Red-breasted Flycatcher
A female Marsh Harrier was pick up on a sea watch off shore and headed quickly south meanwhile a good selection of other raptors were noted across the island including a Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard, Kestrel, Merlin and two Peregrines. Corvids have started to move in small numbers, with birds from the mainland at this time of year frequently visiting the island from the mainland. Rooks and Carrion Crows formed noisy flocks above the island, in the North West Fields totalling 40 and 52 respectively, nine Ravens soared overhead and 26 Magpies and 26 Choughs were present.
A Passage of Herring Gulls was evident today with birds moving south over the island, peaking by the end of the day at 316 birds. Not so numerous but in good numbers were Common Gulls, of which 38 were noted, whilst two adult Mediterranean Gulls, 20 Black-headed Gulls, four Lesser Black-backed Gulls, seven Greater Black-backed Gulls and eight Kittiwakes were also seen. Off the coasts occupying the bays and ponds inland were six Wigeons, seven Teals and 33 Mallards, and passing by further out were 11 Gannets, 202 Razorbills and 15 Common Scoters.
A Woodcock sneaking through the grass adjacent to the Plantation was the pick of the waders today although others were noted in reasonable numbers. A pair of Common Snipes were flushed further south on the land, a single Dunlin occupied Solfach whilst another was seen off the South End, two Ringed Plovers rested on the rocks just off the coast and two Whimbrels, 53 Curlews, eight Redshanks 39 Turnstones and 26 Oystercatchers were also logged.
Bizarrely a count of 71 Red Admirals, exactly the amount seen the previous day was again the total, a Large White flitted in one of the gardens to the north of the island, a Hummingbird Hawk Moth zipped around the Observatory and 18 Green-veined Whites, three Painted Lady's and five Silver Y's were also counted.
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