Having firmly returned to a cold northerly airflow I completed my second visit to my first Breeding Bird Survey square finding my first Wood Sandpiper of the year whilst doing so but predictably it proved very quiet for passerine migrants. It was great to see Graham & Mary Bundy this afternoon as well as some gripping video footage of Bee-eaters, Wheatears and Accentors from Israel, China, and Mongolia and even of a Waxwing in Baltasound! On returning home a scan of the wick and there was the pair of White-billed Divers albeit they were spending much of the time asleep!
Skaw: Wood Sandpiper & Robin.
Norwick: 2 White-billed Divers, 3 Great Northern Divers, Long-eared Owl, Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaffs singing and a Reed Bunting.
Wood Sandpiper at Skaw
Distant pair of White-billed Divers off Norwick
