29th August

The PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER was still present at the South of the island, with a grey plover in Nouster Bay, a greenshank and the 26 black-tailed godwit and 5 ruff still present on Gretchen Loch. A common sandpiper was seen at Bridesness and meadow pipits showed a marked increase with 94 logged. A blue fulmar was seen from the North end as were 10 manx shearwater, 6 sooty shearwater and 10 storm petrel.