Army Ornithological SocietyFair Isle - Shetland Mainland
Fri 5 Oct 12
A 0545 reveille for the 2 team members scheduled to depart on an early flight from Shetland back to Inverness and thence to the Cairngorms in search of Ptarmigan. Reveille for the rest of the team followed 15 minutes later.
The team members scheduled to depart Shetland in the evening spent the day hunting Shetland South Mainland for rarities. A change in the weather, sunshine and reduced wind strength, made the whole process much more pleasant and much more successful. Three of the five species sought were tracked down: Isabelline Shrike, American Golden Plover and Eastern Stonechat (commonly referred to as Siberian Stonechat).
Early reports from the Cairngorm team suggest they tracked down a 16 strong flock of Ptarmigan during the day.
And so, effectively, the expedition ends with one team sailing off into the sunset (oh ok, into the dusk towards Krikwall and Aberdeen!) and the other driving south to England.
The expedition has been a great success with team members being lucky enough to encounter a selection of much sought after rarities.
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