Saturday 23 October 2004

23rd October 2004 Fair Isle West 1-2, cold, overcast


Heron 2
Cormorant 1
Shag 10
Greylag Goose 30
Teal 2
Wigeon 8
Long-tailed Duck 2
Eider 10
Merlin 1-2
Lapwing 17
Purple Sandpiper 2
Redshank 5
Snipe 12
Woodcock 1
Bonxie 1
Water Rail 1
Moorhen 1
Short-eared Owl 2
Rock Dove 12
Skylark 100
Meadow Pipit 50
Rock Pipit 1
Grey Wagtail 1
Waxwing 2
Fair Isle Wren 4
Robin 10
RUFOUS-TAILED ROBIN 1 Olive-brown upperparts contrasted with rufous tail and some rufous edges to the tertials and secondaries. Pale eye-ring. Breast white scallops on grey. Undertail coverts white. Pale pink legs. Pinkish base to bill. Flicked its tail and sometimes its wings. Brilliant! UK486
Whinchat 1
Blackbird 50
Fieldfare 100
Song Thrush 5
Redwing 100
Song Thrush 100
Starling 30
Chiffchaff 5 (including 2 tristis)
Blackcap 6
Goldcrest 1
Hooded Crow 3
Raven 2
House Sparrow 30
Brambling 55
Greenfinch 2
Twite 40
‘Northern’ Bullfinch 20
Yellowhammer 2
Rufous-tailed Robin

 Rufous-tailed Robin on Fair Isle (Hugh Harrop)