[D&GBN] Southerness Zone

c1200 - 1530.

Southerness Pt. 

HT;

2 red-throated diver offshore.

1 grt crstd grebe. 

2 knot plus usual waders on the rocks. 

East Mersehead Bay;

Heat haze in v warm sunshine.

c500 or more golden plover. 

Ringed plovers, dunlin, knot, odd sanderling but swarovski bins toting gentleman allowing his dog to chase the birds. 🙄

1 autumn wheatear, probably female. 

Around 13th golf tee;

1 rock pipit. 

1 autumn female wheatear, probably same bird. 

Gillfoot Bay;

4 sanderling, inc couple of juvs. 

c200 dunlin.

7 bar-tailed godwit.

8-10 knot.

1 swallow. 

50 pink-foots later on. 

Widely dispersed golden plover, ringed plovers, curlew etc from Mersehead Bay HT roost... 

Plus ;

Chiffchaff in the garden Mainsriddle this am.