Saturday 28 August 2021

 As on all Saturdays, the morning was spent cleaning the observatory. However, the nets were open in the garden before cleaning began, with the small catch including six Willow Warblers and four Swallows. A large flock of 387 Kittiwakes was seen at the south end in the morning, as well as many waders including a Knot and the first Ruff of the year. Raptors included a Buzzard and a Kestrel, and four Mediterranean Gulls were seen throughout the day. Two Spotted Flycatchers were seen, but migrants were thin on the ground.

The highlight of the day came in the form of a Wryneck at Nant in the afternoon. Also, the first two Red-breasted Mergansers of autumn were seen on the west coast around noon, flying around Carreg yr Honwy before flying north. 

On Friday night, an attempt was made to catch waders roosting on Solfach, with a Dunlin and a Ringed Plover trapped and ringed. 

Birds today: eight Gannets, one Cormorant, two Grey Herons, two Teal, two Red-breasted Mergansers, one Buzzard, one Kestrel, 24 Ringed Plovers, one Knot, two Sanderling, ten Dunlin, one Ruff, 75 Curlew, two Redshanks, 23 Turnstones, four Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Black-headed Gulls, 507 Kittiwakes, 13 Collared Doves, one Wryneck, 29 Swallows, 25 House Martins, ten White Wagtails, one Whitethroat, one Blackcap, 11 Willow Warblers, one Goldcrest, two Spotted Flycatchers.

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