NORTH RONALDSAY - 4th September

A stunning day, bright with plenty of sunshine but not a breath of wind through the morning and a welcome, very light easterly breeze by the afternoon; a walk round the Hooking census route produced distant views of the first Common Rosefinch of the autumn over The Links wall at North Gravity, a few ducks milling around including 36 Wigeon, 53 Teal and 3 Shoveler and 4 Herons including two which came in high from the west.   A little jaunt at lunchtime produced decent views of an Icterine Warbler at Antabreck and one of the Barred Warblers around the Obs.

                I then spent a few hours in the afternoon walking round the northern census route but it was disappointingly quiet just producing 3 Willow Warblers and a Lesser Whitethroat.

Barred Warbler

and some baby Wrens