NORTH RONALDSAY - 15th November

After rain had moved through first thing, it was a lovely calm day with some good sunny spells, I walked round the northern census route where birds included 34 Snow Buntings (including 24 in off the sea at Bewan), 6 Redwings, 4 Robins, 10 Pintail, 10 Gadwall, a Peregrine, a Merlin and an extra Raven causing the Beacon pair to get very upset!  A little drive round then produced a great count of 72 Moorhens (2 Garso, 2 Westness, 11 Ancum, 38 Moorhen Ditch, 22 Cauldhame Ditch and 7 Hooking) which was nearly an island record count, a Chiffchaff at Brides, 2 Whooper Swans on Ancum and the Green-winged Teal relocated to Brides Loch.

Ravens