The Red-winged Blackbird showed
well first thing for the latest batch of twitchers at Garso before I walked the
Hooking census route where the highlights were large numbers of waders on The
Links including 185 Sanderling and 140 Turnstone all looking very smart in summer
plumage; it was quiet for other birds with 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 2
Great-northern Divers, single Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff
and a Shoveler nest with 7 eggs around Hooking.
The
day’s highlight came early afternoon with good, if distant views of a cracking
summer plumaged WHITE-BILLED DIVER
off Torness (there were two but the other had drifted off); a Grey Wagtail flew
along the coast while we were watching the Diver and there were still 3 Snow
Buntings on there.
Holland
was quiet in the late afternoon but birds around here and the Obs included a
male Redstart trapped, single Blackcap and Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Brambling, a
male Siskin and another Redpoll sp. trapped, this time a very worn 1st
summer female.
Sanderling
plus two Sanday colour ringed individuals
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