Hurricane Isaac has now moved north of us and we are now caught up in a complex of North Atlantic low and high pressure 'eddies' but there is still a bridge of westerlies between us and the US. However things get a bit more messy from here in and the bridge begins to break up but Isaac did bring a few bits in which were found today incuding a Northern Parula, a Bobolink and a Pectoral Sandpiper. (in addition to the Red-eyed Vireo and Lesser Yellowlegs and the Trindade Petrels earlier in the storm). Both the pale and dark morph Trindade Petrels were seen again and there was also a Great Skua, a few Manx and a juvenile Northern Gannet. Also a Glossy Ibis came in-off and the Grey Plover was still on Black Beach. My list from today HERE - I didn't see the Parula or the Trindades today.
Overall it's been okay (not the sensation we were hoping for) and the Trindade Petrels (including the one on Flores) are the 14th to 16th records for the Azores and 18th to 20th for the Western Palearctic - so pretty mega for the WP. There are also presumably birds on here still waiting to be found so there could be more discoveries in the next few days especially considering that the westerlies from the US keep up for a day or two more still.
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