22nd August

Another day with migration ticking over nicely. In the absence of any real surprises it was the selection of common migrants that entertained: 100 Willow Warblers, 80 Yellow Wagtails and 60 Wheatears were decent enough totals for an almost cloudless day at the Bill, with 4 Grey Wagtails, 3 Reed Warblers, 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Blackcaps and singles of Purple Sandpiper, Yellow-legged Gull, Garden Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat amongst the lower totals. More of the same at Barleycrates Lane suggested that some respectable all-island totals might have been accrued with better coverage. Balearic Shearwaters were again on fair form, with 43 through off the Bill, where another Arctic Skua also passed by.