23rd April 2017

Weather: NW 2/3    partly sunny

As yesterday, no small migrants in the trapping area and the focus was on the 2,000 or so Dunlin (above), a few dozen Ringed Plovers, 9 Turnstones and at least 8 Whimbrel moving around the islands and roosting on the exposed rocks at high tide. The 2 remaining Brent were still present, most had departed this past week, also the pair of Scoter were still off the east side.

Four Canada Geese flew west between the islands early on (above) and 2 Redpolls and a Goldfinch were noted flying over the island. A small number of Gannets and Sandwich Terns were on the sea.
Photos CJ

Late evening update: a Glaucous Gull was reported by a visiting birder late afternoon