We'd briefly seen a Red-throasted Pipit at Sherva the previous day and there'd also been a Richards Pipit reported so, kicking around in ditches, we headed that way. The Red-throated Pipit was typically furtive and crept around among the thistle stems but afforded good views with a bit of patience.
A female Redstart was hunting for insects along the same fence line and the wide ranging Richards Pipit did us a favour and dropped in to the same field!
Despite extensive searching we failed to find anything else unusual so went back for seconds of the Black-headed Bunting!
A walk around the sacrificial crop at Bulls park was dubiously rewarded with perhaps the dullest looking bird on the British list - two juvenile Common Rosefinches.
Tired and dirty we retired to the Obs for a shower and a quick beer before a well earned dinner.
Distance walked: 20.86 km
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