Lapland Bunting

As has been witnessed at many other vis mig sites nationally (record counts), the last few early morning sessions has seen siskin streaming through in big numbers along the island's south coast too; plus an assortment of other species. However, yesterday morning a highlight came just after I collected my nocmig recording equipment from the downs at 06:50: a Lapland Bunting persistently called right in front of and to the East of me as it rose up above Nansen Hill; it seemed to stall mid-air before deciding to head WSW in the direction of Ventnor Town. Of course, I'd already shut off the recorder and diligently disconnected everything?! School boy error....But the calls were predominantly the 'rattle' type - plus in the bins I at least had good views of mostly its underside. Not long after a flyover was reported in Dorset the same morning.