What would May be on North Ron without a bit of unseasonal snow! The last three days of weather have been pretty awful, a driving Westerly with squalls of sleet and snow, not ideal for the islands breeding birds.
The 10th was possibly the worst day of the lot with the only bird of note being a Blackcap around the obs.
The 11th was slightly better weather wise and a lot better bird wise. A Willow Warbler was in the punds around the Beacon. Up to 213 Sanderling were seen on various beaches and bits of sea-weed as were ever growing numbers of Arctic Tern. A Woodpigeon was hanging around Holland but the bird of the day was a
Common Crane seen heading North from the Beacon, not managing to stop thanks to the Ravens!
The 12th saw Arctic Tern numbers grow to 277, the Blackcap was again around the obs as were 3 Snow Buntings including two stunning males, a fourth was around Bewan. A Common Sand was at the North end and up to 10 Lesser Black-backed Gulls were dotted around the island.
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| Common Crane GG |
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| Snow Buntings RJB |
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| Arctic Tern possibly thinking about going back to Antarctica GG |
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