NORTH RONALDSAY - 10th and 11th July

A couple of days where thick fog was the dominant feature, grounding planes to cause traffic chaos; there were breaks in the fog though – a few hours in the afternoon of the 10th when it actually felt pretty warm and sunny for a while and then the afternoon of the 1th when it was overcast but calm (it was still foggy in Kirkwall though so no flights got in!).   Birds included a Heron, the Quail singing from long grass near Holland, an increased 270 Golden Plover, one Little Tern still in Nouster and 2 Common Crossbills trapped and ringed in the evening of the 10th.

Crossbill

Arctic Tern chick

Curlew chick