A decent day but with a brisk, chilly SE wind; I managed
to get a few nets open at Holland first thing where a bit of a surprise were 2
juvenile Stonechats, one of which
was caught (immigrants but they can’t have come too far, Eday has the closest
breeding birds I think). Birds around
the Bridesness census route then included a 1st summer male
Sparrowhawk, 3 Collared Doves, 257 Golden Plover, 80 Oystercatchers, a Pintail
and a female Shoveler with 3 nearly full grown juveniles while the Black-throated Diver was again in
Nouster where the 6 Gretchen Shelducklings were sat on the beach!
Two Red-necked Phalaropes were still on
Gretchen along with 11 Dunlin and 3 Bar-tailed Godwits.
Surprise Stonechat
Red-necked Phalaropes
First Fulmar chick
This tiny, baby Teal was all by himself on Kirbest
Wheatear fledgling
Common Seals and pups
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