Extremely Rare Vagrant on Shetland

An extremely rare vagrant has been seen this week on Shetland. The Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus was first recorded on Fair Isle in May 1955. This week saw the appearance of one on Mid Yell and will become only the fourth record for Shetland.

Hudsonian Whimbrel

This brings the total number of individuals seen in Britain since 1950 to eight. Before this week's individual the most recent sighting was in 2011 from September 20th - 25th at Mizen Head, Co. Cork, Ireland.

I am not a rarity chaser but I would love to be on Shetland right now....