13th August 2015

It was a sunny day after a foggy start, with light north-easterly winds.

Three Arctic Skuas and a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull flew past the Fog Station, as did three Greenshank, but most wader interest was focused on Thornwick Pools, where there were three Ruff, four Dunlin, three Redshank, two Greenshank and a Wood Sandpiper. In addition, there were 17 Dunlin and a Common Sandpiper at South Landing.

Two Common Buzzards and a Cuckoo were at Buckton, with a Minke Whale offshore.

Wood Sandpiper, Thornwick Pools, by Martin Garner
Wood Sandpiper, Thornwick Pools, by Martin Garner
Wood Sandpiper, Thornwick Pools, by Tony Simpson
Wood Sandpiper, Thornwick Pools, by Tony Simpson
Ruff, Thornwick Pools, by Martin Garner
Ruff, Thornwick Pools, by Martin Garner
Ruff, Thornwick Pools, by Tony Simpson
Ruff, Thornwick Pools, by Tony Simpson