This Hudsonian Godwit turned up at Grutness this afternoon and is a first for Shetland. Only the 5th for Scotland
The first impressions was this was a small Bar tailed Godwit but looked a bit odd.
Certainly the supercilium was very distinctive and it had dark underwing although it only showed once
This Godwit only has a restricted breeding range in Alaska and is a very rare vagrant to the uk.
It was still present as darkness fell allowing many birders to catch up with the bird.
I left it asleep on the far bank but later it flew off to the beach before quickly returning to the pool
It was joined by two Turnstone, Dunlin (5) Redshank (3) Oystercatcher (6) Ringed Plover (2)
The first British record was at Blacktoft Sands RSPB reserve in September 1981
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