The predicted storm rammed into us around midnight and by dawn the winds had reached speeds of up to 60mph with torrential rain. The chart looks like a conveyor belt potentially carrying birds from North America straight to us, but time will tell.
By 10.30 the winds had eased to a mere 40mph, the rain had stopped and the sun was starting to peek through the clouds. We ventured out at about 11:00 and worked the island until 18:30 when we called it a day. The bird of the day was an adult golden eagle at Allasdale, where there was still a flock of golden plover, but no little grey bird amongst them. In fact we couldn't find any migrants today, if birds had arrived overnight they were keeping a low profile, perhaps resting up. I don't blame them if they had been caught up in that weather system.
There are currently only five birders on the island that we know of, but at least four more arrive tomorrow so hopefully that should increase our chances of something being found. We've got another week here....
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