6th-14th June
It's been fairly standard late spring fair in the past eight days or so, usually with one highlight bird a day and very little else! The big news on 6th was two Quail, both singing, one at Brides and one near Holland, while nine Woodpigeon made for a respectable count near Brigg. The following day marked the first Sunday excursion of the year, and meant it would be a busy afternoon for the staff, so birding was started early and this was quickly rewarded with our third Temminck's Stint of the year on Ancum, Spotted Flycatchers were at the Observatory, Holland and Ancum Willows, as were the two long-staying Crossbills. Ancum was the place to be, as the day was concluded with two Curlew Sandpiper dropping into the loch just before dusk (if you can call it that!). The 8th was another very good day in terms of species, the previous days Temminck's Stint remained in-situ on Ancum, with a Greenshank for company, while the willows held an Icterine Warbler. The bird of the day wa...
