NORTH RONALDSAY - 13th May

Nice and calm again with a light SSW breeze but a touch of cloud first thing and again at the end of the day; a couple of new additions to the year list comprised a nice synchronous arrival of at least 5 Sedge Warblers including birds back singing on territory at Brides, Claypows and Ancum and a Wood Sandpiper on Ancum in the afternoon.

                Today’s scattering of migrants included a summer plumaged Black-throated Diver in Nouster, 3 Sparrowhawks, 211 Ringed Plover, 37 Knot, 269 Sanderling, 70 Purple Sandpipers, 73 Dunlin, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 675 Turnstone, 4 Woodpigeon, a Collared Dove, 55 Swallows, a House Martin, 2 White Wagtails, 2 Robins, 49 Wheatears, a Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap, a Chiffchaff, 5 Carrion Crow and single Chaffinch, Brambling and Greenfinch in Holland.

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Turnstone