Sunday, 19 July 2015

19th July


Again breezy at dawn but unlike yesterday the wind dropped to almost nothing very quickly; single Manx Shearwaters and Bonxies went north at sea with 2 Ruff and a Wood Sandpiper on Vågsvollvåien and the highlight in the nets being a smart juvenile Whinchat in amongst a mob of not-so-smart young Starlings!  

The coast was quieter than yesterday with a lot of the waders having moved on; birds included 4 Teal, 5 Velvet Scoter south, 7 Common Sandpipers and 5 Green Sandpipers before rain for most of the afternoon put an end to proceedings.
 
Peregrine

Velvet Scoters




Just some of the many darvic ringed Gulls in the area; a really high percentage of birds are actually colour ringed giving a reason to scan through the flocks - reading the rings is usually far more interesting than the actual Gulls themselves!
 

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