December 10th: Still a fair few thrushes around (40 Blackbird, 50 Fieldfare, 60 Redwing, 15 Song Thrush) plus six Skylark and a couple of Meadow Pipits. Highlight was a first-winter Glaucous Gull but a Jack Snipe was flushed (with c50 Common Snipe), a handful of Woodcock and 30 Lapwing plus five Teal and a Goldeneye.

December 8th: The nice weather and SE'ly wind has brought in a  few migrants with over 200 each of Fieldfare and Redwing counted and one,  possibly two, Black Redstarts. Other sightings included two Wigeon, a Teal, five Curlew, Woodcock, Black-headed Gull, two Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch, 20 Snow Bunting and a Lapland Bunting.

December 7th: A Goshawk was reported at Quoy before heading east and climbing high into the sky, pursued by a Raven. This is the only our 6th record and first record since 1996. A Goldfinch and Greenfinch in the Plantation are presumably lingering birds from November. Three Barnacle Geese were with the Greylags.

December 5th: A Long-eared Owl was at Shirva.

December 4th: A count of the geese revealed 68 Greylags and that the Greenland Whitefront was still present. The two Whooper Swans, Long-tailed Duck and two Greenfinch were also seen.

December 2nd: A family party of five Whooper Swans briefly joined the lingering adult and juvenile.

December 1st: A few Little Auks were passing South Light and a Scaup was in South Harbour.