3rd September

A quiet morning with just a sooty shearwater and 3 manx shearwater seen at sea, 3 black-tailed godwit on Bewan Loch and a whimbrel at Bridesness was followed by relentless heavy rain from midday onwards. A few bedraggled migrants around the Obs' late on included at least 1 redstart, a greenshank, 2 willow warbler, a garden warbler and 6 crossbills, hopefully a sign of things to come tomorrow.