Yellow-browed Warbler continue to grace the island, with one ringed (the 9th of the year) and another unringed bird logges. A juvenile Common Rosefinch almost passed by unseen, but was heard calling and spotted briefly in the afternoon. Only 58 Chaffinch were logged, with 5 Brambling among them. Fieldfare numbers continue to increase very gradually with a dozen seen, and 194 Redwing. 52 Carrion Crow is the highest count of the year. Murder! The Hen Harrier remains, now identified as an adult female. 2 Kestrel, 2 Merlin and 4 Peregrine also. 2 Lapwing and 6 Golden Plover drew eyes upwards as they regularly completed circuits around the south of the island. 7 Snipe were encountered during a nighttime wander.
Kestrel playing its part in the ongoing raptor fest.