Thursday 10th May

After an afternoon inputting ringing data I fancied a spot of fresh air. As I walked on the short turf south of the lighthouse I discovered 3 Dotterel feeding on the grass. They are pretty colourful at this time of year, and unusually it is the females which are the brighter of the sexes. I managed to get some shaky pictures before they suddenly decided to fly. They landed again but unfortunately did not stay around for the rest of the island visitors to enjoy them.