So far this year - 2 Species of Diver, Common Scoter, Iceland (inc Kumlien's) and Glauc, Mistle Thrush, Brent Goose, Great & Arctic Skuas, Black Duck, Icterine Warbler, Reed Warbler, Laughing Gull, White-tailed Eagle, Common Crossbill, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, Grey Plover, Common Sand, Black Tern, Barred Warbler, Marsh Harrier, Yellow-browed Warbler, Long-eared Owl, Bullfinch, Woodcock, White-fronted Goose, Pintail, Jack Snipe - see www.shetlandmisfit.blogspot.com for full list.

24/12/09: including Bar-tailed Godwit, Iceland Gull (inc Kumlien's), Purple Sand, Merlin, Glaucous Gull, Twite, Knot, Black-tailed Godwit, Grey Plover, Brent Goose, Great Northern Diver, Hawfinch, Brambling, Greenshank, Short-eared Owl, Black Duck, Common Redpoll, Pied Flycatcher, Bluethroat, Laughing Gull, White-tailed Eagle, Sandwich Tern, Common Crossbill, Ruff, Black Tern, Peregrine, Pink-footed Goose, Marsh Harrier, Lapland Bunting, Yellow-browed Warbler, Jack Snipe, Ortolan, Snow Bunting, White-fronted Goose, Long-eared Owl, Water Rail, Woodcock. see www.robfray.co.uk

Moved in on 11/07. Highlights: Leach's Petrel (29/11), Little Auk (14/11), Eider & Tuftie (08/11), L-t Duck (01/11), Red-n Grebe (25/10), )3 L Gull (19/10), GND (14/10), Pale-b Brent & R-t Diver (28/09), A Tern (30/08), Sooty Shearw, Pom Skua, Teal & B Tern (all 26/08); Knot & Balearic (22/08), A Skua (20/08). Shoveler (19/08), Gadwall (14/08), G'shank (09/08), Stormie (25/07), Bonxie (24/07), Manx (12/07); Med Gulls regular. Top-notch plastic nonsense - Chiloe Wigeon (30/08) !)

Highlights:- Common Buzzard, Mute Swan. , Goosander, Greylag, Bean Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Oystercatcher, Whimbrel. Little-Ringed Plover Latest:- 1/6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 14/6 - Tufted Duck & Hobby over, 15/6 Marsh Harrier over the garden

3/7; curlew, 28/6; stock dove, 30/5; cuckoo, 29/5; RL partridge, 27/5; swallow, 22/5; kestrel, Highlights so far this year include mealy redpoll, 2 med gulls, yellowhammer, pheasant. 18/5 little egret

Black redstart still present from 31/12/08 till 9/01/09 fly over meadow pipit ,fly over grey heron,fly over GBBgull,fly by raven, tawny owl,fly by common gull

Green Sandpiper 30/8. Hobby 27/7. adult & juv Long-eared Owl in our street! 16/7. 15/7Crossbill. 10/5 Swift 21/4 Swallow & House Martins. 20/4 OSPREY ! & Blackcap. 13/4 singing Willow Warbler. 9/4 3Sand Martins over while eating dinner in garden. 21/3Whooper Swan, 12/3 Yellowhammer. 11/3 cock Pheasant flew over (2nd record). 9/3Waxwings x30. 7/3 pr LBBGulls over. 1/3Oystercatchers. Mipit, Redwing, Fieldfare, Siskin, Kes, Sparhawk (6 added during nice weather this week.) 25/2Bullfinch over. 23/2Tawny Owl. 18/2Barn Owl. 9/2Coal Tit on feeders. 5/2Heron 26/1Greenfinch over in early display flight. 23/1 pr Goosander flew over while waiting to get combi bolier mended - A new garden tick ! 16/1Linnet, 12/1Mute Swan, 7/1Mistle Thrush + Grey Wag, 3Blue tit. record count of 7Blackbirds, with Goldfinch & Pied Wagtail over.