Honey Buzzard!

Pied Flycatcher at the observatory

Fairly quiet early morning around the trapping area, though another Pied Flycatcher was caught and ringed. 2 more Pied Flycatchers were in The Moat and another at West Beach, at least 5 Whinchats and 2 Wheatears were present along with a few Willow Warblers, Common and Lesser Whitethroats and Blackcaps.

Poor images due to severe heat haze of the Honey Buzzard over The Desert

The Honey Buzzard was obviously looking to land and rest, which it did a few seconds after I photographed it when it land on some Sallows, only to be flushed after a couple of minutes by a dog walker, it then flew a few hundred metres up the Long Pits and settled in another Sallow clump only to be flushed again by the same dog walker, it then flew NW over the reserve towards the ranges and was quickly lost in the haze.

Whinchat at Galloways this evening

At Galloways this evening at least 9 Whinchats and 3 Pied Flycatchers with a few Stonechats, a Sedge Warbler, several Common Whitethroats and Reed Warblers.

 Water Rail from Hanson this evening

2 Visits to Hanson today saw 4 Greenshank, 4 Ruff, 3 Golden Plover, 2 Knot, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk and10 Garganey among the usual wildfowl and Lapwings.

7 of the 10 Garganey at the ARC this evening 

This Polish Black-headed Gull was again present on the ARC today