Grey-cheeked Thrush   Catharus minimus

Very rare vagrant from North America

·         2003   One, Broadfoot, 27th – 30th September (ARM et al.). The bird was found by Tony Mainwood, during a routine check of his mist net at a regular ringing site at the south end of the island. The find prompted one of the largest twitches Foula has experienced from the local Shetland birders.