Got up early again this morning, and we headed back over to Bressay with Pierre Andre-Crochet and Pete Aley. Birding was a bit better today with a lot of migrant birds around, but it continues to be very windy.
List of birds seen:
12 Song Thrush
5 Lesser Whitethroat
1 Pied Flycatcher
5 Garden Warbler
1 Barred Warbler-Back in the fruit cage
12 Twite
8 Willow Warbler
8 Chiffchaff
10 Goldcrest
9 Blackcap
6 Robin
2 Mealy Redpoll
4 Chaffinch
2 Redwing
1 Reed Warbler
1 Reed Bunting
1 Little Bunting
4 Red-breasted Merganser
7 Wren
We finished birding around 5.30pm and got a reasonable day list. We have decided to bird on Whalsay tomorrow, which I am looking forward to as it is a new island tick for me.
You can't tick these, Dan
Pierre looking for the biggy.
