We departed Unst on Thursday & headed for Norby to see the Pechora Pipit which had been hanging around since 29th September at the east end of Loch of Norby. The bird was on view when we arrived, but proved tricky to gain good views of. After several attempts with glimpses of the bird on the ground, the best view was when it perched briefly on a gate. A very worthy 400th species in UK. Unfortunately, no photo, but this photo by Chris Griffin is rather good.
Before leaving Unst we popped over to Burrafirth to try for more views of a Red-backed Shrike we'd seen briefly the previous evening. The Shrike appeared as soon as we arrived & proceeded to work its way around the area giving great views. Photo by Tony Davison.
The following day, Friday 2nd October, we returned to Norby to try & see the Pechora Pipit again. Although it was seen, we didn't see it. More luck was in evidence watching a Red-breasted Flycatcher at Wester Quarff, which initially was hard to see in the garden, but which later showed really well on the edge, as in this photo by Martyn Hayes.
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