Wall to wall sunshine and a brisk SE wind; there wasn’t
too much around but there were a few year ticks with a Tree Pipit behind T4, an Arctic Skua
back on Torness (a pale phase bird, possibly one of the breeding birds),
a Short-eared Owl at Nether Linney – long overdue and three Common Scoters past the Lighthouse in the
afternoon. Migrant totals from the Obs
and up the west coast included a Sparrowhawk, 6 Sandwich Terns, 3 Woodpigeons,
12+ Swallows, 21 Robins, the female Stonechat still at Trebb, an increased 80+
Wheatears, a Fieldfare, a Song Thrush, 2 Redwing, a Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 3
Willow Warblers, a Rook, 5 Carrion Crows, a Chaffinch, 3 Brambling and a
Goldfinch.
A
little drive round in the afternoon produced a brilliant total of 65 Sand Martins (40 on Brides and 25 on Hooking) – only just short of the
island record count, a Whimbrel by the Lighthouse and an increased 450+
Black-headed Gulls back on Hooking.
Short-eared Owl
Woodpigeon in off
Arctic Skua
Wheatear
Fulmars
Shags
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