Most of the previous day's migrants cleared out overnight, making way for a small number of scarcities. A
Little Bunting near Kirbist was the first for a couple of years, but it soon vanished and couldn't be found again in the afternoon. Later in the day, an interesting wagtail was found at Lenswick: it appears to be a
Citrine Wagtail, but does have some minor incongruities that raise questions of eastern
flava wagtails or even hybrids. A
Turtle Dove near the lighthouse was a new species for the year, the
Wryneck was still at Holland House and the day's
Yellow-browed Warbler count reached 10 birds.
Counts of passerines included 2
Lesser Whitethroats, 1
Blackcap, 4
Willow Warblers, 1
Goldcrest, 1
Spotted Flycatcher, the
Greenfinch, 1
North-Western Redpoll, 20
Lapland Buntings, 1
Song Thrush and 1
Redwing. The
Hen Harrier and an
American Golden Plover were still present and a
Jack Snipe was seen.
Yellow-browed Warbler
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