28th September

The bluethroat is still at Westness and a new yellow-browed warbler is at Scottigar. A chiffchaff was by Gretchen hide, 2 blackcap and a goldcrest were in the gardens at Holland and a robin was at Purtabreck. A count of 39 blackbirds is the highest of the month and other thrushes included just singles of song thrush and redwing. A whooper swan and 76 pink-footed geese flew through and seawatching produced 22 sooty shearwater, 572 fulmar and 2 commic terns.