2nd and 3rd December
Brisk westerly winds through the 2nd with the
expected wintery showers whipping through didn’t encourage much time out in the
field but totals round the north end of the island included 4 Red-throated
Divers, 6 Great-northern Divers, 13 Gadwall and 13 Pintail. Still a strong W/NW wind sweeping across the
island on the 3rd but it generally remained drier and brighter so
more time was spent out and about; the potential highlight was a large Gull
which flew through Nouster which showed many characteristics of a second winter
American Herring
Gull – we’ll have to see how far that
gets in the system as I’m not sure it has the full suite of features to prove
it either way…
Other
totals around the Obs and Bridesness census areas of the island included a
Pink-footed Goose, 12 Shoveler, 14 Long-tailed Ducks, the same adult female Hen
Harrier, 371 Golden Plover, 215 Purple Sandpipers, 209 Common Gulls, 6 Meadow
Pipits, 8 Rock Pipits, 2 Robins, 8 Redwings, the one lingering Common Redpoll
still along the coast at The Lurn, 49 Snow Buntings and a Reed Bunting.
Herring Gul Sp. Simon Davies
Common Redpoll, Simon Davies
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