Bird Sightings: 

A more usual selection of birds today after yesterday's excitement.  The first shrike of the year, and summer visitors arriving back!  

Unst:  2 Black-tailed Godwit at Easter Loch.  Great Grey Shrike at Northdale.  

Yell:  Snow Bunting and Merlin at Gutcher.  Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff at Cullivoe.  5+ Redwing at Camb.  

Central Mainland:  Lesser Redpoll at Mulla, Voe.  

South Mainland:  Whimbrel over Hoswick.  Arctic Skua, 2 Shoveler, Great Skua and 8 Swallow at north end of Spiggie.  Green-winged Teal and 6 Pink-footed Geese and White-fronted Goose at Setter Marsh, Spiggie.  6 Brambling, 10 Linnet, 1 Siskin and Shoveler at Hillwell/Brake.  5 Great Skua and 2 Whimbrel at Dalsetter.   Greenshank at Virkie.  'Blue' Fulmar at Sumburgh Head.  

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