Fair Isle - Autumn 2010

All Barred Out . . . 

Phil arrived back on the Isle today & we said our farewells to Martin, who, after drinking the Obs dry was returning to Glasgow at the end of his Autumn birding trip. After a days absence the second Grey Phalarope rejoined the other still feeding close to the shore in South Haven. A Barred Warbler & Common Redpoll (Islandica) were trapped in the Plantation by Deryk & Phil. A cracking male & a female Long-tailed Duck showed well in North Haven. In the afternoon a single panel net was erected on the beach & Phil trapped 3 Snow Bunting from the sizable flock still present in the Havens.