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Fair Isle, Shetland
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This gorgeous Long-eared Owl showed brilliantly in the Burkle garden throughout the day. Those fiery eyes are a highlight of the autumn birding calendar. @FI_Obs
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A nice few days in the isle with the long staying Olive-backed pipit settling down for some great views and our first Arctic Warbler of the year, better late than never! One of my favourite @FI_Obs classics :)
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This lovely Olive-backed Pipit has spent the last few days strutting around the Upper and Lower Stoneybrek gardens. @FI_Obs
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The Short-toed Lark is still hanging on around North Light, having picked one of the more exposed places on the island @FI_Obs
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More photos from our recent stay @FI_Obs. Siskin & Common Redpoll.
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Somewhat of a clear out overnight, but nice to see one of the Little Buntings on the island, this one favouring Shirva @FI_Obs
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Felt very Fair Isle watching a Radde’s Warbler creep along one of the drystone walls by Setter, superb birds! @FI_Obs
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This lovely Radde's Warbler spent the afternoon navigating the drystone walls around Setter and Hill Dyke before finding its way into Plantation where it was trapped. @FI_Obs
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Another mega day on the isle, started with a very brief Lanceolated Warbler and ended with a Raddes’s Warbler. @FI_Obs
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Finding shelter absolutely anywhere they could, this summarises the madness of yesterday when Yellow-browed Warblers were turning up in gardens, along walls and down geos! @FI_Obs
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Common Rosefinch, Fair Isle. Several of these underrated little finches around during our stay at @FI_Obs last week
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This Slavonian Grebe was a pleasant surprise on a pre-breakfast stroll down to the North Haven @FI_Obs
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Another autumn week @FI_Obs. A fantastic place and team. Birds a bit thin on the ground and thought this would be the year we failed to see Yellow-browed Warbler but there was small arrival a couple of days before we left. American Pipit a nice find by a visiting tour group
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Fair isle Magic today!! @AlexPenn_1 turned up a Eyebrowed Thrush on the west cliffs which finally gave itself up this afternoon, with Red-breasted Flycatchers, Yellow-browed warblers with it! Lots of other scarce arrivals to boot. Classic @FI_Obs SE winds :)
ALT Eyebrowed Thrush
ALT Lapland bunting
ALT Red-breasted flycatcher
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South-easterlies and the floodgates opened! Yellow-browed Warblers in every geo, no less than 31 around, 11 being my personal tally! Scarcities all over the island throughout the day, topped off by finding this lovely Red-flanked Bluetail on Ward Hill @FI_Obs
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Weeks of westerlies @FI_Obs forgotten in an instant! An incredible day with birds being found throughout the day. A great spread of scarcities topped off with a stunning Eyebrowed Thrush found by Alex.
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Superb views of this Corncrake were had skulking across Byrwalls, until it later zoomed across the road! @FI_Obs
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These two Lapland Buntings gave lovely views in the sheltered corners on north census! Two of each Jack Snipes, Willow Warblers and a single Black Redstart was best of the rest @FI_Obs
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The Moon setting over Sheep Rock Fair Isle from @FI_Obs on 20/9.
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American Pipit made for a decent start to some time on Fair Isle. Overhead regular flocks of Pink-footed Geese were heading south @FI_Obs
