Sunday 22 August 2021

 This morning, nets were opened at the obs and birds were ringed from 7am until midday. Unfortunately, there was little about, however the 14 birds caught included four Willow Warblers, one Whitethroat and the Garden Warbler originally ringed a few days ago. This bird had gained fat, suggesting it is feeding up before continuing on it's southward journey. 

Willow Warbler

Whitethroat

Despite the poor ringing totals, it did appear to be a fairly good day for passage - while numbers were low, there was good species diversity with a total of 60 species recorded on the island. Four Teal were on Gareth's pond in the morning, with another in Henllwyn. Also in Henllwyn was a Greenshank, which then flew above the obs and over the mountain. Yesterday's Sparrowhawk was again seen at Nant, as well as at several other locations on the island. The first Red Kite of the autumn flew high south over the obs in the early afternoon, a pleasant surprise for those around at the time. 

It was a good day for small gulls, with two Black-headed Gulls, two Mediterranean Gulls and one Common Gull all on the narrows. Hirundines were also moving with two Sand Martins, 62 Swallows and 54 House Martins. Passerine migrants of interest included a Tree Pipit, four Spotted Flycatchers and a Pied Flycatcher

From the obs this evening, 15 Common Scoters were seen flying south past the West Coast as well as the first Sooty Shearwater of the year. A Convolvulus Hawkmoth was also seen at the obs, the first record of the year of this impressive migratory species.

Birds today: one Sooty Shearwater, 41 Gannets, one Grey Heron, 5 Teal, 15 Common Scoter, one Red Kite, one Sparrowhawk, five Ringed Plovers, five Whimbrel, 41 Curlew, nine Redshank, one Greenshank, one Common Sandpiper, 61 Turnstone, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Black-headed Gulls, one Common Gull, one Sandwich Tern, ten Collared Doves, two Sand Martins, 62 Swallows, 54 House Martins, one Tree Pipit, one White Wagtail, four Whitethroats, one Garden Warbler, one Blackcap, ten Willow Warblers, one Goldcrest, four Spotted Flycatchers, one Pied Flycatcher.

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