
“Both Iceland and Glaucous Gull were seen in early March”
“Both Iceland and Glaucous Gull were seen in early March”
“‘Bird of the Month’ as February draws to an end was a ‘first winter’ Glaucous Gull at the Hill o’ Roo on the 7th,”
“a Lesser Redpoll in the tiny garden at Park Cottage on 2nd Nov “
Bird report courtesy of The Stronsay Limpet
“With so little wind from an easterly quarter, virtually all of the unusual/interesting sightings have been surprises. Just how bird-watching should be!”
The single rarity – so far – was amazingly found feeding in the same field as the (much rarer) Ross’s Gull seen in late Spring – a Rosy Starling (in moult) between Springwell and the Rothiesholm School on 21st August.
“Once again there have been a few unusual migrants in late May and early June, but which species we are likely to see is always impossible to guess.”
“Since we arrived on Stronsay in 1987 we have been waiting for one particular bird species to turn up here.”
“A brilliant male of this species arrived on the Reserve during a spell of warm easterly winds”
“Pied wagtails were late arriving, but one bird of the European race (alba – very rare here in Spring) was discovered feeding among the ponies at Ha’breck.”