Dry and bright with a
brisk and increasing southerly breeze; the nets at Holland first thing didn’t
produce anything although one of the Hen Harriers was chasing Sparrows around
the Flax! The highlight of the Brides
census route was definitely good but brief views of an adult Black Tern
which zoomed past me at Brides as it flew over the loch and towards the
point (it had been seen half an hour earlier on Bewan!) – a Scottish tick for
me! Other birds on a quiet census route
included a Whimbrel with a flock of 17 Curlews which headed south and out and
50+ Snipe.
A two-hour seawatch in the afternoon then produced 18
Sooty Shearwaters, 26 Manx Shearwaters, a Red-throated Diver and 3 Bonxies.
Black-tailed Godwit
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