Weather: NNE force 1.
The morning started with cloud and some mist but brightened up as the day went on.
Light winds again so birds expected to trickle in. The star bird was a Whinchat which appeared in the bottom shelf of the garden mist net.
A Greenland Wheatear (one of 4 today) when caught had munched it's way through 2 lots of meal worms in the potters and weighed massive 45 grams, even though it was a female (which are usually smaller) than the males, during ringing it steadfastly refused to let go of a meal worm in it's bill.
A male Sedge Warbler that had been here some hours was also eventually ringed.
A single Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler completed the warblers on the island.
A Grey Wagtail and a flava type Wagtail (yellow) were noted and finches present were 3 Goldfinch, 1 Siskin and of course the local Linnets. About 30 Swallows flew through and a lone House Martin also came today. The sea birds were not as memorable as yesterday but a Manx Shearwater and an Arctic Skua was seen and excellent numbers of Gannets (60), Red-throated Divers (25), Guillemots (50) were on the flat sea with records of a single Red-breasted Merganser and 120 Sandwich Terns. There were 38 Whimbrel, some on the rocks down the west side and at the north end.
The numbers of Knot (3,000) and Dunlin (2,000) have not changed much with some small waders about, 77 Turnstone, 40 Ringed Plover and 6 Sanderling. Ten Eiders were keeping the single Brent company. Another very pleasent day on the island.
In the moth trap were a Muslin Moth and an Angle Shades
Ringing: 1 Whinchat, 1 Greenland Wheatear, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Linnets.
Photos JE, SRW
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