Bird News Tuesday 27th November

At least one of the White-rumped Sandpipers was at the Roe today with numerous other waders and a female Peregrine Falcon. No sign of Lesser Yellowlegs today but 16 Pinkfeet Geese and twenty three Greylag Geese were with Whooper Swans in a field at Myroe. 2 Slavonian Grebes were on the sea at Myroe. The Barmouth had about 500 Golden Plover 100 Dublin and roughly 50 Sanderling and a single Snipe was in front of the hide. (Garry Wilkinson/Nigel Moore).

There will be a boat trip to Islay this Saturday (December 1st). There are 50,000 geese and many raptors on the Island at present. Contact Jim Wells on 07856235144 for more details.