Friday 24 May 2019

Today was another good day for Spotted Flycatcher records, 22 were seen throughout the day, once again with the majority at the plantation. 

Passage migrants appeared to have really lowered in numbers lately, the ringing sessions that take place at Cristin garden are starting to produce the same faces, lots of re-traps from previous sessions! A juvenile Dunnock was caught today, from one of the two nests suspected to be in the garden. Stonechat juveniles have been out and about in the last couple of weeks. At least six pairs are nesting on the island.
Juvenile Stonechat - Photo: Tom Williams

One bird that is not so familiar was a female kestrel that hovered over the mountain behind Cristin before heading off south. 

Other birds around include: 10 Shelducks (including five Juveniles), one Buzzard, six Sanderlings, three Dunlins, 32 House martins, six Rock Pipits, eight Wheatears and 12 Goldfinches.


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