A mixed day on the Island with sunny spells and light rain. The stand out highlight of the day was a Pink-footed Goose that was flushed from the West Coast by Ollie before landing on the Wetlands where it spent the rest of the day. This became only the 9th ever record for the Island! The other birding highlight of the day was the first Swallow of the year south over the Wetlands late morning, followed by another north mid-afternoon.
Pink-footed Goose © Ed Betteridge |
A lunchtime seawatch produced eight Common Scoters, two Manx Shearwaters, 19 Gannets and 18 Kittiwakes. Other bird sightings today included nine Purple Sandpipers, three Curlew, nine Redshank, a Rook, four Wheatears, 5 Blackcaps, a Willow Warbler, four Chiffchaffs, six Goldcrests and four Chaffinches.
Meadow Pipit © Ed Betteridge |
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