A slightly more eventful day began with both long-staying
American Golden Plovers being seen together near the observatory. A protracted period of year-list stagnation was finally ended by a
Goosander, a very uncommon duck here, flying in to Gretchen Loch and later reappearing on the sea near the old beacon. The highlight of the day, though, waited until the afternoon, when an unprecedented group of 4
Pectoral Sandpipers arrived on the golf course.
The
Barred Warbler,
Black Redstart and
Garden Warbler were all still present, while other passerines included 7
Rock Pipits, 248
Meadow Pipits, 120
Wheatears, 2
Willow Warblers, 2
Redpolls, 11
Lapland Buntings and 17
Snow Buntings. A few geese were on the move again, with 67
Pink-footed Geese and 52
Greylag Geese recorded.
Goosander
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