Monday 15 May 2017

NORTH RONALDSAY - 14th May


Overcast with a light easterly wind which gradually swung round to the SW bringing a long spell of light drizzle; nets at Holland first thing were productive as we managed to catch 2 Spotted Flycatchers (4 were around), 5 Blackcaps, a Mealy Redpoll, a Willow Warbler and 2 Siskins while 2 Tree Pipits, a Sparrowhawk and 2 Bramblings were around.

                My first Pied Flycatcher of the year was along the Obs track and I caught a Redstart on my way out to the Hooking census route where there were a few passerines including single Sedge Warbler (my first of the year), Whinchat, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and Whitethroat, 2 House Martins and 5 Chiffchaffs; other birds of note comprised plenty of waders on The Links with 232 Ringed Plover, 290 Turnstone, 80 Sanderling, 2 Knot and 40 Dunlin, the drake Garganey on Hooking and 2 Great-northern Divers.

                The wind dropped off and the sun came out in the afternoon with the highlight round Holland in the evening being a cracking male Bluethroat at the Kirk (which we later trapped) along with a few more Spotted Flycatchers, a Kestrel and a Sparrowhawk.


Stunning!

Lapwing chick


Soggy Pied Flycatcher

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