Happy New Years Day Bird Listing by the Birdstalkers

First of the year birds... 

David - Henry - Tommy - Logan
Fair Isle's New Years Day Birdstalkers 

The boys said we are not birdwatchers... we are Birdstalkers. funny kids.

Goldeneye

South Harbour - Auld Haa House on the right.

2 Moorhen! together and out in the open?
 I couldn't help but notice how much they look like Puffin in flight

in the search of birds

January 1st, 2013 Bird List.

1. Starling
2. House Sparrow
3. Rock Dove
4. Fulmar
5. Shag
6. Hooded Crow
7. Great Black-backed Gull
8. Greylag Goose
9. Herring Gull
10. Mallard
11. Great Tit
12. Redshank
13. Turnstone
14. Eider Duck
15. Wigeon
16. Goldeneye
17. Long-tailed Duck
18. Purple Sandpiper
19. Goosander
20. Black Guillemot
21. Rock Pipit
22. Common Gull
23. Snipe
24. Guillemot
25. Gannet
26. Kittiwake
27. Blackbird
28. Curlew
29. Teal
30. Redwing
31. Fieldfare
32. Moorhen
33. Woodcock
34. Water Rail
35. Twite
36. Raven
37. Lapwing
38. Robin
39. Peregrine
40. Red-breasted Merganser
41. Fair Isle Wren
42. Song Thrush
43. Glaucous Gull
44. Merlin

Total 44 species!
6 more than last year. Surpassing our 2011 record by 1 bird!

The best bird for me was the Great Tit that I have been hoping for 2 months would stay around long enough to make it to the new list. A Goosander, Glaucous Gull & 2 Moorhen are also nice birds to find any day on Fair Isle.

What fun to have David & Logan join us.Between the rain showers we even had some Sun!
We definitely had a Happy New Years Day, Cheers.

East cliffs & Sheep Rock.

Possible, the best find of the day! a huge skate or shark's egg sack.
contact us if you have any info on this?

Glaucous Gull