NORTH RONALDSAY - 5th June

Damp and overcast through the morning with occasional spells of light rain but it brightened up in the afternoon to produce a decent day despite the northerly breeze; birds of note through the day included 2 Manx Shearwaters off the Lighthouse, the Whooper Swan still, a drake Garganey on Garso, a Red-breasted Merganser, a female Common Scoter on the sea off Sandback (only the second record of the year), 15 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, a Collared Dove and 2 Chiffchaffs.

Red-breasted Merganser and Common Scoter

The Sperm Whale is still bringing in the Gulls

Black-headed and Common Gull chicks