It rained for the first hour of the day but that cleared to leave a misty, drizzly day with low cloud cloaking the hills until more persistent rain arrived around 4pm. An enjoyable day with a few migrants seen at just about every site we visited with a Sanderling, a Short-eared Owl, a Tree Pipit, 2 Whinchats, a Common Redstart, a Common Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warblers and 2 Pied Flycatchers all new for the year for us!
Millfield: Sedge Warbler, 2 Blackcaps & 3 Willow Warblers.
Skaw: 2 Pied Wagtail, Robin, Stonechat, Whinchat, Sedge Warbler, 4 Willow Warblers & Brambling.
Holsen's road: Song Thrush, male Common Redstart & 3 Willow Warbler (1 dead).
Norwick: Sparrowhawk, Collared Dove, 2 Pied Wagtails, Robin, Whinchat, 3 Ring Ouzel, 3 Song Thrush, Tree Pipit, 3 Blackcaps, Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler & 5 Bramblings.
NorthDale: Collared Dove, Swallow, Ring Ouzel & 2 Song Thrush.
Sotland: 8 Fieldfare & male Pied Flycatcher.
Burrafirth: Swallow, Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler & Reed Bunting.
Brakefield: Short-eared Owl.
Haroldswick: Sanderling, 14 Swallows, House Martin, 3 Fieldfares, 4 Song Thrush, Common Whitethroat, 5 Willow Warblers, male Pied Flycatcher & 2 Reed Buntings.
Sedge Warbler at Millfield
Male Whinchat at Skaw
Sedge Warbler at Skaw
Female Brambling at Skaw
Male Common Redstart along Holsens road
Female Ring Ouzel at NorthDale
Male Pied Flycatcher at Sotland
Common Whitethroat at Haroldswick
Male Pied Flycatcher at Haroldswick
