Monday, 2 October 2017

NORTH RONALDSAY - 29th September


Still very windy from the SE so the Hooking census route was very exposed and very quiet with only a handful of Song Thrushes and Redwings of note, the day got better late morning as we all went up to the lighthouse to get great views of a cracking RUSTIC BUNTING hopping around the outside wall with a Chaffinch.

                After a couple of hours of rain at lunchtime I went out again around the Obs and the west coast where there were good numbers of common migrants scattered around including the Olive-backed Pipit again round the traps, 20+ Song Thrushes, 5 Robins, a Redstart, 2 Blackcaps, a Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Tree Pipits, 5 Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, a Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Chaffinches and 3 Snow Buntings.



Rustic Bunting (and Chaffinch)

Heron

Song Thrush

Redstart

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