29th September 2005 Fair Isle NW5-6

Whooper Swan 2

Barnacle Goose 3
Wigeon 4
Teal 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Purple Sandpiper 1
Jack Snipe 1
Richard’s Pipit 1
Bluethroat 1
Whinchat 3
Wheatear 6
Song Thrush 1
Redwing 1
Siskin 2
Lesser Redpoll 1
Greenland Redpoll 1
Common Rosefinch 2
Lapland Bunting 8
Ortolan Bunting 1

28th September 2005 Fair Isle SW6-7

Pink-footed Goose 30

Greylag Goose 50
Barnacle Goose 9
Red-breasted Goose 1 now accompanying the Barnacle Geese!
Arctic Skua 1 juv.
Black-headed Gull 1
Richard’s Pipit 1
Bluethroat 1
Whinchat 4
Wheatear 2
Song Thrush 1
Redwing 1
Blackcap 1
Brambling 1
Greenland Redpoll 2
Common Rosefinch 1

27th September 2005 Fair Isle SW6

Pink-footed Goose 35

Greylag Goose 20
Barnacle Goose 10
Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
Lapwing 13
Knot 1
Curlew Sandpiper 1
Jack Snipe 1
Grey Phalarope 1 juv. found in South Harbour
Richard’s Pipit 1 found near the South Light
Whinchat 1
Wheatear 5
Blackcap 1
Willow Warbler 1
Lesser Redpoll 1
Greenland Redpoll 2
Common Rosefinch 2
Lapland Bunting 2
Ortolan Bunting 1
Little Bunting 1

26th September 2005 Fair Isle SSE6

Pink-footed Goose 100

Greylag Goose 65
Barnacle Goose 9
Swallow 1
Bluethroat 1
Wheatear 1
Blackbird 1
Song Thrush 1
Redwing 1
Brambling 1
Common Rosefinch 2
Ortolan Bunting 1

25th September 2005 Fair Isle SSE6

Greylag Goose 115

Barnacle Goose 28
Golden Plover 1
Olive-backed Pipit 1
White Wagtail 2
Robin 1
Bluethroat 1
Whinchat 1
Wheatear 9
Song Thrush 2
Barred Warbler 3
Blackcap 4
Yellow-browed Warbler 2
Chiffchaff 1
Willow Warbler 1
Pied Flycatcher 1
Greenland Redpoll 2
Lapland Bunting 3
Ortolan Bunting 1

24th September 2005 Fair Isle SW3-4

Pink-footed Goose 17

Greylag Goose 77
Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
Golden Plover 10
Lapwing 15
White Wagtail 6
Whinchat 1
Wheatear 7
Fieldfare 1
Song Thrush 2
Barred Warbler 2
Blackcap 2
Willow Warbler 2
Lapland Bunting 2
Ortolan Bunting 1

23rd September 2005 Fair Isle S7

Pink-footed Goose 33

Kestrel 1
Wheatear 3
Reed Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 1
Common Rosefinch 1

22nd September 2005 Fair Isle SSE5

Pink-footed Goose 98

Greylag Goose 170
Merlin 1
Swift 1
Skylark 22
Swallow 2
Wheatear 6
Barred Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 1
Willow Warbler 1
Mealy Redpoll 1
Greenland Redpoll 1 ex. Very large, dark, pale whitish central tramlines to mantle, broad white greater covert bar, broad dark flank streaks forming rows. Pale-rumped.
Common Rosefinch 1 new
Ortolan Bunting 1

21st September 2005 Fair Isle S3

Greylag Goose 601

Tufted Duck 1
Merganser 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
Peregrine 1
Golden Plover 1
Lapwing 3
Skylark 29
Meadow Pipit 86S, 25
Wren 1
Whinchat 1
Wheatear 4
Song Thrush 1
Reed Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 1
Willow Warbler 1
Lapland Bunting 1
Snow Bunting 1

Ortolan Bunting 1

20th September 2005 Fair Isle SSW7

Merlin 1

Corncrake 1 ex. seen briefly on deck and then in flight along dry stone wall
Golden Plover 37
Wheatear 5
Barred Warbler 1
Blackcap 1
Common Rosefinch 1
Ortolan Bunting 1

19th September 2005 Fair Isle SSW7

Greylag Goose 8

Golden Plover 9
Wheatear 2
Willow Warbler 1
Lapland Bunting 1
Ortolan Bunting 1

18th September 2005 Fair Isle WSW7

Wigeon 10

Kestrel 1
Razorbill 2
Puffin 1
Rock Dove 8
Wheatear 2
Barred Warbler 1
Garden Warbler 1
Willow Warbler 1
Starling 150
Ortolan Bunting 1

17th September 2005 Fair Isle SW8 Rain until 3pm

Wigeon 5

Golden Plover 3
Black-headed Gull 1 juv.
Rock Dove 5
Skylark 15
Swallow 1
Chiffchaff 1
Twite 75

16th September 2005 Fair Isle W6

Shag 25

Heron 4
Kestrel 1
Peregrine 1
Knot 3
Black-tailed Godwit 1
Arctic Tern 1
Dunnock 1
Barred Warbler 1
Blackcap 2
Chiffchaff 1
Willow Warbler 3
Red-breasted Flycatcher 1 Shop garden
Twite 75

15th September 2005 Fair Isle NW4

Teal 1

Peregrine 1
Dotterel 1 flew north, 1 juv. Buness
Golden Plover 11
Knot 2
Sanderling 2
Black-headed Gull 1 juv.
Turtle Dove 1
Skylark 22
Swallow 2
Dunnock 1
Sedge Warbler 1
Barred Warbler 2
Garden Warbler 2
Chiffchaff 1
Willow Warbler 4
Twite 70
Snow Bunting 8

14th September 2005 Fair Isle W8

Fulmar 75

Gannet 25
Greylag Goose 22
Wigeon 15
Kestrel 1
Golden Plover 17
Black-tailed Godwit 1
Curlew 1
Black-headed Gull 1 juv.
Rock Dove 3
Skylark 5
White Wagtail 5
Wheatear 5
Song Thrush 1
Barred Warbler 1
Blackcap 1
Willow Warbler 3
Common Rosefinch 1

13th September 2005 Fair Isle SSW6 Rain 10am-3pm

Fulmar 40

Manx Shearwater 2W
Gannet 40
Shag 20
Wigeon 32
Teal 2
Mallard 1
Eider 6
Kestrel 1
Lapwing 23
Knot 2
Dunlin 4
Snipe 5
Whimbrel 1
Curlew 3
Redshank 5
Turnstone 8
Bonxie 10
Common Gull 3
Herring Gull 30
Rock Dove 1
Skylark 3
Meadow Pipit 25
Rock Pipit 5
White Wagtail 2
Wren 1
Wheatear 2
Fieldfare 1
Barred Warbler 1
Willow Warbler 3
Twite 10

12th September 2005 Fair Isle WSW3

Fulmar 50

Gannet 50
Pink-footed Goose 4
Red-breasted Goose 1
Wigeon 10
Teal 3
Eider 30
Kestrel 1
Ringed Plover 10
Golden Plover 17
Lapwing 25
Knot 1
Dunlin 5
Snipe 10
Redshank 10
Greenshank 1
Turnstone 10
Bonxie 20
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Black Guillemot 15
Rock Dove 10
Skylark 10
Meadow Pipit 200
Rock Pipit 20
White Wagtail 10
Wren 3
Dunnock 2
Wheatear 3
Fieldfare 1
Barred Warbler 2
Garden Warbler 2
Blackcap 1
Chiffchaff 2
Willow Warbler 5
Goldcrest 1
Chaffinch 1
Twite 50
Common Rosefinch 1
Ortolan Bunting 1

11th September 2005 Fair Isle SW3-4 Overcast

Fulmar 50

Gannet 50
Shag 1
Red-breasted Goose 1
Wigeon 9
Eider 10
Kestrel 1
Oystercatcher 2
Ringed Plover 15
Dotterel 1 juv.
American Golden Plover 1 juv. Very grey, striking white supercilium, long wings projecting beyond tail.
Golden Plover 3
Lapwing 24
Knot 1
Sanderling 3
Dunlin 13
Snipe 10
Redshank 10
Bonxie 25
Rock Dove 10
Skylark 5
Swallow 1
Meadow Pipit 300
Rock Pipit 20
White Wagtail 5
Dunnock 2
Wheatear 4
Reed Warbler 1
Garden Warbler 2
Blackcap 1
Chiffchaff 1
Willow Warbler 15
Twite 50
Common Rosefinch 1

