A brilliant day, pretty much flat calm throughout but
overcast and a spell of light rain for a couple of hours from mid-morning;
there was a great spread of migrants right across the island, with the highest
concentrations around the Obs and Holland where totals included 5 Woodpigeons,
60+ Skylarks, 65+ Meadow Pipits, the first White Wagtail of the year in Funny Park,
15 Pied Wagtails, 5 Dunnocks, 22+ Robins, 2 Wheatears, 7 Song Thrush (including
a British control), 12 Redwing, the first Mistle Thrush of the year near the Kirk,
11 Chiffchaffs, 11 Goldcrests, 4 Chaffinches, 2 Bramblings, a Siskin and 3 Snow
Buntings.
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then walked around the middle census route where it was steady with more of the
same totalling 60 Skylarks, 40 Meadow Pipits, 7 Rock Pipits including a
littoralis bird at Westness, a Dunnock, 23 Robins, 2 Song Thrush, 13 Redwing, a
Chiffchaff, a Goldcrest, 11 Twite, a Merlin, 4 Pintail and 21 Bar-tailed
Godwits.
littoralis Rock Pipit
Massive variation in plumage tones throughout the Robins trapped
and the Song Thrushes
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