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NATURE: The first Egyptian nightjar recorded in the British Isles more than a century ago was shot and taxidermied (opens the original)
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Shetland birding news was dominated this week by the finding of a mega-rare Egyptian nightjar at Eastshore, Virkie by Roger Riddington last Saturday. This was not only a first record for Shetland, but also a first for Scotland and the third record of Egyptian nightjar in Britain. The first British record was in 1883 and it was over 100 years until the next sighting in 1984. Mr Riddington flushed the nightjar from the driveway to his house. Fortunately, it was relocated, a tail-view camera shot q
NATURE: Willow warblers pass through Shetland on one of the longest migratory routes undertaken by any songbird (opens the original)
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Autumn bird migration stepped up this week with a variety of species recorded, including willow warbler. Willow warblers, from Scandinavian and northern European populations, pass through Shetland in autumn as they travel to sub-Saharan Africa They migrate earlier than chiffchaff, a similar-looking species. Although chiffchaff has been reported this week, there have been more reports of willow warbler with up to 25 in Skerries. Most autumn willow warblers are first winters which have lemon-yello
NATURE: Delicate-looking and slender, the common blue damselfly lay eggs which hatch into fierce predatory larvae (opens the original)
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A beautiful insect, the common blue damselfly is the commonest of the damselflies and is widespread throughout Britain. However, in Shetland, it has only been reported from a handful of sites including the North Mainland, Nesting and Yell. Damselflies have forewings and hindwings which are of a similar shape and are held closed together over the body when at rest. Delicate-looking and slender, the common blue damselfly is about 32mm long. The male is pale blue with black bands around the abdomen
NATURE: From sallow moths to ophion wasps which inject eggs into the body of a host for its larva to feed upon (opens the original)
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Most of the late-summer and autumnal moths in Shetland have subdued colouring with brown, grey or white forewings, often intricately patterned in shades of these colours. The sallowâs yellow colour stands out amongst the others. It is a very variable species; the background colour of the forewings ranges from pale yellow to orange-yellow. Some have reddish-brown or pinkish bands, while others have only two dark kidney marks. The extent and clarity of the markings vary considerably. The pink-ba
NATURE: Long-distance migrant capable for 4,000 mile non-stop flight makes rare visit to Shetland (opens the original)
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This week brought a national rarity when Pete Ellis, along with Harrison Wylie, found a Bairdâs sandpiper at the Pool of Virkie last Sunday. This small Arctic wader breeds from north eastern Canada, across the Canadian Arctic, Alaska, north western parts of Greenland and in eastern Siberia. Bairdâs sandpipers nest in drier habitats on the tundra which are sparsely vegetated. Bairdâs sandpipers are long-distance migrants, travelling to South America to over-winter. At the end of the breedin
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