Another
day of sea-watching produced the goods again this time one Pomarine Skua, four Arctic Skuas, and one Great Skua the highlights. The first two Wigeons of the autumn sped past as did five
Common Scoters and a good count of 36 Arctic
Terns.
The Icterine Warbler showed well in the afternoon drizzle at Nant Withy with a Pied Flycatcher in the same bushes. The day’s strong winds made counts
difficult though one Skylark, nine Chiffchaffs, four Willow Warblers, and
nine Goldcrests were also recorded. Three
Grey Herons continue to be seen around the island’s coast, though how
much turnover each day is hard to judge.
A single
Knot was on Solfach late in the
evening and a Golden Plover flew past the North End, with
further waders represented by one Purple
Sandpiper, eight Dunlins, eight Snipes, three Bar-tailed
Godwits, and 75 Turnstones.
A solitary Redshank keeping a watchful eye on Henllwyn
Perhaps the
best sighting of the day went to the brief Leatherback
Turtle seen surfacing close in off the North End.
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