tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88731573409922034972024-03-19T09:00:47.871+00:00Shetland Wildlife Photo BlogHugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comBlogger556125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-82935851075306984042017-04-08T19:30:00.000+01:002017-04-11T09:11:48.240+01:00Orcas!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">A great start to our spring season with 6 Orcas off Sumburgh Head this afternoon. Here's one of them. Thanks to Gina Rathbone for the call and this great pic.</span></span></span><br />
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-55535724422602849052017-02-09T17:30:00.000+00:002017-02-18T10:26:19.946+00:00KilldeerVideo of the long-staying North American Killdeer at Sandwick.<br />
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-32153051729210286892017-01-30T19:30:00.000+00:002017-02-18T10:24:26.909+00:00Eshaness Rainbow<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Rainbow
over Eshaness cliffs this afternoon. Our two Up Helly Aa groups spent
the day in the beautiful north Mainland under sunny skies. Combined
highlights included four Otters (including a mother and cub), several
snowy-white Mountain Hares, north American Green-winged Teal, Merlin,
displaying Red Grouse, Glaucous Gull and several Slavonian Grebes.
Looking forward to Up Helly Aa tomorrow! More on our series of
award-winning wildlife and photography holidays / day tours <a href="http://www.shetlandwildlife.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></span><br />
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-69774672257904538482017-01-02T21:30:00.000+00:002017-02-18T10:16:07.085+00:00'Calloos'<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Drake
Long-tailed Duck (known as 'Calloos' here in Shetland) displaying in
Bressay Sound. Special birds.</span></span></span><br />
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-61774758133919313622016-12-28T17:30:00.000+00:002017-02-18T10:13:53.372+00:00Orcas!<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Just
in from an amazing day watching a pod of nine Orcas off the east Mainland.
Here's one of the huge bull as it hunted in Dales Voe. </span></span></span><br />
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-70048969673088075472016-12-23T18:00:00.000+00:002017-02-18T10:10:30.802+00:00West Voe<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">West
Voe of Sumburgh, Shetland this afternoon. Winds currently gusting to
60mph creating a beautiful seascape.</span></span></span><br />
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-73167407859737443192016-12-21T22:00:00.000+00:002017-02-18T10:08:51.888+00:00<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Purple
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-67886150721718155112016-12-05T19:30:00.000+00:002017-02-18T09:59:48.295+00:00Humpbacks<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">One
of four Humpback Whales watched off Gossabrough, Yell, today.
Absolutely fantastic! Also saw a pod of Risso's Dolphins. More on our series of award-winning wildlife and photography holidays /
day tours <a href="http://www.shetlandwildlife.co.uk/holidays/wildlife.htm" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></span></span><br />
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-29655523335051196312016-11-14T12:30:00.000+00:002017-02-18T09:29:31.271+00:00Going Dutch<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">History of the colour-ringed Waxwing in our garden on Saturday
12/11/16. Many thanks to Raymond Duncan of the Grampian Ringing Group
for the info and to our day-tour group for their patience and assistance
in securing the colour ring combination!<br /> <br /> Raymond wrote: "An
old friend returns! Only our 7th or 8th returning to UK from the several
thousand we have ringed over the years, and our oldest equal with one
other returning 3 winters later. RW-Rm was already an adult male when
ringed".</span></span></span><br />
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-38191117566955250892016-11-08T17:30:00.000+00:002017-02-18T09:26:10.515+00:00Rufous Turtle Dove<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Just
back from watching this stunning Rufous Turtle Dove (aka Oriental
Turtle Dove) at North Roe. Only the third Shetland record - but the
second in just twelve months! Less than 20 have occurred in the UK.</span></span></span><br />
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-82519604272630255062016-11-05T20:00:00.000+00:002017-02-18T09:24:01.792+00:00Waxwing at Dusk<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Waxwing
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-215059376919291942016-10-24T18:30:00.000+01:002017-02-18T09:15:50.378+00:00Waxwing<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">One
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-65326604036682482442016-10-21T20:30:00.000+01:002017-02-18T09:20:19.617+00:00Pine Bunting<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Found this lovely male Pine Bunting at Brake, Quendale this morning.</span></span></span><br />
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Desert Wheatear in flight today at Scousburgh. What a stunner! </span></span></span><br />
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-28722450579300029312016-10-12T17:00:00.000+01:002017-02-18T09:01:18.641+00:00Another Pallid Harrier...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-60495793961460158122016-10-09T21:00:00.000+01:002017-02-18T08:57:38.547+00:00Siberian Accentor - 1st for Britain!<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It doesn't get much better than this: Britain's first-ever Siberian Accentor found by Judd and myself at Mossy Hill, Scousborough earlier this afternoon. Full story <a href="http://www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/Finders-in-the-field-Siberian-Accentor-on-Shetland-a-British-first.aspx?s_id=1054851207" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></span></span><br />
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-28772720095943820062016-10-07T21:30:00.000+01:002017-02-18T10:51:46.102+00:00Ortolan<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Found this gorgeous and very confiding 1st winter Ortolan Bunting at Brake today.</span><br />
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-72907751416909612632016-10-06T19:00:00.000+01:002017-02-18T08:52:37.178+00:00Hoopoe!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Hoopoe
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Autumn birding groups with guests seeing Brown Shrike, Great Snipe,
Swainson's Thrush, Pallid Harrier, Lanceolated, Paddyfield, Blyth's
Reed, Arctic, Greenish, Radde's and Dusky Warblers, this Hoopoe,
Rose-coloured Starling, Little Bunting and a Crane. Plus a pod of Orcas
and a pod of 40+ Long-finned Pilot Whales! More on our series of Autumn
birding holidays <a href="http://www.shetlandwildlife.co.uk/holidays/wildlife.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></span><br />
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-63559433252531951552016-09-17T20:30:00.000+01:002017-02-18T08:42:49.952+00:00Lanceolated Warbler<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Great views of a classic Shetland Autumn vagrant today - Lanceolated Warbler at Sumburgh Farm. </span></span></span><br />
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-46619344824334989382016-09-05T18:11:00.000+01:002016-09-08T18:11:52.753+01:00Even more Orcas!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">We
enjoyed absolutely stunning views of a pod of Orcas in Bressay Sound
early this afternoon. The animal at the rear is 019 or
'Mousa' and we have encountered this pod lots of times over the last
couple of months! More on our series of award-winning wildlife and
photography holidays <a href="http://www.shetlandwildlife.co.uk/holidays/wildlife.htm" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span></span></span><br />
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Hugh Harrophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17825339352590580532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873157340992203497.post-22802769767653064962016-07-26T18:02:00.000+01:002016-09-08T18:03:14.941+01:00More Orcas!<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An Orca hunting the shallows for prey and heading right towards us! Pic from our amazing encounter today. More on our series of award-winning wildlife holidays <a href="http://www.shetlandwildlife.co.uk/holidays/wildlife.htm" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span> </span></span><br />
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