NORTH RONALDSAY - 20th September

Still extremely windy with very nasty showers through the morning but brighter with a gradually easing wind in the afternoon; there were a few birds around the Obs census route but they were generally all long-staying individuals with 2 Barred Warblers still (Obs and Holland), a Common Rosefinch at Holland (found yesterday just before the storm hit), the Black Redstart at the Kirkyard, a Blackcap at Holland (ringed two days ago), a Siskin on the coast by T5 (the only new bird and my first of the autumn), 47 Wigeon and 25 Teal on Gretchen, a Ruff by Holland and 20+ Gannets performing brilliantly as they dived just metres from the pier.

Gannets