A quick look back to the last year in Shetland

While living in Shetland I was able to do quite a bit of ringing and nest recording. Here's a quick glance back at the birds I ringed there in the last 12 months:

Golden Plover nest with 4 eggs on Ronas Hill

Golden Plover chick

A brood of 4 Golden Plover chicks

Redshank chick

Ringed Plover nest with 2 eggs

Totals are listed in the order Full Grown. Pulli (chicks). Recoveries

Fulmar 2.0.0
Shag 0.0.1
Oystercatcher 0.9.0
Ringed Plover 0.3.0
Golden Plover 0.4.0
Lapwing 0.6.0
Bar-tailed Godwit 1.0.0
Curlew 0.10.1
Redshank 0.1.1
Great Skua 0.4.0
Black-headed Gull 1.0.0
Common Gull 0.47.0
Herring Gull 0.1.0
Great Black-backed Gull 0.2.0
Arctic Tern 0.100.2
Rock Dove 1.0.0
Swallow 4.0.0
Meadow Pipit 1.5.0
Wren 5.0.0
Robin 2.0.1
Blackbird 10.0.8
Blackcap 4.0.0
Yellow-browed Warbler 1.0.0
Goldcrest 1.0.0
Raven 0.7.0
Starling 43.0.3
House Sparrow 113.0.103
Chaffinch 1.0.0
Brambling 1.0.0
Siskin 2.0.3
Lesser Redpoll 2.0.0
Common Crossbill 1.0.0

Curlew chick just hatched

Curlew chick

Common Crossbill

Siskin

Raven nest with four chicks