Meanwhile, back at Girdle Ness...
Had my first look round the Ness for a while this morning. I suspect it might have been half decent at times over the past week but I've either been too busy or not here. Or too lazy.
Anyway, a Peregrine was on Triple Kirks this morning and quite large numbers of Pink-footed Geese were going north. And then I went for a walk. Quite a few Blackbirds, Robins and Dunnocks seemed to be around along Abbey Road. What we must nowadays call a Redpoll sp. was heard flying over. More surprising, and a Girdle Ness tick, were a flock of ten Tree Sparrows apparently coming up off the allotments and then heading purposefully north. Quite weird, although they have been on the move lately by all accounts.
On Greyhope Bay there were a few waders including the Freak, 6 Knot, 8 Ringed Plovers and an update to the Purple Sandpiper Totaliser:
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Keep it coming people.
It was fairly calm but there was a little bit of movement happening out to sea. That 'little bit' was as follows: Manx Shearwater 1N, Red-throated Diver 7N, 2S, Red-breasted Merganser 1N. Otherwise, several Red Admirals and a Painted Lady, a Buzzard, a Goldcrest and 4 Grey Wagtails.
Not great but the long range forecast actually looks quite promising for a change. It looks like we might actually get some proper easterlies, and at just the right time of the year.