A good day with plenty of
bright, unbroken sunshine with a moderate SW wind; a Tree Pipit at the Obs was
a good start but there were few other migrants up the west coast with the main
feature being a big arrival of 850+ Arctic Terns including 400 roosting on the
rocks at Lenswick, other birds included 3 Whimbrel, 8 Knot, 200+ Turnstone, a
little male Sparrowhawk, 26 Wheatears and 5 Arctic Skuas.
Did the northern part of the middle census route in
the afternoon where birds included my first Whitethroat
of the year in Ancum Willows, a different male Sparrowhawk, a Short-eared Owl,
a Collared Dove, 27 Bar-tailed Godwits, a Ruff, a House Martin and a
Chiffchaff.
Arctic Terns
Arctic Skua
Sparrowhawk
Whimbrel
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