Tuesday, 21 April 2015

21st April


Still nice and sunny but the blazing, cold, very strong NW wind made an unwelcome return; there were a few bits on the sea first thing including 30 Red-throated Divers, a Fulmar, 10 Tufted Ducks, 2 Goosanders and another 314 Common Gulls still heading north.   The conditions made any other birding through the day a bit of a mission though there was a build-up of 15 Swallows, 10 Sand Martins and a House Martin sheltering behind Lebeltet along with 3 Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler and a male Merlin.
 
Chiffchaff

There's still Long-tailed Ducks lingering in the harbour, many of which are starting to turn into their breeding plumage - this one doesn't seem to want to though!
 

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