19th August

Back on track today - although in view of the week's forecast that mightn't be a situation that's sustained - with the heavily overcast skies of dawn dropping a fair little selection of migrants that included 20 Tree Pipits, 5 Pied Flycatchers, 2 Grasshopper Warblers and singles of Water Rail, Merlin, Lesser Whitethroat and Spotted Flycatcher at the Bill; 2 Marsh Harriers roamed the centre and south of the island and 2 Greenshank and a Knot were amongst the wader selection at Ferrybridge. The sea continued to provide plenty of interest, with at least 120 Balearic Shearwaters still off the Bill; 800 Gannets through off there was easily their highest total of the year to date, whilst 41 departing Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 3 Arctic Skuas, 2 Little Egrets and a Great Skua provided further sea interest.