NORTH RONALDSAY - 26th April

Back to our default settings of late with a brisk SE wind and plenty of bright sunshine; there were generally fewer birds around than yesterday although coverage was down.   There were still migrants around though as totals from the south of the island and up the west coast included 2 Kestrels, a Merlin, a Grey Plover, 3 Woodpigeons, a Dunnock, 20 Robins, 50 Wheatears, 3 Ring Ouzels, 8 Song Thrush, a Redwing, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Blackcaps, 15 Chiffchaffs, 11 Willow Warblers, the unseasonal Yellow-browed Warbler that was found yesterday still at Upper Linney (the first spring record for the island), a Rook and 17 Bramblings.

Lesser Whitethroat

Ring Ouzel

Kestrel

Brambling

Willow Warblers and Chiffchaffs

Blackcap

Yellow-browed Warbler record shot

Merlin