Another excellent day with bright sunshine, a
cool sea breeze, and plenty of birds. Migrants had obviously arrived en masse with the main talking points
being the Phylloscopus warblers and
Ring Ouzels. A whopping 350 Willow
Warblers and 75 Chiffchaffs were
recorded from the mountain top to the south tip, and even feeding amongst
seaweed on the beaches. Following the two yesterday, Ring Ouzels had shot up to 15 birds; an excellent spring passage compared
to last year. They were mostly seen in flocks along the mountainside though birds
were also recorded in the Wetlands and singing at Nant.
More new birds for the year continued to be found comprising
a Brambling at Cristin, a Common Redpoll at Ty Capel, and a brief
Hen Harrier on the East Side. Also,
a pair of Bullfinches found at Ty
Pellaf in the morning were later caught in the mist nets at Cristin.
In addition to the above a total of 13 Fulmars, one Grey Heron,
15 Common Scoters, one Buzzard, one Kestrel, one Merlin, two
Curlews, one Redshank, 21 Sand Martins,
35 Swallows, two House Martins, 258 Meadow Pipits, 31 Pied Wagtails,
five White Wagtails, 37 Wheatears, two Fieldfares, two Song
Thrushes, three Redwings, 24 Blackcaps, 21 Goldcrests, three Rooks,
one Starling, one Greenfinch, two Siskins, 25 Goldfinches,
216 Linnets, and eight Lesser Redpolls were to be found across the island.
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