Friday, 17 March 2017

NORTH RONALDSAY - 17th March


The wind eased down gradually through the day with only a few hail showers to contend with but the E census route was very quiet with nothing really around the crofts yet and just the usual waders etc. at Westness including 90 Purple Sandpipers and 40 Turnstone along with a very distinctive, very dark 1st winter Herring Gull.   A Robin and 6 Redwings at Ancum Willows were the only passerines of note while 31 Bar-tailed Godwits were on the loch.

                Opened the nets at Holland in the late afternoon where the Northern Harrier and a Merlin flew past, 4 Pied Wagtails flew over and 12 Linnets came in to roost while 269 Golden Plover were around Gretchen.



Golden Plover

Eider




Distinctive dark, 1st winter Herring Gull

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