Yesterday saw a lot of action centred around the Auld Haa, where Will found a Thrush Nightingale whilst on census and then in the evening a couple of us popped down to watch the Champions League final over a couple of beers. Thanks to Tommy, Liz and Henry for putting up with us, although as Barcelona fans (from New York!) they had a good night regardless of the company! The Thrush Nightingale was a lot less showy than the Catalan maestros, with many people going away without seeing it and the majority who did only getting flight views and the briefest of glimpses in a bush.
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| Four Common Rosefinches have been around the island including two in the Obs garden. Views are pretty good as they are ofen only a couple of feet from the window and two were spiral trapped this evening (the trap is still doing very well in the garden thanks Jack!). |
A selection of scarce migrants are still around, although most seem to be lingering birds rather than new arrivals. It looks like quite a bit of westerly wind forecast for the next week, although hopefully with a few calmer days to let us get on with some of the jobs that we've had to put off in the recent blustery conditions.
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| The view from the kitchen window in the recent showery conditions. |
For what it's worth, my prediction for tomorrow is a large raptor of some description...
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