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Sightings - Week commencing Sun., 20th January 2008
20/01/08
20th Jan.
Six Black-tailed Godwits were seen again in Tankerness.
The Mediterranean Gull was also seen again in Kirkwall.
21st Jan.
Two Chiffchaffs were seen today, in
Toab and Tankerness, with a Goldfinch at the former location.
The Mediterranean Gull was seen again in Kirkwall.
A well-marked Scandinavian ('Nordic') Jackdaw was found in Holm.
22nd Jan.
Four Grey Plovers were seen in Deerness, along with a groups of five Pintail, seven Snow Buntings and a flock of 251 Dunlin. Six Common Scoters were also seen offshore.
The Mediterranean Gull was seen again in Kirkwall, but was decidely wary.
23rd Jan.
A trip out to Deerness produced some rather different counts to yesterday, namely two Grey Plovers, six Shovelers and flocks of 59 Snow Buntings and 13 Common Scoter.
A single Common Scoter was still present off Holm.
24th Jan.
Little time for birding today, but four Whooper Swans were seen in Holm.
There are apparently no larger flocks around the East Mainland right now.
25th Jan.
Four Whooper Swans seen at another site in Holm must have been the same birds as yesterday.
26th Jan.
419 Purple Sandpipers were counted in Deerness, my highest count there since Dec. 2005, and in stark contrast to below-average numbers last winter. Two Iceland Gulls were also present (an adult and a third-winter).
