17th September

Still very windy through the morning but by mid-afternoon the westerly gales had started to subside and by the evening it was quite pleasant, a real relief after seemingly ages stuck in the grip of the difficult conditions; there was again, a spread of common migrants which consisted of lingering birds including 2 Sand Martins, 2 Rock Pipits, 2 Whinchat, 26 Wheatears, a Blackcap, 3 Willow Warblers, a Goldcrest, a Pied Flycatcher and a Lapland Bunting.   Other birds of note comprised a Heron, a Hen Harrier, a Merlin, 2 Peregrines, 658 Golden Plover, a Grey Plover and 3 Arctic Terns still.

This Swallow certainly looked like he hadn't been enjoying the windy weather