It has been (yet another) breezy few days on the island, with very little let up in the fresh south-westerly winds and largely overcast skies. The high tides in combination with strong winds have been whipping up a sizeable swell, which has in turn been attracting a number of gull feeding flocks around the island. On the 15th, a total of seven
Mediterranean Gulls, 61
Black-headed Gulls, 13
Common Gulls, one
Lesser Black-backed Gull, 302
Herring Gulls and 150
Kittiwakes seen around the Narrows; the 16th saw smaller figures than this, although a good there was a higher count of 17
Common Gulls. Two
Teals were seen amongst the usual
Mallards on the 15th, whilst a good count of waders comprised two
Snipe, 46
Curlews, seven
Redshanks and 17
Turnstones. A
Mistle Thrush was the only new passerine recorded on the 16th, which was seen in the wetlands along with two
Song Thrushes, a
Redwing and a
Goldcrest.
The swell rolling in from the west has been quite impressive
This rather bedraggled Chough was found on the beach on the 15th, unable to fly and looking a little waterlogged. After a night near the rayburn and a few small meals, the bird flew off ok after its release this afternoon
Kittiwake over the high seas
Many By-the-wind Sailors have been washing up in recent days
bull Grey Seal amongst the foam bath!
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