15th - 22nd May
With a promised spell of easterlies set for the week ahead there was a sense of excitement among the staff, however by mid-day on 19th we were all feeling a bit short-changed with the weather perhaps not being the 'perfect storm'. Anyway, enough whingeing! As a reader you'll probably wonder why I've been so negative! The 15th wasn't a day we were optimistic about, a heaving north-westerly didn't inspire thoughts of spring migrants. This was compounded by a Snow Bunting on Tor Ness, giving mid-March vibes instead of mid-May! The day was brightened up however with three Long-tailed Skua past Tor Ness and another that dropped into Ancum for a brief wash before carrying on. The following day was rather scant news wise, but a Wood Sandpiper on Hooking was a long overdue year tick. The 17th was a little better, six Siskin spent the day around Holland, there was a Garden Warbler in Ancum and the south-west part of the island provided Black-throated Diver, two Collare...
