Certainly, a better day than yesterday, the rain stopped by
about 06:00, the wind was quite blustery and there was a heavy sea state but
around 10:30 (ish) both began to moderate.
Shortly after that, Swifts
started to arrive, counted approx 200+ coming in of the sea and by midday,
Hirundines started to feature with c500 Swallows,
c20 House Martins and a few Sand Martins.
Land-based migrants were thin on the ground with 20+ Wheatear, including 2 seen coming in
off the sea. A few Willow Warblers
and Chiffchaffs, a Redpoll and 2 Whitethroats around the Obs area, also
2 Hobbys in off the sea.
Resident species of note seen were Sparrowhawk, Raven and Little Owl.
Sea watching was the better option today with high numbers
of Gannets, Fulmars, Manx Shearwaters
and a supporting cast of Kittiwakes,
6 Sandwich Terns, 2 Great Northern Divers, 1 Red-throated Diver and a few “Commic” Terns.
Guillemots and Razorbills were also prominent flying
to and from the breeding area on the west cliffs to feed off the bill area.
There was also a fair Skua passage with 16 Arctic Skuas, 3 Pomarine Skuas and 6 Great
Skuas (Bonxies).
A Basking Shark
was seen off the bill around 17:30.
It then started raining again at 18:00!
Little Owl
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