2nd September
Mist netting at Holland produced just a garden warbler and a willow warbler, and just a single sooty and 9 manx shearwater were seen at sea. A merlin and collared dove were seen in the south of the island and a whinchat was at Scotsha.
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We bought bird netting too, I had a couple of small tomatoes ruined by birdie beaks. Early on there were a couple of nice peppers and a few Juliet (grape) tomatoes - but the hail damaged many plants so might not get any Black Krim tomatoes. I’ve thrown old basil seed around and still had it come up. Don't give up yet ;-]