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Sightings - Week commencing Sun., 6th January 2008

06/01/08



6th Jan.
Five Black-tailed Godwits, 134 Bar-tailed Godwits, 21 Shelducks and a solitary Redwing (scarce lately) were seen in Tankerness.

7th Jan.
Off Holm a variety of species were found including, two Red-necked Grebes, seven Black-throated Divers, four Puffins, three Razorbills and a Little Auk. The Grey Phalarope was still in Deerness.

8th Jan.
Both the Grey Phalarope (Deerness) and the Green-winged Teal (Tankerness), were seen again.

9th Jan.
The Grey Phalarope was there again - never get tired of watching one of these little beauties! Wader counting in Tankerness revealed 170 Bar-tailed Godwits, a Black-tailed Godwit and 135 Knots.

10th Jan.
13 Velvet Scoters and a Red-throated Diver were seen off Tankerness.

11th Jan.
An impressive 379 Purple Sandpipers were seen in Deerness, along with 81 Turnstones, 14 Sanderlings, 131 Great black-backed Gulls and the Grey Phalarope. Two Goldfinches were also seen in the area.

12th Jan.
The Green-winged Teal, the Surf Scoter and the Common Scoter were seen again off Tankerness.
In Deerness Purple Sandpipers had reduced in number to 275 (numbers can fluctuate widely here probably a result of various factors such as weather, state of tide and disturbance). The Grey Phalarope was still present. Nine Barnacle Geese were seen nearby.