Weather: SE force 2 warm and mostly sunny. NNW 2 in the afternoon
The first day recently with a warm south easterly at dawn. In the main however it was still quiet for birds. Two Yellow Wagtails were seen first thing, a female landed and a male flew passed while 2 Redpolls called over and later 2 Goldfinches came to ground. A female Greenland Wheatear was found mid-morning down the west side but it did not linger. Also not hanging about was a Whitethroat that dropped in the birches along the obs garden fence, but was not seen again. Five Starlings and 2 Swifts flew passed and a Jackdaw called as it flew west. A male White Wagtail was a bit of a surprise as the recent regular one was ringed and this was not.
Two Pied Wagtails seen were not surprising. One of the juvenile Rock Pipits was caught for ringing and joined our colour scheme.
Waders were not prolific, about 100 Dunlin and 85 Ringed Plover were about post tide, also a Whimbrel, a Grey Plover, a Curlew and 3 Bar-tailed Godwits. A group of 80 Common Scoter flew distantly and 6 were close to the island. Four Shedluck and 6 Little Egrets were on the list. A drake Eider floated off the north end. The sunshine meant butterflies were about, 5 Painted Lady, 2 Common Blue,
a Green-veined White, a Cinnabar moth and an Orange Footman moth.
Just after noon 2 Ravens inhabited the shore near the marine lake.
Photos SRW
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