A quiet day in the strong southerly-breeze, with birds generally hiding in cover. A Turtle Dove was the highlight of the day, with a bird seen at Nant our first record of the year for this ever scarcer migrant. The Siberian Lesser Whitethroat also remained in Cristin Withy. On the South End, a colour-ringed young Stonechat was revealed to be a bird ringed in the early spring on Pen Cristin as youngster. We hadn't seen any of our colour-ringed Stonechats since they had fledged in late May and early June. Where had this bird spent the summer? Other migrants included singles of Firecrest and Spotted Flycather, 24 Goldcrests, Four Chiffchaffs, a single of Coal Tit and Blue Tit. The Wigeon remained in Solfach.
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Wigeon (C) Greg Lee |
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Stonechat (C) Greg Lee |
With the horrible weather coming in overnight, a bit of lamping was very successful with three Common Snipe and a Water Rail trapped. Interestingly, the Water Rail was an adult, which are seldom caught on the island.
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Water Rail (C) Steve Stansfield |
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