With the predicted rain having slipped to our south, the morning was free for our rag-tag bunch of birders to explore every nook and crevice of the island. The effort put in today was reflected in the tally of
Yellow-
browed Warblers and
Firecrests with 12 and 8 respectively recorded across the island . Once again it was the chats that impressed numbers wise with a whole-island count of 59
Black Redstarts and triple figures of
Robins (a slight reduction from yesterday's huge count). A good count of
Fieldfares, a Siberian
Chiffchaff in the 8 Kings Quarry, a
Woodcock at Walls End and a
Dartford Warbler along the Bill road completed the ensemble. Bring on the easterlies of next week...
Siberian Chiffchaff and Yellow-browed Warbler from the 8-kings today ©Nick Hopper: