31/12/07 Beachy

Hume’s Yellow-browed Warbler 1 ex. disyllabic call, single greater covert wingbar, black legs, sullied underparts

30/12/07 Rye and Dungeness

Red-necked Grebe 1

Shag 1
Smew c.10
Goosander c.6
Long-tailed Duck 1

1/12/07 Beachy

Razorbill 1

Swallow 1 at 10.50am Holywell and Whitbread Hollow
Rock Pipit h

3/11/07 Calmac Ferry

Red-throated Diver 1

Great Northern Diver 1
Black Guillemot 1
Puffin 1 w/p
Little Auk 1 w/p
Arctic Skua 1
Pomarine Skua 2 juv.

2/11/07 Uig Harbour, Calmac ferry and North Uist. W3-4 drizzle

Great Northern Diver 6 ex. (ferry)

Whooper Swan 6S (ferry), 15 North Uist
Leach’s Petrel 1 ex. (ferry)
Shag 1
Greenland White-fronted Goose 3
Eider 30
Ring-necked Duck 1 fem.
Scaup 1
Wigeon 30
Golden Eagle 3
Hen Harrier 2 males, 1 ringtail
Razorbill 2
Guillemot 2
Black Guillemot 1
Kittiwake 50
Pomarine Skua 1 juv. (ferry)
MOURNING DOVE 1 ex. UK500
Redwing 100
Hebridean Song Thrush 1

Mourning Dove on North Uist (Andrew Lawson)

The gathered crowd on North Uist

27/10/2007 Beachy Calm to SW3

Little Egret 1

Cormorant 1
Sparrowhawk 2
Kestrel 1
Merlin 2
Curlew 1
Herring Gull 200
Arctic Skua 1W
Pheasant 3
Short-eared Owl 1 Cow Gap
Skylark 4W
Wood Lark 1W
Pied Wagtail 39
Wheatear 1
House Martin 37S
Redwing 2
Song Thrush 3
Blackbird 1
Blackcap 1 male
Chiffchaff 2
Goldcrest 3
Jay 1
Reed Bunting 1
Linnet 25W
Redpoll 28W, 3
Goldfinch 260
Siskin 1
Chaffinch 15
Greenfinch 1
Brambling h

21/10/2007 Beachy ESE1-2 Cold

Merlin 1

Kestrel 1
Wood Pigeon 855
Pied Wagtail 7E
Skylark 5
Ring Ouzel 1
Black Redstart 2
Wheatear 1
Starling 15W
Chiffchaff 1
Pallas’s Warbler 1 ex. between Hotel Garden and Old Trapping Area
Goldcrest 3
Jackdaw 30S
Reed Bunting 1
Redpoll 11
Goldfinch 100E
Siskin h
Brambling 1

20/10/2007 Beachy 7.15am E2

Heron 2

Egret sp. 1E 11.15am.
Brent Goose 5W
Marsh Harrier 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
Wood Pigeon 12,130 S
Stock Dove 18
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Hotel Garden
Pied Wagtail 27
Stonechat 2
Skylark 10
Fieldfare 1
Mistle Thrush 1E, 1
Redwing 2
Song Thrush 2
Dartford Warbler 1 Chat Vale
Chiffchaff 4
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 Hodcombe
Goldcrest 2
Starling 10
Reed Bunting 1
Redpoll 3E, 1
Goldfinch 300
Siskin 16
Brambling 8E, 4
Greenfinch 8
Chaffinch 8

14/10/2007 Beachy SE1

Little Egret 1

Sparrowhawk 1
Merlin 2
Peregrine 1
Swallow 37
House Martin 8
Wheatear 5
Song Thrush 5
Redwing 2S
Blackbird 8
Ring Ouzel 1
Meadow Pipit 35E
Pied Wagtail 57E
Grey Wagtail 1
Skylark 13
Woodlark 1E
Blackcap 2
Chiffchaff 7
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 Top of Birling Lane
Goldcrest 11
Long-tailed Tit 12
Reed Bunting 4
Goldfinch 20E, 40
Siskin 2
Brambling 1W

13/10/2007 Beachy SE3

Little Egret 1

Gannet 5E
Brent Goose 24W
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 1
Merlin 1
Swallow 7
Pied Wagtail 27E
Stonechat 1
Fieldfare 1W, 1N
Redwing 4W, 1
Song Thrush 6
Ring Ouzel 1
Willow Warbler yukatensis 1 ex. Gulley
Chiffchaff 11
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 found in Gulley 11.10am
Blackcap 1
Goldcrest 14
Long-tailed Tit 6
Jay 1
Goldfinch 116E, 330
Redpoll 14
Siskin 6
Linnet 30E, 15S
Chaffinch 8

10/10/2007 Selsey Bill 7.30am – 8.30am Calm

White-billed Diver 1 Ad. S/p Ex.

Arctic Skua 1W

7/10/2007 Beachy Head SE2

Brent Goose 1E

House Martin 1
Swallow 15
Song Thrush 1
Mistle Thrush 1
Pied Wagtail 43
Blackcap 1
Chiffchaff 5
Yellow-browed Warbler 1 ex. Hodcombe
Goldcrest 2
Firecrest 1 Hodcombe
Reed Bunting h
Siskin 4N
Goldfinch 35

6/10/2007 Beachy Head SE1

Heron 1

Gannet 10
Grey Goose sp. 6E
Brent Goose 15E
Marsh Harrier 1 (9.10am)
Merlin 1
Lapwing 2
Sandwich Tern 1
Swallow 30E, 35
Green Woodpecker 1
House Martin 1
Robin 6
Wheatear 1
Song Thrush 1
Ring Ouzel 1
Pied Wagtail 24E
Grey Wagtail 1
Meadow Pipit 10E, 150
Skylark 7
Dartford Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 3, h
Firecrest 1
Redpoll 1
Goldfinch 85
Greenfinch 15

4/10/2007 Flamborough Head, Yorkshire 1.00pm – 4.30pm Sunny W2

Redwing 10W

Chiffchaff 1
Yellow-browed Warbler 1
BROWN FLYCATCHER 1 ex. UK499

Bempton 5.00pm – 6.30pm

Isabelline Shrike 1

Brown Flycatcher at Flamborough (Chris Lansdell)

2/10/2007 Beachy 5.45pm – 6.45pm

Shore Lark 1 ex. just west of the top of Birling Lane

Chiffchaff 1

29/9/07 Uyeasound

Goldeneye 1

Pochard 1
Tufted Duck 24
Merlin 1
Robin 1
Blackcap 2
Yellow-browed Warbler 4
Chiffchaff 1
Goldcrest 2
Redwing 4
Fieldfare 4
Brambling 6
Mealy Redpoll 1

Baltasound School

Melodious Warbler 1
Yellow-browed Warbler 1
Willow Warbler 2
Chiffchaff 1
Brambling 4
Lapland Bunting 1

Halligarth

Swallow 2
Blackcap 2
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Yellow-browed Warbler 2
Goldcrest 1

28/9/07 SE2 Uyeasound

Grey Heron 5

Mute Swan 1
Redwing 12
Robin 1

Baltasound School

Lesser Whitethroat 1
Melodious Warbler 1
Yellow-browed Warbler 2
Chiffchaff 1
Goldcrest 1

Halligarth

Lesser Whitethroat 1
Blackcap 1
Yellow-browed Warbler 2
Brambling 14

Norwick

Redstart 1
Robin 1
Barred Warbler 2
Lesser Whitethroat 4
Blackcap 3
Willow Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 2
Goldcrest 2
Redwing 10
Brambling 1

Greenland Redpoll 6

Skaw

Whinchat 1
Redstart 1
Blackcap 1

Lamba Ness

Snow Bunting 8

Buddabrake

Redwing 16

Chiffchaff 2

Houlland, Baliasta

Redwing 8

Feal Burn, Fetlar

Red-backed Shrike 1 juv.

Houbie

Swainson’s Thrush 1 ex.

27/9/07 Calm to NE 1. Skaw

Whinchat 1

Redstart 1
Blackcap 1

Lamba Ness

Blue Fulmar 1N at 8.54
Purple Sandpiper 1
Snow Bunting 15

Funzie, Fetlar

Lesser Whitethroat 1
Redwing 2

Feal Burn

Swallow 3
Song Thrush 1

Norwick

White-rumped Sandpiper 1 adult ex.
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Willow Warbler 2
Goldcrest 1
Common Rosefinch 1
Greenland Redpoll 1

Buddabrake

Lesser Whitethroat 1
Willow Warbler 2
Goldcrest 2
Redwing 1
Fieldfare 1
Brambling 1

Houlland, Baliasta

Redwing 3
Brambling 1

Halligarth

Chiffchaff 1
Goldcrest 1

Baltasound School

Merlin 1
Garden Warbler 1
Yellow-browed Warbler 1
Goldcrest 1
Brambling 2

26/9/07 NNW7 Lamba Ness

Little Stint 1 juv.

Snow Bunting 35

Norwick

Swallow 1
Redstart 1
Blackcap 1 female
Chiffchaff 1
Common Rosefinch 1 1w

Halligarth

Redwing 1

Baltasound

Melodious Warbler 1

Uyeasound

Blackcap 1 male
Greenland Redpoll 1

25/9/07 W7 Lamba Ness

Little Stint 1 juv.

Spotted Sandpiper 1 juv.
Blackcap 1 male on ground!
Snow Bunting 2

Norwick

Swallow 4
Sand Martin 1
Redstart 1
Whinchat 1
Common Whitethroat 1
Blackcap 2
Chiffchaff 2
Redwing 4
Common Rosefinch 1 1w
Greenland Redpoll 5

Baltasound

Melodious Warbler 1

Uyeasound

Grey Heron 2

24/9/07 E3 drizzle. Norwick

Garden Warbler 1

Willow Warbler 1
Chiffchaff 1
Common Rosefinch 1 1w

Skaw

Whinchat 1

Baltasound

Grey Wagtail 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1

Uyeasound

Mute Swan 1
Barred Warbler 1 ex.

23/9/07 SW4-5 Sandwick Beach

Otter 1

Pale-bellied Brent Goose 1 juv.
Red-breasted Merganser 2
Ruff 1
Golden Plover c.100

Westing

Whooper Swan 1 adult
Lapwing 90
Lapland Bunting 2 ex.
Snow Bunting 2

22/9/07 Lamba Ness

Snow Bunting 24

Shore Lark 1

Uyeasound

Mute Swan 1
Tufted Duck 5
House Martin 1
Sand Martin 1

21/9/07 Skaw

Lesser Whitethroat 1

Norwick

Chiffchaff 2

Lamba Ness

Spotted Sandpiper 1 juv. ex.
Shore Lark 1
Snow Bunting 23

Haroldswick

Grey Wagtail 1

Baltasound

Turtle Dove 1

20/9/07 SW3 Lamba Ness

Shore Lark 1

Snow Bunting 4

Norwick

Common Whitethroat 1
Chiffchaff 2
Snow Bunting 3
Greenland Redpoll 1

Haroldswick

Ruff 1

19/9/07 SW3 Skaw

Knot 2

Lesser Whitethroat 1

Lamba Ness

Spotted Sandpiper 1 juv. Briefly before flew to shoreline and identification not clinchedL
Shore Lark 1

Norwick

Common Whitethroat 1
Chiffchaff 2

Baltasound

Knot 1
Pink-footed Goose 1
Melodious Warbler 1
Marsh Warbler 1

18/9/07 Calm increasing to SW5. Northdale

Skylark 4

Wheatear 1

Skaw
Greenland Redpoll 1

Lamba Ness

Ruff 1

Norwick

Swallow 1
Common Whitethroat 1
Chiffchaff 1
Greenland Redpoll 1

Saxa Vord

Snow Bunting 1

Haroldswick

Wigeon 1
Greenland Redpoll 1

Baltasound

Otter 1 ex.

Upper Sotland

Skylark 14

17/9/07 Skaw

Greenland Redpoll 2

Northdale

Skylark 4

Haroldswick

Grey Wagtail 1

Norwick

Swallow 2
Common Whitethroat 1
Chiffchaff 1

Halligarth

Garden Warbler 1

Lamba Ness

Snow Bunting 5
Shore Lark 1 ex. Flanks concolorous with mantle. Slight olive wash and barely streaked mantle. White tips to greater coverts. Rump and uppertail coverts warmest area. Wide yellow border to ear-coverts. Rufous on rear flanks. Stubby bill. Paler scapulars. Black legs. Breast band black. Yellow supercilium and throat.

16/9/07 Northdale

Skylark 4

Greenland Redpoll 1

Skaw

Knot 6
Black-tailed Godwit 1
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Snow Bunting 9
Greenland Redpoll 3

Lamba Ness

Sooty Shearwater 1N at 12.08

Norwick

Swallow 3
Chiffchaff 1

15/9/07 Lamba Ness W4

Sooty Shearwater 2N at 7.48 and 8.09.

Black Guillemot 2N
Snow Bunting 5

Skaw

Lesser Whitethroat 1
Greenland Redpoll 3

Uyeasound

Skylark 4

Baltasound School

Melodious Warbler 1 ex.

14/9/07 Lamba Ness WNW8

Sooty Shearwater 11N at 12.27, 12.35, 12.37, 12.45, 1.10, 2 at 1.52, 2 at 2.20 and 2 at 2.31.

Little Auk 1N at 2.00pm
Grey Phalarope 1N at 1.10pm
Arctic Skua 1S
Snow Bunting 1

13/9/07 Westing W4-5

Cormorant 1

Lapwing 12

Uyeasound

Peregrine 1 juv.

Baltasound

Merlin 1

12/9/07 Westing

Curlew 50

Baltasound School

Marsh Warbler 1 ex. Completely pale. Supercilium reaching eye. Crown olive-green. Throat white. Slightly sullied grey on breast-sides and flanks. Olive-green mantle extending onto rump. Dark tail. Tertials dark-centred with broad pale fringes. Very long primary projection (longer than exposed tertials) with pale tips to primaries visible. Undertail coverts long and whitish. Belly whitish. Strong legs greyish with some yellow. Pale eye-ring. Greyish iris. Rump concolourous with mantle.
Willow Warbler 1

Skaw

Lesser Whitethroat 1
Greenland Redpoll 1 ex.

Lamba Ness

Sooty Shearwater 3N at 4.35, 4.58 and 5.16
Snow Bunting 1

11/9/07 Westing W3-4

Shag 140

Gannet 10
Greylag Goose 13
Mallard 9
Redshank 4
Turnstone 2
Curlew 27
Oystercatcher 2
Golden Plover 8
Lapwing 32
Snipe 2
Common Gull 2
Herring Gull 2
Great Black-backed Gull 1
Bonxie 1
Rock Dove 2
Skylark 1
Wheatear 1
Blackbird 1
Wren 1
Meadow Pipit 16
Rock Pipit 1
Starling 12
Hooded Crow 2
Raven 3
Twite 10

Baltasound

Rose-coloured Starling 1 adult

Norwick

Twite 2

Uyeasound

Curlew 200

10/9/07 NW8 Lamba Ness

Fulmar 8,000N

Gannet 10,000N
Sooty Shearwater 9N at 10.35, 12.23, 2.00, 2.17, 2.40, 2.56, 3.37, 4.19 and 4.28
Great Shearwater 3N at 12.02, 2.10 and 2.35.
Arctic Skua 1S
Bonxie 250N

Norwick
Swallow 1
Willow Warbler 2

Skaw

Black-tailed Godwit 2

Haroldswick

Golden Plover 100
Lapwing 30