Steve Wilson and I arrived onto the islands on Tuesday morning and were treated for the first three days with fine weather and some good birds, but as the week progressed, so did the wind increase, and fair to say it's been hard work in the past few days. Such struggle has been emphasised by the fact I've only found two Yellow-browed Warblers!
Highlights from the first week:
Western Bonelli's Warbler
King Eider
American Black Tern
Kingfisher
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Glossy Ibis
Lapland Bunting
Baird's Sandpiper
Citrine Wagtail
Yellow-browed Warbler
Common migrants have pretty much been non-existent, with totals comprising the following:
Blackcap - 1
Lesser Whitethroat - 3
Garden Warbler - 1
Willow Warbler - 5
Chiffchaff - 3
Song Thrush - 1
Reed Bunting - 1
Tree Pipit - 1
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| Stoat at Esha Ness |
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| Lapland Bunting at Esha Ness |
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| Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Esha Ness |
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| Western Bonelli's Warbler at Ocraquoy |
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| Twite at Melby |
