The south-easterlies continued to blow through the Island, which resulted in more good seabird and wader passage as (most) birds head south. 2164 Kittiwakes, 104 Sandwich Terns, 107 Common Terns, 193 Arctic Terns, 18 'Commic' Terns, four Guillemots, 188 Razorbills, 14 Fulmars, 171 Manx Shearwaters, three Balearic Shearwaters, 178 Gannets, eight Common Scoters, six Ringed Plovers, six Knots, six Bar-tailed Godwits, a Whimbrel, a Greenshank, three Black-headed Gulls, and a Common Gull were all logged. Cetacean-wise, a Harbour Porpoise, a Common Dolphin, and two Risso's Dolphins were sighted during the seawatch.
At land, the highlights were a Pied Flycatcher in Cristin garden, a flyover Tree Pipit, a Grey Wagtail. and a Spotted Flycatcher.
Pied Flycatcher © Ollie King |
Other birds recorded were two Teals, six Ringed Plovers, two Sanderlings, a Purple Sandpiper, two Dunlins, two Snipes, two Bar-tailed Godwits, a Curlew, two Redshanks, a Common Sandpiper, 25 Turnstones, , 62 Swallows, eight House Martins, six White Wagtails, 10 Robins, two Whitethroats, four Blackcaps, two Chiffchaffs, six Willow Warblers, and 10 Goldcrests.
Rock Samphire in flower, seen along the West Coast © Ollie King |
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