It felt promising, but again failed to deliver any goodies, but it was nice to see my first Whimbrel, House Martins and Whitethroats of the season, while offshore were singles of Manx Shearwater and Bonxie, plus six Great Northern Divers were settled on the sea. The usual pod of Bottlenose Dolphins treated me to an acrobatic performance.
I checked a couple of other sites on the peninsula which looked incredibly good for holding migrants so something to look out for in the future. I briefly stopped at Nigg Bay RSPB on my return and two Barnacle Geese were with the Pink-footed Geese, still numbering in their low thousands. Lastly, an Osprey was fishing in the Cromarty Firth at Alness.
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| Whimbrel |
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| Bottlenose Dolphin |
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| Linnet and Willow Warbler |
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| Small Coppers |
