Saturday, 21 April 2018

NORTH RONALDSAY - 20th April


Bright and sunny first thing with light southerly winds which gradually increased through the day; there were a few birds at Holland first thing including a Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaffs, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Blackcap, 4+ Dunnocks, 3 Goldcrests, a Chaffinch and 3 Siskins.   I then walked the Bridesness census route with the highlights being a trio of year ticks for me with an incredibly early Little Tern seen briefly in Nouster (previous earliest date was 5th May!), a dark phase Arctic Skua which flew across the mouth of Nouster and 2 Whimbrel which flew over Stennabreck.

                Other birds included 2 Swallows, 39 Fieldfares, 3 Dunnocks, 3 Wheatears, a group of 5 Carrion Crows and a hybrid at Kirbest and a Brambling while a single Ring Ouzel and another Lesser Whitethroat were around the Obs.



Ringed Plover

Collared Dove



Redshank

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