Corn Bunting time, Waders still going north and few others from my limited travels this week

Corn Bunting surveys are due to start and a quick recce turned up one and some of the other birds I'd expect to see on the early morning (6am) surveys. Below the birds of the open fields are a few of the waders still going through at Easthaven, most now showing well in breeding plumage. Finally a couple from Craigmill Den and a Sedge at Montrose Basin.

If photos or posts become less frequent it will be because I won't carry a camera doing the surveys and after 4 hours of walking often wet and awkward ground I'll be sitting in Olive's garden drinking beer, if only..............

Corn Bunting, male singing, the sound still heard from a distance away

Linnet

Meadow Pipit

Skylark

First of this years Starling chicks

Ringed Plover and Dunlin

Sanderling in breeding plumage

Turnstone, near to full breeding colours

Another Whimbrel

Grey Wagtail in about the shadiest part of Craigmill Den

Song Thrush singing in Craigmill Den

Sedge Warbler taken into the light at Mill Burn