NORTH RONALDSAY - 22nd July

A dry start but light rain moved in, lasting a few hours through the morning leaving an overcast but calm afternoon with a further band of drizzly rain coming in from the south by early evening; new birds through the day with some decent coverage mainly comprised the now regular turnover of waders; birds of note comprised a Heron, an influx of 17 Shoveler, 14 Knot, 90 Sanderling, 75 Purple Sandpipers, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Whimbrel, a Common Sandpiper, a Collared Dove, the Shorelark still, the Grey-headed Wagtail still, a Sedge Warbler at the Obs (the first dispersing adult away from the breeding areas) and 2 Common Crossbills.

Arctic Tern

Returning colour-ringed Sanderling