17th-19th June

It's safe to say the few days have been a bit frustrating, but theres little you can do but keep birding. The 17th was by far the pick of the days, the following two saw the island shrouded in thick prehistoric looking fog that hasn't really threatened lift meaning visibility has been under 30m, which isn't helpful really.

A Black-throated Diver in Nouster was probably highlight of the 17th but it had a fairly good supporting cast for the day. Up to 6 Black-tailed Godwits were on various island lochs, the bulk of them being on Ancum with an oddly plumaged Dunlin that set pulses racing briefly. With still visible skies a couple of Swifts and a couple of House Martins were around the Holland as were 2 Garden Warblers, 2 Siskin, a Willow Warbler, a Spotted Flycatcher and the Marsh Warbler was hiding out in Rare Bird Corner. 

The next couple of days have very little in the way good birds. The previous days Willow Warbler was trapped at nets in the morning as was a Blackcap and the Corncrake was again singing intermittently at Peckhole, as would do the next day too. Finally a Little Tern was flying along the Links in thick fog on the 19th. 

A rather fog bound Little Tern                                           GG