Another miserable, wet day with a NW wind and long
periods of rain; there were few new birds with the big flocks of brightly
coloured waders the day’s highlight, most notably the first Curlew Sandpiper of thee year on the beach at Westness while other totals
included 92 Knot, 250+ Sanderling, 90+ Dunlin, 4 Whimbrel, a Greenshank on
Ancum and a Wood Sandpiper at Cauldhame.
Other
birds were few and far between but did include a random, unseasonal Whooper Swan
near Senness, single drake Garganey and Pintail, a Woodpigeon and singles of
Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Blackcap and Willow Warbler in the dreich
conditions.
Curlew Sandpiper
Interesting Dunlin, who knows what race it is!
Arctic Skuas
Redshank
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