling; Eurasian Siskin; Common Linnet; Twite; Common Redpoll; Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll; Common Rosefinch; Lapland Bunting; Black faced Bunting; Little Bunting

There were four megas on this trip in the form of:

Siberian Blue Robin - the only new addition to my British List that now stands at 546. It was also a lifer

Grey cheeked Thrush - my second for Britain

Two barred Greenish Warbler - my second for Britain

Black faced Bunting - my third for Britain

Mammals

Minke Whale

Bottle nosed Dolphin

White beaked Dolphin

Risso's Dolphin

Atlantic Grey Seal

Common Seal