It was misty, overcast and drizzly this morning, and it wasn’t until after lunch that it showed signs of dissipating. Diversity wasn’t quite as varied as yesterday, but a good number of migrants had evidently been grounded by the morning’s less than favourable weather. The sea was barely visible today, but two
Common Scoters, two
Mediterranean Gulls and five
Sandwich Terns were still recorded passing by.
Kestrels dropped by a single bird to six today, whilst the Narrows was a little quieter. However, the first two
Purple Sandpipers since early August were part of a roost consisting of three
Whimbrels, 32
Curlews, 17
Redshanks and 42
Turnstones. Four
Snipes were inhabiting the boggy areas of the island, a sign of cold weather to come presumably.
The hirundine passage was quite a spectacle today a total of
2525 Swallows and 98
House Martins were recorded, about 90% of which were recorded in a short period in the late morning. Also seen or heard overhead were a
Tree Pipit, 52
Meadow Pipits, three
Grey Wagtails and five
White Wagtails. Two
Whinchats were present at Ty Pellaf today, and warbler totals saw one
Reed Warbler, six
Whitethroats, three
Garden Warblers, four
Blackcaps, 22
Chiffchaffs, 27
Willow Warblers and 12
Goldcrests recorded, along with five
Spotted Flycatchers which appeared at Nant once the sun had truly set in. A
Siskin and 137
Linnets were the only other birds of note today.
A nice selection of common migrants a Whinchat, a Redstart and a Spotted Flycatcher
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