Thursday 20th August

I have heard from the Birdfair team who have made it safely to Rutland water and are revving up to meet everyone over the next 3 days. Always birding, Bob managed to see a Hobby of the ferry as it entered Loch Tarbert yesterday. Today at Loch Gruinart the number of Black Tailed Godwits on the Flats has risen to 39 and Ruff to 13. Also on the Flats several Wheatears and Whinchats- migrants drifting through. I had a quick count of Greylags grazing on the cut grass area of the reserve 1140 so far.