Thursday 19 April 2018

NORTH RONALDSAY - 19th April


A moderate southerly wind first thing quickly dropped off to virtually still by lunchtime; birds in the Obs census area included a Ring Ouzel, a Woodcock, 6 Dunnocks, a Collared Dove, one of the Tree Pipits still, 60 Meadow Pipits, 6 Wheatears, 5 Chiffchaffs, a Goldcrest, a Chaffinch, 5 Bramblings, a flyover Lapland Bunting and a lingering Snow Bunting.   The flat calm seas produced a Black-throated Diver in Nouster with 5 Great-northern Divers, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers and 4 Long-tailed Ducks while a 3cy Iceland Gull was lingering off The Lurn and 12 Black-tailed Godwits were on Gretchen.

                Three Swallows were lingering around the Obs in the afternoon.


Iceland Gull


Swallow

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