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Shetland autumn rarity thread 2019 (2 Viewers)

23 September

Fair Isle

Red-flanked Bluetail - Scottish rarity

Unst

Short-toed Lark - Scottish rarity (locally assessed in Shetland)


Given the wind direction I didn't think the highlight of the day in the SBC recording area was going to be an American butterfly!
 
Farnboro John said:
How many points does the Monarch get?

John
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Not sure she's ever found anything rarer than Feral Pigeon and House Sparrow, has she, John? So I'd say none. ;)

(Apologies:eek:nly stopped by cos I saw your name and wanted to return the 'best wishes for the coming season' expressed in a recent moth-ing thread :t:)
 
Britseye said:
Not sure she's ever found anything rarer than Feral Pigeon and House Sparrow, has she, John? So I'd say none. ;)

(Apologies:eek:nly stopped by cos I saw your name and wanted to return the 'best wishes for the coming season' expressed in a recent moth-ing thread :t:)
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No apology needed, and good hunting - we be of one blood, ye and I.....:t:

John
 
Farnboro John said:
How many points does the Monarch get?

John
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When I sort of found the Walrus last spring I put it on the Shetland Rare Bird WhatsApp as the obvious way to get news out quickly, and within a few minutes someone had complained that it wasn't a bird. On the bus to the airport I bumped into Paul Harvey and Pete Ellis, and Paul said it was better than a rare bird. I think a Monarch on Shetland falls into that category, better than a lot of rares.
 
24 September

Foula

Rustic Bunting - BBRC
Red-flanked Bluetail - Scottish rarity
Olive-backed Pipit - Scottish rarity locally assessed

Yell

Melodious Warbler - Scottish rarity

Mainland

Blyth's Reed Warbler - Scottish rarity locally assessed
Mediterranean Gull - Shetland rarity


Any corrections welcome.
 
25 September

Mainland

Citrine Wagtail - Scottish rarity
Nightingale - Scottish rarity locally assessed in Shetland

Yell

Olive-backed Pipit - Scottish rarity locally assessed in Shetland


I thought there might be more stuff found today.
 
27 September

Whalsay

Red-throated Pipit - BBRC rarity

Unst

Alpine Swift - Scottish rarity
Blyth's Reed Warbler - Scottish rarity locally assessed in Shetland

Mainland

Greenish Warbler - Scottish rarity locally assessed in Shetland
 
28 September

Mainland

Turkestan (?) Shrike - BBRC
Semipalmated Sandpiper - BBRC
'Siberian' Stonechat - BBRC
Olive-backed Pipit - Scottish rarity locally assessed
Hobby - Shetland rarity

Out Skerries

Brown Shrike - BBRC


As far as I know the probable PG Tips on Fair Isle wasn't firmed up.
 
29 September

Foula

Red-throated Pipit - BBRC
Rustic Bunting - BBRC

(assumes the Rustic Bunting is a new bird)

Mainland

Olive-backed Pipit - Scottish rarity locally assessed
Bee-eater - Shetland rarity
 
September cumulative totals

Mainland 8 13 12
Foula 4 3 1
Unst 1 6 5
Skerries 1 2 1
Whalsay 1 0 1
Fair Isle 0 5 5
Yell 0 2 2
Fetlar 0 0 1
Bressay 0 0 0
Papa Stour 0 0 0

I have to say this rather surprised me. Whilst it doesn't include Two-barred Crossbills, and several species have been demoted in recent years (Cit Wag, OBP, Arctic and Blyth's Reed Wblrs for instance) I hadn't appreciated the dearth of national rarities on Fair Isle. That said it was like that in 2004 at this time and ended up with two firsts for the Western Palearctic.
 
2 October

Unst

Dusky Warbler - Scottish rarity locally assessed

Fetlar

Short-toed Lark - Scottish rarity locally assessed

Mainland

Greenish Warbler - Scottish rarity locally assessed
 
A quick count of megas found on Shetland by year, courtesy of Birdguides:

1 Sep - 4 Oct . / . 5 Oct - 31 Oct
2010 .. 8 ................. 4
2011 .. 6 ................. 2
2012 .. 7 ................. 5
2013 .. 9 ................. 5
2014 .. 5 ................. 2
2015 .. 5 ................. 6
2016 .. 4 ................. 15
2017 .. 5 ................. 5
2018 .. 5 ................. 3
2019 .. 1 .................

2019 looks pretty rubbish. But we are only half way through I guess.
 
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johnraven said:
A quick count of megas found on Shetland by year, courtesy of Birdguides:

1 Sep - 4 Oct . / . 5 Oct - 31 Oct
2010 .. 8 ................. 4
2011 .. 6 ................. 2
2012 .. 7 ................. 5
2013 .. 9 ................. 5
2014 .. 5 ................. 2
2015 .. 5 ................. 6
2016 .. 4 ................. 15
2017 .. 5 ................. 5
2018 .. 5 ................. 3
2019 .. 1 .................

2019 looks pretty rubbish. But we are only half way through I guess.
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It really ought to be decent over the next few days.
 
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