Tuesday, 28 March 2023

The calm, sunny skies didn't last for long as the winds picked up again today, and were accompanied by persistent rainfall. There seemed to be a large clear out of passerine migrants overnight as Goldcrest and Chiffchaff numbers fell to six and 21 respectively. It was fairly quiet across the Island with the highlights being a Woodcock, five Snipes, and a Teal in the Wetlands and a male Blackcap being all of note.

In the evening, the second Moorhen of the year was trapped and ringed!

Left: Moorhen caught last night © Ed Betteridge
Right: Map showing the locations of over 50 Moorhens ringed in the UK and Ireland through this scheme © Aurora Eritacus

Some early flowering plant species are in bloom currently across the Island, such as Lesser Celandine and Common Ramping Fumitory.

Lesser Celandine © Ollie King

Common Ramping Fumitory © Ollie King

No comments:

Post a Comment