North Wind.

With a north wind now blowing, there's little change as to whats on the patch, apart from a few winter birds arriving. 75+ Long-tailed Ducks are in West Voe, up to 28 Lapland Buntings are still about, 14 Whooper Swans are on the Loch, 2 Robins and a Song Thrush are knocking around and 3 Common Redpolls are still here.


Lapland Bunting.

Long-tailed Ducks.

Tail less Meadow Pipit.

Merlin.

Common Redpoll.

Scaup.

Smaller and Smaller.

Seems like there's been a bit of a clear out on the patch with smaller numbers of almost everything - Lapland Buntings down to 7, only about 40 Skylarks about and only about 200 Meadow Pipits. The Redstart remains in the garden and a Common Sandpiper was in West Voe. 24 Pink-footed Geese went over the patch just before dinnertime - winter is on it's way ! It's pretty much 'windless' up here at the moment (at last !), so looks like a good night for the moth trap.

Common Sandpiper.

Meadow Pipit.

Merlin.

Pink-footed Geese.

Everyone say awe !

Swans.

A few hours birding around Scatness in the sunshine ! 20 Whooper Swans, Mallard x Pintail hybrid, 73 Wigeon and 14 Tufted Ducks on the Loch, 17 Golden Plover, 350+ Greylags and the Pink-footed Goose in the fields, 1 Meadow Pipit still braving the winter around Colonial Place, Merlin and 40+ Snow Buntings around the house and the Robin still in the garden.

Whooper Swans.

Snow Buntings.

Meadow Pipit.

Mallard x Pintail hybrid.

Greylag Goose.

August 28th 2008

3 Grey Herons, 4 Teal, 14 'alba' Wagtails and 300+ Meadow Pipits at Scatness.


Meadow Pipit.