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| Highlights of the Shetland Wildlife Autumn Birding Tour visit to Fair Isle. |
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| Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos seen on the Meoness croftland viewable from the Auld Haa 3 of the 4 days of the tour. |
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| Plenty of common birds were seen like these Willow Warblers. |
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| Razorbill Rescue This young Razorbill was found in the tall grass along the road in calm conditions. This happens from time to time so I picked it up and let it go in the South Harbour. Very feisty bird and it did nip at me several times, and swam away seeming quite healthy. Always a delight for everyone to see a bird up close and to help it on it's way. |
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| That Auk-ward moment... |
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| I'm fine... |
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| A private viewing inside of the South Lighthouse. Arranged with the Fair Isle Lighthouse Society. |
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| View from top of the South Lighthouse. |
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| Bonus! The group had great show of the Northern Lights! |
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| Grasshopper Warbler? Originally thought to be a Lanceolated Warbler? possibly even more interesting as the measurements and other details may hopefully find it of an rare eastern race of Grasshopper Warbler? |
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| Lapland Bunting Other bird highlights seen... Barred Warbler & Rosefinch are nice birds to see. Well done the group leader Jon Dunn, he was the first to find & identify the Citrine Wagtail by name while we all were watching the Arctic Warbler. |
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| Viewing the Arctic Warbler! Then having the thrill of seeing it caught & ringed... |
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| Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis "coinciding with the Aurora Borealis" |
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| & of course waiting for the plane... the Fair Isle experience ended with a stunning rainbow... |
Nice shot with the rainbow and the windsock.
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