Tuesday 28 April 2009

Black Kite & Nightingale.

Up early to try for the Black Kite, seen yesterday evening at Sandwick, arrived in the Sandwick/Cunningsburgh area at about 7am, and then sat in the fog for over an hour !!! After the fog had burnt off, scanned the hills and valleys for another 2 hours - no sign. Moved location, south, to Channerwick and spent another hour scanning the hills there - still no sign !! However on getting back to Sumburgh, got some news that the Kite was feeding on a dead Rabbit at the side of the road back at Channerwick - exactly where myself and 'the Bell' had just been scanning ! after a mad dash north we were soon watching the bird, it continued to show on and off for about the next 2 hours - down to the pub for a celebratory pint or two (or seven as it turned out). Pub time called short with a Nightingale showing reasonably well at nearby Toab.


Black Kite.

Black Kite.

Black Kite.

Black Kite.

Black Kite.

Nightingale.

Nightingale.

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