Friday, 13 May 2022

Another day of breezy south-westerlies produced little species turnover, which made for a quiet day's birding. It was fairly slim pickings in terms of highlights today, however some small hirundine passage was noted with 52 Swallows and six House Martins.  

Wren nest building © Ollie King

Other species seen were three Whimbrels, a White Wagtail, a Grey Heron, four Sedge Warblers, four Whitethroats, and singles of Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Spotted Flycatcher

Soggy Chough! © Ollie King

A short sea-watch from the South End hide resulted in 500 Manx Shearwaters feeding in a large flock offshore, five Gannets, two Fulmars, a Whimbrel, and 20 of both Razorbill and Guillemot. The strong winds made for some great views of all the seabirds, as some cut across the land right infront of the hide!

At Cristin, the vegetable garden out the front had a bit of a makeover with a good amount of weeding. It's now planted out with various vegetable seeds in the ground, so we're hoping for a good crop! 

Thrift at the South End © Fiona Bithell



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