16th May 2018

A brisk northerly wind didn't offer much hope but inspired by the arrival of new rarities in the north, I mistakenly thought it was worth a visit to Bockhill. An early morning sea watch produced a single dark phase Arctic Skua but nothing else. "Up top" produced nine Whitethroats, four Chiffchaffs, and three Blackcaps, all presumably local breeding birds. Highlight was a Turtle Dove which flew North past the empty wood and a grant total of seven Swallows going North. Returning to the sea with Chris Cox, produced two Common Scoters, 17 Sandwich Terns, a Whimbel and three Sanderling