Monday, 1 May 2017

NORTH RONALDSAY - 30th April


We went straight up to Garso at first light and quickly re-found the Red-winged Blackbird; I then had time for an hour’s walk round the Obs census route where it was fairly quiet in the strong SE wind but birds included 2 Whimbrel, a Fieldfare, 7 Carrion Crows and 6 Wheatears.   I then spent five hours driving plane loads of twitchers to the RWB from the charter planes as they came in and organising the viewing, controlling the crowds and doing the organised flushes – everyone saw it!

                Managed a couple of hours back out in my census route in the afternoon where birds included 3 Swallows, a Blackcap, 2 Willow Warblers, a Goldcrest, a Song Thrush and a Sparrowhawk in Holland.




Barnacle Geese

Snow Buntings

Black Redstart


Wren


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