Its always good to see some birds summering in Shetland. The other day found 3 Gt Northern Divers in West Voe with 4 Red Throated Diver and a distant LT Duck.
One GN diver was in non- breeding plumage while the other two nearly full breeding plumage. Most years 1-4 birds stop over in Shetland.
Good to see a Turnstone on the beach in full breeding plumage, this one must be over summering as well as all the others left to go north by end of May and too early for returning birds.
The Arctic terns at Grutness are well down in numbers with about 50- 60 birds seen from the road, quiet a few bring in large sand eels. Also reduced numbers of Common Gull
At West Voe it was good to see 4 broods of Eider with 17 young, best for a long time
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