It felt perfect conditions soon after dawn feeling pleasantly warm with overcast skies and a light southeasterly sea breeze. However, on visiting Skaw, Lamba Ness and Holsen's road without seeing a migrant it felt like more passerine migrants had departed Unst than had arrived! A long walk around Norwick produced 6 Swallows, the Robin, a Tree Pipit, a Garden Warbler, 2 Chiffchaffs, 4 Willow Warblers, a Pied Flycatcher, a Common Rosefinch and a Mealy Redpoll. Several other sites seemed devoid of migrants but Burrafirth/Shore Station added 4 Knot and 5 Willow Warblers and NorthDale held a Willow Warbler and a Pied Flycatcher.
Pied Flycatcher at Norwick
Tree Pipit at Norwick
