29th and 30th May
Great conditions on the 29th, very calm and
overcast and it just felt promising out in the field; it was however just a
feeling! The overdue first Green Sandpiper of the year was the
highlight on Kirbest scrape along with other wader counts including 162 Knot,
141 Sanderling, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits, a Whimbrel and 223 Turnstone while the
lone Barnacle Goose was wandering around the north end and 3 Red-throated
Divers and 5 Great-northern Divers were counted on the flat seas.
Tysties are on eggs now, photo Simon Davies
A
light easterly on the 30th brought some fog and drizzle for a time
before the wind switched to the west and picked up into a rough force 6; a few
more odd waders appeared as the bulk of the commoner species started to
disperse with a ‘grey’ Curlew Sandpiper and a full summer Little Stint on
Gretchen while a single Golden Plover and 8 Purple Sandpipers were leftover.
A
handful of migrants were seen through the day including a Woodpigeon, 3
Collared Doves, a Sand Martin, single Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler, a Spotted
Flycatcher and a Siskin while the Barnacle Goose remained and the Black-throated Diver and a Little Tern popped up again in Nouster.
and there's lots of baby waders running around, photo Simon Davies
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