Twenty four hours on and we’ve mopped up most of the regular birds on Mainland – having decided that island hopping for rarities was not for us, at this stage anyway. An obliging Little on our first morning was our scarcest bunting but a Snow, in the car-park of an abandoned hotel was the biggest surprise. Another Barred, more Yellow-browed and several other commoner warblers were seen yesterday, but the best bird(s) by far were the two Common Rosefinch, in Swinister Burn – first ones I’ve seen in the UK this century! The weather overnight was meant to be strong winds and rain, so we’re hoping for a clear-out and a re-stocking. We’ll see.