Jon Dunn and Gavin Bieber from their ongoing tour of Gambell

We're in our first full day on Gambell and it's full of birds - well with alcids passing at the rate of tens of thousands an hour Gambell is always full of birds - but today there were Asian birds as well sprinkled here and there.  We began with a Eurasian Whimbrel (variegatus) and a Eurasian Common Tern (longipennis) and a Eurasian Green-winged Teal (crecca) - these three distinctive races (at least at present) of North American species - followed by a Terek Sandpiper and a cuckoo, most likely Common but certain separation by plumage from Oriental is problematic. Since things appear to be happening, we're heading out again....

Terek Sandpiper - Dave Mackay, High Lonesome

Common <?> Cuckoo - David Mackay, High Lonsome