28th April - 3rd May
The last few days of April passed by with nothing of note at
all, the persistent northerlies halting any migration. However, the winds
turned southerly on the first day of May which brought in the first Arctic Tern of the year, along with 7 Whimbrel and a Short-eared Owl. The 2nd saw
one of the highlights of the spring so far, a Rough-legged Buzzard that briefly
showed well above Senness in the afternoon. A Long-eared Owl was at Ancum
Willows and 13 Knot were at Westness. Whimbrel numbers rose to 20 and Arctic
Terns to 55. On the 3rd the Buzzard made another quick appearance over Garso before disappearing south not to be seen again since. 2 Blue-headed
Wagtails were found, one on the Links and the other at Hooking. A Short-eared
Owl, 9 Swallows, 6 Woodpigeon, 2 Chiffchaff and singles of Blackcap, Brambling
and Siskin were also sighted.
Rough-legged Buzzard (photo Toby Green)
Long-eared Owl (photo George Gay)
Yellow Wagtail (photo George Gay)
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