A cold northwesterly blast but after the early morning heavy showers cleared it produced a decent seawatch from Lamba Ness with a superb White-billed Diver flying north being the highlight and then we found a smart Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll at Valyie.
Norwick: 4 Long-tailed Duck, Merlin, 3 Robin, Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaff, 'Northwestern' Common Redpoll, Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll, Siskin, 5 Chaffinch & c.20 Bramblings.
Skaw: Snow Bunting.
Lamba Ness: adult White-billed Diver, 5 blue Fulmars, 20 Sooty Shearwaters, Bonxie, 2 Little Auks, Arctic/Long-tailed Skua (S) & 2 Arctic Terns.
NorthDale: 2 Merlin.
Adult White-billed Diver passing Lamba Ness
'Northwestern' Common Redpoll at Valyie
Hornemann's Arctic Redpoll at Valyie
