The day technically started with a Manxy ringing session, which as well as producing the expected
Manx Shearwaters also produced two dazzled
Wheatears and a
Pied Wagtail. After going to bed in the small hours of the morning, the day then got off to a later start.
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Juvenile Wheatear caught on the Narrows |
At about 10:30 the Observatory staff headed off to the East Side of the island to ring some seabirds. One of the aims was to darvic ring more
Herring Gulls, but the chicks were too mobile and so the team moved further round the mountain to focus on
Razorbills and
Guillemots.
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Razorbills at Bae Felon |
A few ringers from Sheffield (with Sorby Breck Ringing Group) are staying on Bardsey at the moment, ringing
Manx Shearwaters and other seabirds... Definitely a treat when you're as landlocked as Sheffield is! A good day was had 'fishing' for
Puffin chicks (using a leg hook to extract them from their burrows) and scrambling around boulder scree for
Razorbills, as seen in the photo below...
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Sorby Breck Ringing Group have come to Bardsey to join in with some seabird ringing for a few days. Here is Sarah with an adult Razorbill |
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Puffin Chicks are always a favourite! However, at this age they have quite questionable hairstyles... |
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