Another blustery day saw scopes pointed out to sea for most of the daylight hours. However, rewards were rather less than yesterday.
Kittiwakes numbered a season high of 1948, while
Manx Shearwaters were down to just 1405, with 200
Gannets a good count. Variety came in the shape of 19
Fulmars, four
Arctic Terns, three
Common Terns, two
Sandwich Terns and singles of
Great Skua,
Arctic Skua and
Guillemot, the latter becoming more notable in August as Auks generally have become thin on the ground!
A decent selection of waders featured as it's most notable member a single
Black-tailed Godwit, found on the South End and relocating to Carreg yr Honwy. 51
Curlews and 37
Turnstones were the most numerous, with
Oystercatchers down to a remarkably low 27. 17
Whimbrels was a pretty good count for Bardsey in the autumn, with the best of the rest being 11
Dunlins, six
Ringed Plovers, five
Redshanks, four
Purple Sandpipers, three
Snipes (flushed from a wet patch on the South End), and two
Common Sandpipers.
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Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus), trapped and ringed in the Heligoland trap as part of the island
colour ringing project (Image - Ben Porter)
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BBFO Staff out with NGBs Jacob Spinks, Kate Fox, Luke Ozsanlav-Harris & Eleanor Grove showing them the island portable Heligoland Trap used for trapping and studying the Rock Pipits & Waders (Image - Ben Porter)
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Great Spotted Woodpecker trapped at the Plantation was the highlight on the land, with the commonest migrant again being
Linnet, numbers were again on 117. 12
Willow Warblers were mostly at the Plantation, with three
Sedge Warblers and a
Blackcap the only other warblers noted. Three
Goldcrests and three
White Wagtails were also on the deck, while overhead were 78
Swallows, 38
House Martins and a single
Tree Pipit heading south. Singles of
Kestrel and
Sparrowhawk, the latter an immature female, were also new in.
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NGBs out ringing Manx Shearwater chicks as part of the BBFO census work (Image - Steve Stainfield) |
A quiet day for migrant insects did see two
Migrant Hawkers and singles of
Painted Lady and
Silver Y encouraged by a slight improvement in the weather. One
Speckled Wood at the Plantation was the most notable of the resident Lepidoptera to be seen.
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