17th May
Yet another gorgeous day, very calm with just a hint of
an easterly breeze and wall to wall sunshine; the random, unexpected highlight of
the day came at dinner time, when a cracking male EASTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER flew into the bar through an open door and was easily
caught against the window! There were
plenty of other good birds around as well to create an excellent day in the
field with an Osprey which circled the Obs before heading
south and a great trip of 5 Dotterel in fields behind
Burray while a Cuckoo at Holland and a Spotted Flycatcher on the coast at The Lurn
being new for the year.
Other
migrant totals included a drake Pintail on Gretchen (the first one for two
weeks), 2 Garganey, single Sparrowhawk and Kestrel, 2 Golden Plover, 2
Black-tailed Godwits, 3 Whimbrel, a Greenshank, a Collared Dove, a Tree Pipit,
a Rock Pipit (the first one since 25th April), a Whinchat, 10 Sedge
Warblers (including seven singing males), 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroats,
3 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warblers and the three Tree Sparrows still at the Obs.
Eastern Subalpine Warbler and Osprey Simon Davies
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