10th September 2005 Fair Isle E1-2

Fulmar 50

Gannet 50
Heron 7
Pink-footed Goose 4
Red-breasted Goose 1
Wigeon 6
Teal 1
Eider 10
Kestrel 1
Corncrake 1ex. flushed between Springfield and the red and blue croft
Oystercatcher 2
Ringed Plover 1
Lapwing 21
Dunlin 2
Ruff 1
Snipe 6
Black-tailed Godwit 7
Curlew 9
Redshank 10
Bonxie 20
Rock Dove 10
Wryneck 1
Skylark 8
Swallow 1
Meadow Pipit 500
Rock Pipit 20
Alba Wagtail 6
Wren 5
Whinchat 1
Wheatear 3
Barred Warbler 2
Lesser Whitethroat 2
Garden Warbler 4
Blackcap 1
Western Bonelli’s Warbler 1 found at Quoy
Chiffchaff 1
Willow Warbler 11
Twite 100
Common Rosefinch 2 call a 'choo-veee'

9th September 2005 Fair Isle. Calm

Northlink Ferry

Black Guillemot 20

Bonxie 7

Lerwick 7.30am – 8.00am Calm.

Bonxie 2
Hooded Crow 1
Raven 1

Fair Isle 9.30am Calm, sunny and warm.

Fulmar 50
Gannet 50
Pink-footed Goose 4
Red-breasted Goose 1 very tame on the Chalet pool
Eider 50
Oystercatcher 2
Ringed Plover 10
Knot 1
Dunlin 5
Snipe 6
Redshank 12
Turnstone 10
Bonxie 10
Rock Dove 1
Skylark 17
Swallow 1
Meadow Pipit 200
Rock Pipit 20
White Wagtail 1
Wren 2
Wheatear 13
Fieldfare 1
Reed Warbler 1
Barred Warbler 1
Garden Warbler 1
Willow Warbler 4
Tree Sparrow 1
Twite 6
Common Rosefinch 1

8th September 2005 Cove, Girdleness & Northlink Ferry, Aberdeen SW2

Cove
Swallow 10
House Martin 1

Wheatear 2

Stonechat 1

Girdleness 10.30am – 2.00pm
Diver sp. 1S
Eider 6
Ringed Plover 10
Ruff 4
Curlew Sandpiper 4 juv.
Dunlin 55
Knot 10
Whimbrel 1
Arctic Tern 1 calling pyoo-pyoo-pyoo
Sandwich Tern 10
Bonxie 1
Wheatear 1

Northlink Ferry 5pm

Gannet 100
Fulmar 300
Manx Shearwater 7
Sooty Shearwater 77
Bonxie 3
Arctic Skua 1
Puffin 4
Guillemot 150
Razorbill 10

4th September 2005 Beachy SE3

Little Egret 2

Merganser 1 on rocks off Hollow
Greenshank h
Sandwich Tern 8
Yellow Wagtail 11 including 5W
Grey Wagtail 2
Sand Martin 3E
Tree Pipit h
Redstart 2
Wheatear 2
Whinchat 1
Western Bonelli’s Warbler 1
Blackcap 4
Whitethroat 5
Spotted Flycatcher 1
Jay 1

3rd September 2005 Beachy SE3

Heron 1W

Merganser 1 on rocks off Hollow
Marsh Harrier 7 (4 south out to see off top of lane at Birling at 6.25am, 1W at 6.40am, 1S at 6.55, 1 at 1.40pm)
Buzzard 1
Commic Tern 8
Turtle Dove 1
Swift 2
Swallow 10
Sand Martin 3
Yellow Wagtail 14
Tree Pipit 1
Wheatear 7
Whinchat 4
Grasshopper Warbler 2
Whitethroat 6
Western Bonelli’s Warbler 1
Willow Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 1
Raven 2

2nd September 2005 Beachy 9.10am – 12.30pm Calm

Swift 1

Tree Pipit 1
Western Bonelli’s Warbler 1 ex. Hodcombe disyllabic call eventually heard
Canary sp. 1 Old Trapping Area