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12th October
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Migration continued apace although subtle changes in the proportions of constituents saw Goldcrests gain prominence at the Bill at least, wh...
11th October
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A day of seriously impressive numbers, with another big drop of Chiffchaffs on the ground, a strong push through of visible migrants overhea...
10th October
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Cloudy and cool conditions from dawn saw another nice arrival of grounded migrants, with a distinct late autumn feel to the variety of birds...
9th October
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Perfect birding conditions and decent numbers of routine migrants which, together with the added bonus of 2 Common Cranes overhead, made fo...
8th October
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Another increasingly warm day with hardly a breath of wind saw reduced action on all fronts, with a short spell of drizzle associated with t...
7th October
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Everything ticked along nicely in extremely benign and, by the afternoon, really warm conditions but ultimately the day's migrant select...
6th October
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Although we were logging some tremendous numbers of grounded arrivals during the fair weather in late September, today's clear skies wer...
5th October
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Although it remained a fair degree too windy for a comprehensive check of the Bill, scrutiny of the more sheltered spots further up-island r...
4th October
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With a raging and unabating westerly the order of the day there was little to report. Singles of Long-tailed Skua off the Bill and Sooty Sh...
3rd October
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An extremely unpleasant day, with wind and rain bringing to an end a couple of weeks of rich reward on the migrant front. The only reports w...
2nd October
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Despite a seemingly promising overcast sky, the gradual dwindling in migrant activity evident over recent day continued, with relatively few...
1st October
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It was not the most auspicious of starts to October, with neither the quantity or quality of migration able to meet the lofty expectations t...
30th September
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More glorious weather, more good migrant-watching. Under such clear skies visible passage was always going to be favoured over a fall-out on...
29th September
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Summer-like conditions together with plenty of migrants - what's not to like? Overhead passage was always going to be favoured under clo...
28th September
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With migration dwindling away to fewer and fewer birds grounded with each passing day a change in the weather was very much needed, and so i...
27th September
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With looming dark clouds putting a stop to any large movement of hirundines, it was all the more acutely obvious how quiet migration has bec...
26th September
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A crisp and clear start to the day saw many birds on the move for the first few hours post-dawn before the arrival of thick cloud cover from...
25th September
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We're on repeat at the moment: there's plenty about and migration's pretty entertaining but the content has become a wee bit sam...
24th September
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With the conditions remaining largely unchanged there was a slight case of diminishing returns among the assemblage of migrants present toda...
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