4th October

A similarly scanty selection of migrants had little new to offer. The American Golden Plover showed well as usual, a Peregrine and a couple of Merlins were the only raptors and a couple of North-Western Redpolls, a Chaffinch, a Whinchat and 4 Blackcaps were the passerine highlights.

Grey Plovers are surprisingly infrequent visitors to North Ronaldsay. Just this one individual was present today.