Blustery south-west winds, sunny intervals and a best of 22 degrees C. While unconducive for an arrival of passerines from Scandinavia, a south-westerly airflow can push birds moving south onto the headland. This morning’s Osprey fitted a pattern shared by the party of Glossy Ibis (26th) and Honey Buzzard (28th); it ended up on the outer head before leaving west along the South Cliffs. A Marsh Harrier over the Bowling Green was further evidence of the impact of the winds. Unfortunately the corpse of a Short-eared Owl along Lighthouse Road had been hit by traffic. Passerine migrants included single Wheatear, Goldcrest, Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher and Tree Pipit, while 18 Yellow Wagtails remained.
