Weather: ESE force 1 some mist around coasts
The Short-eared Owl was found again this morning around the north end and then the top of the island, it stayed for an hour or so. Migration was sparse with a number of Starlings and a few Skylarks passing over, also 4 Pied Wagtails and a Chaffinch and Goldfinch appearing briefly. Four Blackbirds arrived overnight with 2 Song Thrushes but few stayed about. Two Common Snipe flew passed the obs to the west. Meadow Pipits were more numerous than of late with about 30 birds roaming in small groups about the island. Purple Sandpipers still number 3 birds, I wonder how many more we can get this winter, it's certainly not like the old days. In the afternoon a good number of Bar-tailed Godwits flew over the island, there had been only 2 or 3 lately.
A sea watch yielded 7 Red-throated Divers and 5 Guillemots.
photos AS
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