All told, a pretty slow day, with most of the interesting highlights on land. The most notable count of the day was an excellent 86
White Wagtails, our highest of the season with an obvious afternoon arrival on the South End and the Narrows. 26
Goldcrests also represented a significant arrival, but warbler totals were very modest, with 12
Willow Warblers and three each of
Chiffchaff and
Whitethroat all that was seen. Other grounded migrants were represented by 134
Linnets, 112
Meadow Pipits (also a decent increase), eight
Robins, six
Wheatears and a single new in
Song Thrush at Nant. Overhead 18
House Martins were the only sighting of note.
It was similarly quiet out to sea, indeed totals of 34
Kittiwakes and nine
Manx Shearwaters were absolutely pitiful! With almost all adult Manxies having left the island now, it seems our peak counts for the year are behind us. 105
Gannets and 196
Herring Gulls were the only noteworthy counts out to sea, with a little bit of low-key variety also noted; 11
Black-headed Gulls, two
Razorbills, one
Guillemot, three
Common Scoters and the lingering
Red-throated Diver again being seen.
Waders were reasonably well represented, with the day's highlight perhaps the
Green Sandpiper that spent much of the afternoon in the Wetlands but was only seen sporadically, the third record of the year. A
Common Sandpiper on Carreg Yr Honwy was the first record for over a week, as was a
Purple Sandpiper also present there. A single
Sanderling was also notable, with counts for the regular species of 64
Turnstones, 61
Curlews, 21
Dunlins, 12
Whimbrels and 11
Redshanks.
Non-avian highlights included an unusual
Speckled Wood on the West Coast, the only sighting this year away from the newly established colony at Nant. Five
Painted Ladies were also seen, but little else of note.
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