New in migrants were few and far between, personally only a single Yellow-browed Warbler, a couple of Chiffchaff and Song Thrush, a Siskin and a Water Rail were pretty much it.
A thorough check of North Hill for yesterday’s Great Snipe was a failure, Common Snipe numbers were lower too, about 8 flushed, so, as noted with the decrease in passerines, a definite clear out here.
Pink-footed Geese were trickling through during the day with 4 Greylag Geese being a Skerries tick in with a small flock in the evening.
It was all about the Skerries ticks today, I’ve never looked for, and then photographed a Collared Dove before, but there you go! While Oystercatcher was just as sought after, with a moment bother were together!
Other than that things seemed rather stale, although some encouragement was the wind switching to the east southeast during the evening. The Lerwick Ferry arriving with my pre-ordered Gin was equally as welcome.
Fingers tightly crossed for tomorrow….
My personal migrant totals for the day; Pink-footed Goose 98 south, Greylag Goose 4 south, Water Rail 1, Moorhen 1, Ruff 1, Bar-tailed Godwit 1, Golden Plover 19, Collared Dove 1, Robin 2, Song Thrush 4, 1 Whinchat, Wheatear 12, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Blackcap 7, Chiffchaff 5, Willow Warbler 1, Yellow-browed Warbler 5, Goldcrest 1, Brown Shrike 1, Siskin 1 and Lapland Bunting 3.
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The Brown Shrike distantly at the back of Rocklea
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Eider by the jetty
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Some of the Pink-feet heading south
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| Yellow-browed Warbler in Rocklea |
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The (tailless) Collared Dove
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| Collared Dove, Oystercather and resident Junglefowl |
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