American Black Tern at Loch of Tingwall this evening. Was happy just twitching this as a regular 'Black' for my Shetland list, but always happy to be upgraded..... Great find by Paul Sclater 😎👍 #YellBirding #RareBirdsUk #Shetland
Dougie Preston
@dougiepreston.bsky.social
Birder living on the island of Yell in Shetland.
Female Ruddy Shelduck on Fetlar this afternoon. Getting a hard time from the local Skuas and Divers. I understand its only the second record for Shetland! #YellBirding #Shetland #RareBirdsUk
Decent Scope views of the 3rd Shetland Pacific Diver on Unst today. Active and covering great distances quickly made tracking/photographing tricky. Yet another great find by Dave Cooper! #RareBirdsUk #Shetland #YellBirding
Flocks of Jackdaw are scattered across Shetland Just now, with a few distinctive 'Nordic' birds showing the pale half-collar. #YellBirding #Shetland
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Just a few of the amazing birds I've been lucky enough to see in Shetland over the last 12 months. Personal highlight being the Savannah Sparrow. (Just don't mention American flycatchers!😉) #YellBirding #Shetland #RareBirdsUk
Great Shearwater photo bombing a Bonxie earlier this year off Shetland. Posted for #SuperSeabirdSunday #YellBirding #Shetland
Brilliant views of Little Auk today in Scalloway. Nice to see one that looks so healthy. Bird was feeding/preening/diving all within feet of me off the pier. 😎👍 #YellBirding #Shetland
Beautiful female King Eider in Scalloway giving outrageous views this morning. 😍 #YellBirding #Shetland #RareBirdsUK
A few migrants still trickling through Yell. Tree Sparrow, 11 'Nordic' Jackdaw, Woodcock, Greenfinch, and Sibe Chiff. #YellBirding #Shetland
Scandinavian style Jackdaws in Burravoe today. The pale half collar hinting at a possibly 'Eastern' origin. #YellBirding #Shetland
Well chuffed to add this to the 'self-found' list today..... Unfortunately, this bird has lost its tail, but this somehow just seems to add to its charm! #YellBirding #Shetland #RareBirdsUK
3 Northern Long-tailed Tits showing well on Yell today. Got a feeling there may be a few decent photos of these birds appearing, as they're very accommodating! 😎👍 #YellBirding #Shetland #RareBirdsUK #Birdguides
💥'Northern' Long-tailed Tit💥... 3 of these stunning birds seen in fading light this evening in West Yell. Cheers to Adrian for spreading the word!...... Genuinely one of my most wanted birds since I first picked up the original Collins Guide! 😍😎👍 #YellBirding #Shetland #RareBirdsUK
A few migrants spread around South Yell today...... Best of all though was a YB Warbler in my garden, which was both the very first bird and the very last bird I saw today! #YellBirding #Shetland
GS Woodpecker being very elusive on my patch today. Been here for three days now, but only the second time I've had a glimpse of it! 😳 #YellBirding #Shetland
Decent patch round today, with Tundra Bean, 2 Yellow-browed, Pied Fly, Lesser Whitethroat, and Sibe Chiff. Gotta be something tasty from the west hiding out there somewhere though 🤔 .... #YellBirding #Shetland
Not great weather conditions for photography, but I'm just glad to see and 'Shetland tick' the long staying (but well ranging!) Red Kite this morning. ✔️😎👍 #YellBirding #Shetland
Can't ever resist a showy Yellow-browed Warbler (It's the same with Waxwing too). Always gotta get just one more photo! 😉👍 #YellBirding #Shetland
This flighty Short-toed Lark was a rather nice addition to my Yell list. Found by @rogerriddington.bsky.social 😎👍 #YellBirding #Shetland #RareBirdsUK
