The weather has not been too bad this weekend and we even had a bit of sun
With migration over, except for a few bit its now down to the locals to keep us entertained
Rock Pipit
The Robins will be around until Spring and i found 3 down at Quendale
Wrens are very vocal as usual and although i only got glimpses of this Perrie bird it was its song that attracted me to it
Gt Northern Divers are now regulars in the south mainland with over 30 in Quendale bay with a dozen Long Tailed Duck
Flocks of Starling have moved into the dunes and this one held more than 100 birds, they could be migrant rather than the sedentary Shetland starling
Wader numbers have built up, in Sandwick a flock of 800 Golden Plover was impressive these were joined by 250 Turnstone, 50 Lapwing, 200 Curlew and 20 Redshank on farmland while an Iceland gull briefly visited Sandsayre
Purple Sandpiper numbers at West Voe, Sumburgh was 78, while Sandsayre held 18 and Grutness 12
The tide was just receding as this Purple Sandpiper flock came into West Voe , joined by Turnstone 23, Dunlin 6, Redshank 12 and lots of gulls
The high tides at Sumburgh allowed several Grey Seals to make a close approach to the beach
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