23rd-31st August
A bit of gap between posts for various reason, some ornithological and some not! I'll keep this to a brief round-up and its 'old news' now! The 23rd saw a Great Shearwater pass close past Dennishead early in the morning. The American Golden Plover was still present and remained until 31st. Two Pomarine Skuas and a Leach's Petrel were the other highlights from the day also from Dennishead. The following day saw two juvenile Little Gulls feeding off the north end and a Common Buzzard did a tour of the island. The 25th saw the start of a set of easterlies that provided plenty of common and scarce migrants over the next few days. A Grasshopper Warbler was on the dyke just west of the New Kirk, a Barred warbler was in Holland and a Rosefinch was at Poor Man's Corner. The 26th would see a further Rosefinch at Garso, a Wood Warbler around T1 along with a Pied Flycatcher, yet another Barred Warbler was at North Gravity, a Whinchat popped onto a fence-line around Vincoin...
