Another great week on Shetland but it was slightly hampered by the constant westerly winds and rain, and lots of it. Despite the conditions, birds still seemed to get in and by far the best day was twitching Foula for two mega yank Sparrows, White-throated and White-crowned. Both showed and performed really well and worth all the hassle and effort to get over and back. A random day trip up to Unst proved to be a great move with a River Warbler being found at Houlland.
Other birds of note were Pied-billed Grebe, Melodious Warbler, Barred Warbler, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Marsh Warbler, Yellow-browed Warblers, Citrine Wagtail, Turtle Dove, Little Egret, American Golden Plover, Common Redpolls, several Rosefinch, a few Snow Buntings and Lapland Bunting.