4th-7th October
4th: Richard's Pipit still, 2 House Martin, 7 Jackdaw, Whinchat, 2 Pomarine Skua, Short-eared Owl, Pectoral Sandpiper still, Redstart, 2 Song Thrush, 12 Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Garden Warbler, 6 Goldcrest, 2 Redpoll, 3 Redwing.
5th: 2 Brambling, Lapland Bunting, Willow Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Fieldfare, Whinchat, 4 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 412 Meadow Pipit, House Martin, 2 Jackdaw.
6th: Strong winds saw limited coverage of the island. At least 2 Orca were seen from the Seawatch Hide - our first sighting for a few months. Also seen past the Seawatch Hide were 20 Sooty Shearwater, 1 Manx Shearwater, 2 Arctic Skua, 2 Great Skua and 104 Kittiwake. 21 Redwing were the only notable passerine sightings.
7th: A much calmer day saw us back to normal proceedings. A good combined effort at the Seawatch Hide saw one each of Great Shearwater and Cory's Shearwater, along with 9 Pomarine Skua, 2 Little Auk (first of the year), 4968 Fulmar (including 12 blue morphs), 238 Sooty Shearwaters, 50 Manx Shearwaters, 490 Kittiwake, 2 Arctic Skua and 20 Common Dolphins. Other sightings included a Greenland/rostrata Redpoll, Short-eared Owl and 2 Jack Snipe.
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