At a wild and windswept St Marys today, a Yellow Browed Warbler continued to frequent the main block of bushes on the north side of the wetland. It was difficult to see but called 15-20 times on one occasion. 2 Goldcrests seemed to be the only other migrants present.
Around 150 Linnets were feeding in the wetland and in the fields a Skylark sang amongst the 30-40 noted there. A suprise was a passing juvenile Common Tern over the fields,really struggling to make any headway in the strong s.e. wind. A Wheatear also noted. On the beach/rocks were 4 Rock Pipits and 6 Sandwich Terns. A flock of 11 Pintail flew south over the wetland and 3 Arctic Skuas seen,one chasing waders . Offshore 9 Common Scoter and a single Red throated Diver seen.
A.S.J.