Saturday, 14 October 2017

It remained rather quiet again today on Bardsey! A few definite new arrivals were seen on land, including 29 Goldfinches, three Starlings, two Reed Buntings, 51 Robins, five Water Rails and 13 Swallows  passing south. Also to be found were 32 Goldcrests, five Chiffchaffs, four Blue Tits, a single Great Tit and a Great Spotted Woodpecker, although some or all of these may have been lingering from previous days. Two Sparrowhawks and a Merlin were the only raptors of note, while waders included a Golden Plover on the South End and a Ringed Plover south offshore, but otherwise little different. A Snipe was in the Wetlands, with 55 Curlews, 22 Turnstones, nine Redshanks and two Whimbrels around the Narrows.

On the sea highlights were few and far between, but a Little Gull off the North End was a nice surprise. Three each of Mediterranean and Common Gulls, 11 Black-headed Gulls and 205 Kittwakes were also offshore, but otherwise all that were on the move were singles of Great and Pomarine Skua.


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