18th October - Homeward Bound
Departure day, so despite the far more promising conditions Andy and I first dutifully tidied the apartment before readying ourselves for one last half hearted push. Even whilst emptying the bins the sheer numbers of Redwings was a stark contrast to the complete lack of migrants all week. There were birds, but it was wet and windy.
Under the conditions it made sense to head to a sheltered spot, so we settled on Geosetter. As soon as we got out of the car there were lots of birds. The 'tseep' of Redwings and cluck of continental Blackbirds. At last there were Goldcrests in the bushes. There were at least four Ring Ouzels in the valley then Andy dug out our one and only Yellow-browed Warbler of the trip. A fitting bird to finish on and great to have that sense of 'anything could happen' (and the next few days delivered some great birds, but thankfully nothing exceptional).
Beers at airport, then homeward. Not the birdy-est trip, but the Orca more than made up for that and still very enjoyable. Roll on 2022.
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