NORTH RONALDSAY - 7th June

Another wet start but most of the rain had passed through by mid-morning leaving a cold, overcast, windy day and there was a Spotted Flycatcher up the road and 3 Grey Plover, 4 Knot and 2 Bar-tailed Godwits in the bare field south of Holland as I walked up to carry out the Hooking census route.   The highlight on census was 2 Red-backed Shrikes – females at the Post Office and at Holland as other birds just included a Willow Warbler at Holm, 7 Sand Martins over Hooking, 40 Knot which flew north up The Links where there were also 55 Sanderling and 8 Collared Doves and the Woodpigeon at Holland.

Great-northern Diver

Lapwing