Saturday, 3 November 2018

NORTH RONALDSAY - 2nd November


Another nice, sunny day with the light SW wind still; the Brides census route was very pleasant with a few birds around, the main concentration was in Kirbest where the Finch flock included a Lapland Bunting, 30 Twite, 5 Linnets, 4 Common Redpoll, a Greenfinch, 2 Chaffinches and a Reed Bunting.   Other birds included a fine adult male Hen Harrier at Brides, a brute of a female Peregrine over Kirbest, 15 Snow Buntings, a Grey Plover, a much-improved total of 22 Long-tailed Ducks, 4 Red-breasted Mergansers, 6 Red-throated Divers, at least 120 Gannets feeding offshore, a Song Thrush, 15 Fieldfare, a Robin, 20 Redwing, 7 Reed Buntings and 3 Pintail.




Merlin




Peregrine

Wigeon


Snow Bunting

Fieldfare

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