Field notes, v1442
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LIDICKER 1972 Shetland - bird list card. Oyster-catcher - common Ringed Plover - 2 Lapwing - 25+ Turnstone - 35+ Purple Sandpiper - 7 Red shank - com. Curlew - 1 Bkk. Knot - Redshank - Com. Gull, Turn - aland. Gt. Red - red Sholl - com. Common Gull - freq. Kittiwake - saw hundred seen clay cliffs J W. Burra; starting to occupy nesting territories. Bth. Guillemot - 1 Rock Dove - 30+ (mid. clay cliffs N.W. Burra) Rock Pipit - 3 Blackbird - freq. also some other thrushes varieties - possibly Fieldfare Twite - ~5 Horn Sparrow - com. Starling - chuk Jackdaw - ~5? Rook - 10+ Hooded Crow - com. Raven - 25+ Met Sam Berry on way to "Joa". Afterwards drove to Nisthorns, Harvey (N.M.P. Mainland) * which is