Sunday 3 December 2017

NORTH RONALDSAY - 3rd December


Dry with a brisk NW wind, I walked round the coast from the Obs to Brides with the highlight being a very distinctive big Gull which flew past me in Nouster which showed many characteristics of a second winter American Herring Gull (we’ll see what becomes of it anyway!).   Other birds included 14 Snow Buntings, 210+ Common Gulls feeding in the surf, 3 Pintail, 12 Shoveler, 15 Tufted Duck, 7 Gadwall, 5 Meadow Pipits, 2 Robins and 7 Redwings.

                A little walk round the coast by the Obs in the afternoon then produced 32 Snow Buntings, the one remaining Common Redpoll in the sheep pund still, 320+ Golden Plover, just one Great-northern Diver and the adult female Hen Harrier drifting across Loch Park.






Possible American Herring Gull

Common Redpoll

Pink-footed Goose

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