A look back:
Spring was (personally speaking) pretty unremarkable. Though perhaps, one got away: in the form of an in off pipit at SCP calling, sounded interesting....but fleeting..
Summer trip to Scotland, August 16th - August 24th, highlights being a Long-tailed Skua (Ferryhills/Forth), Roseate Tern(s) at Burntisland, a Sabine's Gull (adult) plus an in/off Wood Sandpiper (calling) at Fifeness; all enjoyed and experienced with my brother Graham - very memorable.
IOW autumn migration highlights included the twitch-able Greenish warbler at Haddon's Pits on September 3rd. Two Honey Buzzards over Ventnor Downs on two separate dates Sept 6th and Sept 17th (the latter single a Male bird). A spell of Balearic Shearwaters in numbers by Ventnor/SCP plus a Sooty Shearwater (Sept 28th). Late Autumn vis-mig atop Ventnor Downs included a Snow Bunting (vocal, trying to settle, on Nov 5th) and a flyover Hawfinch (Nov 10th); both of which were sound recorded on my new (purchased last summer) recording set up, a Dodotronic parabola and mic combo.
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