Light winds early on allowed for a few hours of ringing at Cristin before the wind strengthened in the afternoon. This was extremely successful with the second Yellow-browed Warbler being trapped alongside a Chiffchaff, four Goldcrests and two Chaffinches.
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Yellow-browed Warbler © Ed Betteridge |
A break in the weather also meant many birds were migrating overhead with 63 Chaffinches, 39 Skylarks, 11 Swallows, 131 Meadow Pipits, four Siskins, 317 Goldfinches, 111 Linnets, 14 Grey Wagtails, 10 Pied Wagtails, eight 'Alba' Wagtails and two Jackdaws.
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Meadow Pipit © Ed Betteridge |
Gulls were also on the move with 359
Herring Gulls, eight
Lesser Black-
backed Gulls, 141
Black-
headed Gulls, four
Common Gulls and six
Mediterranean Gulls all south. Out to sea an immature male
Eider went south alongside 38
Common Scoters.
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An adult Mediterranean Gull with Black-headed Gulls © Ed Betteridge |
Other birds included the Grey Heron, a Sandwich Tern, a Kestrel, a Merlin, three Snipe, a Whimbrel, 41 Curlews, three Redshanks, 19 Robins, two Song Thrushes, four Chiffchaffs and 15 Goldcrests.
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Chough © Ed Betteridge |
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