Friday, 20 July 2018


A dramatic change in the weather today, after endless weeks of scorching sunshine the island was graced with its first proper rain in almost two months! The rainfall coincided with a small increase in Waders on the Narrows today. Some two Dunlins, one Ringed Plover, four Curlews, eight Redshanks and one Common Sandpiper were recorded. Meanwhile, the highlight inland today was a juvenile Cuckoo, though relatively mature, the bird seemed happy to site on the walls begging to the Swallows which flew overhead occasionally diving down to mob the bird. A Swift was noted overhead, as were 18 Swallows. A Robin in the Withies was the first record of the species this week, whilst migrant warblers totalled one Whitethroat, one Blackcap, six Chiffchaffs and eight Willow Warblers.


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