Monday, 17 April 2017

NORTH RONALDSAY - 17th April


Heavy snow showers persisted right through until late morning driven across the island by a brisk, very cold northerly wind; brightened up in the afternoon to glorious, unbroken sunshine so I walked round the north census route then!   The two highlights were a non-breeding plumaged WHITE-BILLED DIVER which flew north past the seawatch hide at 11:45 and a smart looking Siberian Chiffchaff on the coast near Scottigar.

                Other birds in the cold conditions included a Merlin, 9 Redwings, 8 Wheatears, 2 Whooper Swans and more noteworthy, a dead Bonxie by the foghorn with a Norwegian ring.




Siberian Chiffchaff




Now they have chicks, the Ravens are super aggressive - this one did not appreciate this Heron!


or me!

Ringed Plover

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