The Dunlin that left 2 days ago was clean white
juv plumage.
with excessive white face and large bill.
I,d put this bird down to hybrid Scaup x Tufted with darker back than flanks
as in Tufted , excessive white face and reduced black on bill as in Scaup. A definite hint
of a tuft.
Once again a foggy start to the morning but soon clearing to leave 6 okts cloud cover on a moderate SW>4 increasing 5. Some early drizzle as the fog was clearing.
A good early morning move as soon as the fog lifted with Mipits piling through , several of which had been grounded around the ponds overnight. Snipe had also come down in the fog with 5 around the ponds before soon moving of >W.
A single Ringed Plover left the island heading >S , again just as the fog lifted, whilst a new in juv Ringed Plover was found on the north bank late afternoon along with an adult breeding plumaged Dunlin, unlike the juv plumaged bird that was present earlier in the week.
Another good move of Wheatear with 14 ground hopping over the islands and off >S the same as yesterdays 11 birds did.
Security guards are now on duty 24 hrs up there and I have to sign in and out with the site foreman.
Maybe if I slip him a tenner he,ll turn the surveillance cameras round to cover the shoreline so I don,t miss anything.
Vis Mig
1 Ringed Plover.................>S
2 Swift..............................>S
35 Swallow......................>S
314 Mipits.......................>S
9 Lapwing.......................>S
14 Wheatear....................>S
5 Snipe...........................>W
Bloggers
1 ad Dunlin
1 juv Ringed Plover
2 pr Tufted duck inc 1 poss hybrid..Tufted x Scaup
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