More promising conditions
through the day as we kept the strong SE winds and combined it with low cloud,
murk and a few drops of rain (where were these conditions a month ago?!); there
was a small selection of new birds across the island including a decent arrival
of Thrushes as totals included 2 Hen Harriers, a Kestrel, 2 Merlin (including a
new adult male), 5 Woodcock, 5 Meadow Pipits,4 Rock Pipits, 5 Robins, 80
Blackbird, 257 Fieldfare, 4 Song Thrush, 177 Redwing, a Blackcap, 2 Jackdaws, 6
Chaffinches, 3 Linnets, 42 Twite, 19 Common Redpolls and 28 Snow Buntings.
Other counts of note comprised 2 Red-throated Divers,
2 Great-northern Divers, 5 Herons, 2 Whooper Swans, the Barnacle Goose, 253
Wigeon, 8 Gadwall, 160 Teal, 80 Mallard, 15 Pintail, 9 Shoveler, 16 Tufted Duck
and 5 Red-breasted Mergansers.
Woodcock
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