8th and 9th September
A good autumnal feeling
day on the 8th with light winds and misty murk coming and going
through the day, it was just a shame that the wind had gone back into the NW;
there was a good list of scarcities across the island through the day which
included a Marsh Warbler trapped at Holland, 2 Barred Warblers (Obs and a new bird
trapped at Holland), 2 Yellow-browed Warblers,
3 Common Rosefinches and the early first Brambling for the
autumn.
Other migrant totals comprised 2 Short-eared Owls, a
Rock Pipit, the Black Redstart, a Redstart, a Whinchat, a Reed Warbler, 2
Lesser Whitethroats, a Garden Warbler, a Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaffs, 3 Willow
Warblers and a Spotted Flycatcher. Also
of note were 82 Wigeon and a little arrival of 14 Pintail, a Kestrel, 774
Golden Plover, a Grey Plover, a Ruff, 10 Black-tailed Godwits and a Whimbrel.
A light southerly breeze started the day on the 9th
but this soon became a brisk south-westerly, not usually our most profitable
wind direction but there was again a nice selection of migrants across the
island which included a Rock Pipit, the Black Redstart, a Redstart, 3 Whinchat,
a Sedge Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroats, 3 Garden Warblers, 2
Blackcaps, the Greenish
Warbler again which reappeared back at
Dennishill, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Chiffchaff, 8
Willow Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, a Pied Flycatcher and a single Common Rosefinch.
Other little bits included the Buff-breasted
Sandpiper still
on Brides Loch, the first Jack Snipe of the autumn with an
influx of 300+ Snipe, an increase to 8 Red-throated Divers, 3 Kestrels, a Ruff
and 9 Black-tailed Godwits.
Yellow-browed Warbler George Gay
Whinchat George Gay
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