Some heavy overnight rain clearly did the trick in grounding some passerine migrants. The very first bird I heard and then saw on arriving at Skaw was a singing male Bluethroat - superb! Perhaps the presence of a female Bluethroat had tempted him to sing? A Short-eared Owl flying south soon followed at Norwick and just as I was leaving an Icterine Warbler flew past me and landed in 'the hedge' at Leawart where the Bee-eater was also still present. I then saw another male Bluethroat on Lamba Ness.
Millfield: White Wagtail & Blackcap.
Skaw: Common Sandpiper, 2 Bluethroats, Blackcap, Garden Warbler & Tree Sparrow.
Norwick: Short-eared Owl, Bee-eater, Robin, Blackcap, 2 Garden Warblers, Icterine Warbler, Willow Warbler, Pied Flycatcher & Reed Bunting.
Lamba Ness: Bluethroat & Common Whitethroat.
Haroldswick: 3 Willow Warbler & Reed Bunting.
