Still cold and very windy but it gradually eased down
through the afternoon so I left it until later to walk the west coast census
route where birds included a stunning male Snow Bunting, 5 Bonxies, 2 Arctic
Skuas, 22 Wheatears, a Redwing, a Great-northern Diver, 2 Red-throated Divers
and a Merlin back down by the Obs.
It
had calmed down enough to open some nets at Holland in the evening where we
managed to catch a Blackcap, a Chiffchaff, 2 Redwings and some Linnets; the
pair of Garganey were on the scrap
just north of the garden and a Swallow was flying around the buildings while a
flock of 26 Redshank flew high north calling loudly.
Stunner!
Turnstone
Bonxies
Bonxie and Arctic Skua
and another Bonxie!
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