Took my hand splint off today and started moving the thumb 'normally'! Not too bad, better than I expected, still aches though. Another day of sun, rain and strong winds!
Saw some nice birds today at St Ninian's Isle, but nothing rare. Its the first time I have actually walked across the tombola, what a stunning place! I have never seen so many Purple Sandpipers before! I initially counted 4, but then the final count was 15, also had 15 Ringed Plovers, 50+ Turnstones, 5 Sanderlings, 3 Rock Pipits and all of these were in the far eastern most corner, where there was lots of seaweed. Also 3 Hooded Crows, one seal watching me and sadly another dead. I found a very striking orange Northern Wheatear, which looked newly arrived on the beach – it was gusted around in the wind and ended up flying north over the cliff, not to be seen again.
On the isle itself, I had one Snipe flushed from dead thistles and lots of Redwings, sheep and rain – I was drenched, even in my waterproof gear! On the sea (east side) I had a close in Red-throated Diver, 3 Long-tailed Ducks and Fulmars flying round the cliffs. Initially I was the only person on the beach, but later there were around six people, can you imagine that at Wells in Norfolk?!!! One person with a dog and that was on a lead the entire time! Its a different world here! Mind you, I'm sure its a bit more crowded in the Summer time.
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