At 09.20 a dark form juvenile Arctic Skua circled high over the middle of the reservoir then eventually drifted off south-west, though quite a large looking bird the tail points were in proportion and general plumage and structure were spot on for Arctic; then at 09.40 scanning high again two more juvenile Arctic Skuas appeared from the north both had intermediate plumage tones and again drifted off high south-west.
Otherwise: 8 yellow-legged Gulls; c. 40 Swallows; c. 30 House Martins; 1 juvenile Common Tern; 2 Common Sandpipers and c. 40 Yellow Wagtails (no cold toned variants today) and a Wheatear.
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| Northern Wheatear - Grafham Water 6 September 2013 |
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