NORTH RONALDSAY - 8th August

Dry again but a brisk NE through most of the day made its presence felt but this eased off in the evening leaving a lovely, sunny, picture postcard end to the day; the bird highlight was a fine, bright adult ROSE-COLOURED STARLING found mid-morning near the School but it soon disappeared, not showing up again until the evening when it was with the main Starling flock in the pre-roost at Holland House.   A few birds through the day almost made it feel like autumn including a little influx of 18 Shoveler and 18 Teal, 25 Knot, 6 Ruff, 6 Black-tailed Godwits, a Green Sandpiper at Cauldhame, 2 Woodpigeons and a Willow Warbler.

Swallow fledglings