Shetland - Day 6

So it continues.  Strong winds and a dearth of migrants on the islands.  Today was leisurely with a bit of birding apathy thrown in while still managing somehow to gather some enthusiasm and energy to get out there and shake a few trees.  Alas, by 4pm all motivation had been cast asunder - the wind seemed to have slightly increased in strength during the day.  A nice cup of tea (cups of tea are invariably 'nice') beckoned and there endeth the 6th day.  

Pool of Virkie - 30 black-tailed godwit and seven bar-tailed godwit of note on a low tide.

Grutness - Just five kittiwake (4 ad, 1 1st cy)

Boddam - The 11 pale-bellied brent goose had relocated to the small bay at Boddam.

Levenwick - Managed to conjure up a pied flycatcher within the small woodland opposite the cottage.  A single chiffchaff and robin were also seen there.

Sumburgh - This young otter was very vocal while it scampered over the rocks near to the hotel.  The wind felt really strong here.

Quendale - Just five chaffinch within the sycamores.  Didn't have the patience to wait for the flycatcher that had been reported earlier.