24th August

The morning produced little but for 3 willow warbler and a whinchat, but the afternoon soon brightened up the day with common buzzard in the North and a spotted redshank on Gretchen Loch, both of which are scarce birds on North Ronaldsay. A single whimbrel was in the North and on the Links were 6 bar-tailed godwit and 61 ringed plover, with the 11 ruff still remaining on Gretchen Loch.