![]() Many White-winged Scoters were recorded too, along with a number of others that were seen too distantly to separate. Some seven of the now split (as a species) Stejneger’s Scoter, an Asian species, were recorded flying by the Point one day. Other Asian rarities included two Tundra Bean-Geese, a female Lesser Sand-Plover, Common Sandpiper, and Common Greenshank. This was a female or immature male and based on present knowledge, it is not separable in this plumage from “Himalayan Bluetail,” other than distribution. ![]() Most authorities now split the less migratory rufilatus subspecies from Himalaya, the “Himalayan Bluetail.” The nominate subspecies breeds from Finland east to the Russian Far East and winters in East Asia. It established the sixth record and the second spring record on St. We had excellent views the day after the group arrived on the side of the mountain. The rarest find, present before our tour arrived, was a Red-flanked Bluetail. Still our week at Gambell produced a fine variety of species with most of the hoped for specialties and a few Asian rarities too. Our time at Gambell started with nice weather and then deteriorated, at least in terms of having rather strong north winds, but overall there didn’t seem to be much bird movement this spring, and as with all recent years, there was no offshore ice, so eiders were in much reduced numbers and our group missed Spectacled Eider and Black Guillemot entirely. Lawrence Island that day (Jon flew out the next day). Dunn were able to get out to Gambell on St. After some sorting out the multiple tour groups present, all, except J. We left the next morning after breakfast and continued on to Nome. Our tour began with a group dinner at Pipers, followed by a meeting. The extension to Nome, even with abbreviated time, managed to find the hoped for species here including Bristle-thighed Curlew (four) and Gyrfalcon. Certainly one of the highlights was scope views of two Nelson’s Collared Lemmings. Two Double-crested Cormorants and a Cliff Swallow were the most unusual strays from the North American side. All of the normally occurring species, save Spectacled Eider and Black Guillemot were seen. Several Common Ringed Plovers were accommodating. Other notable Asian species recorded included two Tundra Bean-Geese, Common Sandpiper, and Common Greenshank. The standout rarity was a Red-flanked Bluetail. The migration was overall a bit slow, perhaps due to north winds for much of the time. I use Nikon D750 &Sony A7iii cameras with a Sony 200-600mm lens as well as a macro 105mm & Samyang 14 mm XP ,Contact have a book published, -`Shetland Aurora Hunter' also photos and articles published in Shetland Times, Shetland Bird Report, Shetland Life, Shetland accommodation Guide, Shetland Visitor, Seabirds journal, various Shetland Calendars, Sheffield Star, Nottingham Post and exhibition of work at Hoswick Visitor centre Islesburgh - Shetland.GAMBELL & NOME: Our arrivals and departures were a bit delayed at Gambell, but we had a good chunk of time at this fabled location. Night Sky Photography courses with Shetland Adult Education (morning 9.30-12.30) The light is so clear and crisp, the weather is constantly changing giving superb cloud formations.īeing a dark site destination Shetland is always going to be great for astrophotography, although very challenging with windy nights. Shetland has to be one of the best UK destinations for photography. The landscape is for ever changing under the wind blown sky. You really feel close to nature, there is so much to see and learn. Shetland, United Kingdom Shetland is a magical place to visit and even better to live in.
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