After a
brief rain shower early in the morning the island bathed in sun for the rest of
the day, looking particularly resplendent at times. The wind seemed to die down
too though a refreshing cool breeze stayed on until the evening.
The
sporadic Hooded Crow flew over The
Narrows in the morning, putting in its sixth appearance of the month. Quite
where it is hiding in-between is a mystery, maybe it is commuting from the
mainland?
A decent
southwards passage of 761 Swallows,
12 House Martins, and two Swifts
was recorded in the late afternoon whilst The Narrows was productive as six Sanderlings, 15 Purple Sandpipers, five Dunlins, six Whimbrels, 28 Turnstones,
and two Sandwich Terns were seen. In addition one Kestrel, 20 Wheatears, nine Sedge Warblers, one Whitethroat, two Blackcaps,
six Chiffchaffs, one Spotted Flycatcher, and four Lesser
Redpolls were recorded inland.
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