On my arrival at The Point this morning there was no wind, also because the peninsular was shrouded in fog a sea watch was out of the question. Goldfinches and Chaffinches could be heard above the fog, along a few each of Redpoll, Siskin and Brambling, a juvenile Marsh Harrier appeared out of the gloom and sailed out to sea. In the the gardens Chiffchaffs were calling with the odd Firecrest and Goldcrest as yet unseen, until the shroud lifted revealing sparkling clear skies but in truth few birds. Walking round the area very few thrushes were encountered but at least 8 Dartford Warblers were encountered, also an increasingly scarce Brown Hare, RW nearly stepped on a Short-eared Owl in The Desert.
Firecrest in a private garden
Chiffchaff in the TA
Some of the days Dartford Warblers
Brow Hare in The Desert
A late morning/early afternoon cycle ride to Scotney saw 2 Black-necked Grebes, 2 Green Sandpipers, a Little Owl another Dartford Warbler and 3 Barnacle Geese of note, there were also 100s of Lapwing, Golden Plovers and Wigeon on the back lakes.
Mid afternoon I joined Richard at Dennis's Hide where we found an adult Yellow-legged Gull, 2 1w Caspian Gulls and 3w Caspian Gull.
Another late afternoon cycle down Galloways was very disappointing, once again no Owls of any description and precious little else.
Black-necked grebes
Green Sandpipers
One of the local Little Owls
The first Barnacle Geese I have seen since last winter
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