Sunday 2 June 2019

Another day, another rarity... Despite the 30mph southerly winds and heavy rain, BBFO volunteer Ed Betteridge took an early walk up to the Plantation in the morning and came back to the Observatory saying he had potentially heard a Golden Oriole. The morning was too wet and windy to get on with any breeding bird surveys so it wasn't until 12:00 when we got on with census work. Ed walked back up to the Plantation and sure enough saw the Golden Oriole flying in and out of the trees, up the mountain and around the withies at Nant! Not a bad first full day on the island. The bird hung around Nant all day, but was hard to get good views of, which is pretty standard for this species. 
Golden Oriole over Nant

As well as the oriole, yet another fall of Spotted flycatchers had hit Bardsey with 23 recorded at Nant and a handful more around the Withies and Cristin. Two Siskins were also present in the plantation these are probably one of the suspected breeding pairs and are frequently calling.

Other birds around include: three Chiffchaffs, two Willow Warblers, one Sedge Warbler, three Sedge Warblers, five Dunnocks, 13 House Martins, 12 Swallows, two Turnstones, three Dunlins and six Ringed Plovers.




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