From
start to finish, another stunning day on the island. Two Ring Ouzels were the best finds in the
summer weather, hiding on Pen Cristin and the Mountain, with a male Firecrest
also new in at Ty Capel, and a Common Redpoll trapped and ringed at Cristin.
Common and Lesser Redpolls
More
warblers continue to pass through with five Grasshopper Warblers, two Sedge
Warblers, 19 Blackcaps, 22 Chiffchaffs,
53 Willow Warblers, and 12 Goldcrests
logged today. The first real hirundine movement
of the year saw 11 Sand Martins, 104 Swallows, and 19 House Martins heading north up the island.
Migrant corvids don’t often get a mention but 43 Carrion Crows was
particularly noteworthy. Overhead finch passage totalled one Greenfinch, seven Siskins, 39 Goldfinches,
17 Lesser Redpolls, and 128 Linnets
whilst six Whimbrels, one Collared Dove, 15 Wheatears, and 12
Common Scoters were also logged.
Linnet
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