Frigatebirds - not yet on Orkney!
Posted Wed, Sep 8th 2010, 21:20
There have been unprecedented numbers of Magnificent Frigatebirds pushed into the North Atlantic by the recent Hurricane off the N E American coast. One has...
Re: Wee Fee woods
Posted Wed, Sep 8th 2010, 20:52
David, I am going to have to use you as an example!!!! Many apologies, but nothing personal - I have been very guilty of this in the past myself. Can we all...
Wee Fee woods
Posted Wed, Sep 8th 2010, 20:34
One, possibly two, coal tits seen here today. Also near the top of the plantation a very fine looking juvenile cuckoo, mostly sitting on tree, but taking the...
Raptors Stromness
Posted Wed, Sep 8th 2010, 20:26
Surprised to see a pair of merlins and a peregrine using the updrafts over the hill above the town to sweep on starlings coming in to roost and stoop into...
Hestily
Posted Wed, Sep 8th 2010, 19:54
Not quite so exciting as other parts of the county. There was a female Redstart at South Flaws yesterday. I've just had a walk round here and seen Fieldfare,...
Re: Deerness & surrounds
Posted Wed, Sep 8th 2010, 19:39
At Grindigar this afternoon the following migrants were ringed, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Wood Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Sp Fly and 1Pied Fly. In addition...
Deerness & surrounds
Posted Wed, Sep 8th 2010, 19:13
Yesterday evening I saw a fieldfare, spotted fly, plus migrant chaffinch & robin etc around Deerness; this morning early there was a beautiful male brambling,...
Re: Burray Migrants part 2
Posted Wed, Sep 8th 2010, 19:00
Gerry, At this time of year and in these sort of conditions I tend to firstly go to the cemetery and nearby areas. However Burray is small enough that you can...
Whimbrel News
Posted Wed, Sep 8th 2010, 18:27
What I'm presuming to be the returning wintering Whimbrel was in its usual place behind the Sands Hotel this afternoon. Interestingly, in both of the last 2...
Re: Burray Migrants part 2
Posted Wed, Sep 8th 2010, 18:27
What Burray bits would you recommend ? Gerry To: Orkbird@yahoogroups.com From: barrie.hamill@... Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 16:24:05 +0000 Subject:...
Burray Migrants part 2
Posted Wed, Sep 8th 2010, 18:24
A trawl around various bits of Burray this afternoon came up with a Pied Flycatcher, a Spotted Flycatcher (my 4th today), a Fieldfare and a Robin. Barrie...
A Day to Remember
Posted Wed, Sep 8th 2010, 18:17
That will be tomorrow.. Had a long, lingering check of the weather for tomorrow, and it looks rather nice. A quick soiree around Sth Ron late this afternoon -...
Deerness Migrants
Posted Wed, Sep 8th 2010, 14:33
Deerness this morning 3 Spotted flycatchers 2 Pied Flycatchers 2 Willow Warblers and a Fieldfare. Cheers, Morris Deerness this morning 3 Spotted flycatchers...
Burray Migrants
Posted Wed, Sep 8th 2010, 12:48
This morning aound the cemetery and Ness Road gardens:- 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Whinchat, 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Wheatears, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Chaffinch, lots of...
Birds
Posted Wed, Sep 8th 2010, 09:59
A scuffle about Sth Ron this am - 2 migrant Sparrowhawks, a Fieldfare, scattering of Wheatears and at Hestily Top Scrub, 4 Blackcap, 3 Willow/Chiff and a...
