23rd August
The easterlies continued and the birds didn't certainly begin to disappoint, a first sea-watch for a few days provided 9 Manx Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater and 2 Storm Petrels, perhaps more excitingly though two pods (one of 5 and one of 6) of Risso's Dolphins were seen and enjoyed by all observers heading West in the early afternoon with 2 Harbour Porpoise.
On the land a single Lesser Whitethroat was at the Post Office, 2 Common Whitethroats, 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 7 Pied Flycatchers, singles of Reed Warbler at Scottigar and a Redstart at the Stormie hut, a further 2 Barred Warblers at Holland and Upper Linnay and an extra Red-backed Shrike down at the obs provided the same amount of excitement as in previous days, despite the clear departure of commoner migrants.
Waders continued to be a staple in our birdy diet with 5 Little Stint, 3 Greenshank and 2 Wood Sandpipers frequenting pools and lochs around the island.
Another bird that caught our eye was a melanistic Grey Heron on the loch at Garso, not as good as we first thought it was going to be but definitely a noteworthy addition.
The weather looks set to continue in the same way, so no rest for the wicked as they say and we'll be out looking for more!
On the land a single Lesser Whitethroat was at the Post Office, 2 Common Whitethroats, 3 Spotted Flycatchers, 7 Pied Flycatchers, singles of Reed Warbler at Scottigar and a Redstart at the Stormie hut, a further 2 Barred Warblers at Holland and Upper Linnay and an extra Red-backed Shrike down at the obs provided the same amount of excitement as in previous days, despite the clear departure of commoner migrants.
Waders continued to be a staple in our birdy diet with 5 Little Stint, 3 Greenshank and 2 Wood Sandpipers frequenting pools and lochs around the island.
Another bird that caught our eye was a melanistic Grey Heron on the loch at Garso, not as good as we first thought it was going to be but definitely a noteworthy addition.
The weather looks set to continue in the same way, so no rest for the wicked as they say and we'll be out looking for more!
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| Little Stint - George Gay |
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| Melanistic Grey Heron - George Gay |
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