With light Southerly winds, a trickle of migrants passed through the island throughout the day.
Chiffchaffs were represented in their highest numbers so far this year, with
43 scattered in the island's gardens; the first two
Willow Warblers of the year were also amongst them, along with three
Blackcaps and 30
Goldcrests. Five
Redwings, a
Song Thrush and a
Fieldfare were present in the vegetated areas, whilst a decent number of migrant
Meadow Pipits around the coast saw
147 birds present. Only seven
Wheatears were seen. In other news, two
Hooded Crows were seen in the North-West fields, along with 38
Carrion Crows and nine
Jackdaws. Raptors were represented by a
Kestrel and two
Buzzards .
This beautiful female Kestrel was seen feeding around Ty Pellaf in the late afternoon
This smart Willow Warbler was seen feeding in some gorse bushes near Plas mid-morning; two more birds were heard singing at Nant and Cristin
Chiffchaffs were present in their highest numbers so far this year
A single White Wagtail was seen feeding in Solfach in the afternoon
85 Meadow Pipits were scattered around the coast in loose flocks- a large increase from previous days
A good number of 30 Goldcrests passed through during the day
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