Despite the somewhat breezy conditions, there was a good arrival of common migrants on the island, with good movements of passerines over land logged during the day. Warbler numbers remained more or less the same as in the last few days, with
30 Sedge Warblers (the highest count so far this year), one
Reed Warbler, 14
Whitethroats, eight
Blackcaps, 14
Chiffchaffs, eight
Willow Warblers and one
Goldcrest recorded, along with 20
Spotted Flycatchers. Hirundine movements were once again quite pronounced, with a single
Sand Martin, 151
Swallows and nine
House Martins recorded, along with the year's highest day count of
Swifts, with 31 seen. The first few
Painted Ladies of the year were also seen around the coast.
Little Owls continue to show every now and then around their territories, with a pair on Pen Cristin, a pair above Plas and another near the Plantation
This Collared Dove spent the day at Cristin
A count of 30 Sedge Warblers represented the highest day count so far this year
Spotted Flycatcher
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