Today is predicted to be one of the last calm days this
week, following prolonged calm weather we’ve seen the first passage of Spring
migrants with another good showing of Blackcaps so far this Spring. Probably as
a result of the calm and warmer weather of late, the first Large White of the
year was seen, in Ty Nesaf bathroom of all places!
A Sparrowhawk and a Kestrel were marauding around the island
today. Another good day for waders saw 30 Purple Sandpipers, a Snipe, four
Whimbrels, 13 Redshanks and 12 Turnstones recorded, all of which were feeding
on the rocks around the Narrows, bar the Snipe which was flushed from the
Wetlands. The female Great Spotted Woodpecker continues to inhabit Cristin
garden, presumably now waiting for a mate. Some light vismig resulted in a
Swallow, a Tree Pipit and five White Wagtails being logged today. Other
migrants included the three Wheatears, 14 Blackcaps, three Chiffchaffs, 22 Willow
Warblers and a Goldcrest, all stopping briefly on the island to feed before
moving on. Finches continued to be a key aspect of migration this year, some 84
Goldfinches, 112 Linnets and five Lesser Redpolls were to be seen on the island
today.
migrant male Blackcap
Female Great Spotted Woodpecker
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