After a period of several days in which no birds of prey were seen at all, a raptorial trio of
Marsh Harrier (the fourth one this year, and a female this time),
Peregrine and
Sparrowhawk provided the highlights of a fairly quiet day. There was still some quality remaining from earlier days' arrivals: the
Turtle Dove was in Holland garden, the
Icterine Warbler was still at the observatory, the
Scaup was still on Gretchen Loch, two
Garganeys were near Bridesness and a
Cuckoo was on the west coast. The strange
Snow Goose was also still present near Hooking Loch.
Other sightings included the 17
Pink-footed Geese, a
Cuckoo, a
Blackcap, a
Chiffchaff, a
Willow Warbler and a
Spotted Flycatcher.
The Turtle Dove seems to be settled in the sycamores at Holland, where it has been making good use of the new bird table.
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