The easterlies winds strengthened slightly from yesterday but clear skies meant for a rather nice day. The second Black-throated Diver of the year went south alongside 15 Common Scoters, 40 Mediternean Gulls, a Little Gull, 325 Black-headed Gulls, 415 Kittiwakes, 65 Common Gulls and a Sandwich Terns.
A new Firecrest was trapped at Cristin alongside one of the three House Sparrows. The Siberian Chiffchaff was still in the Withies and presumably a new Yellow-browed Warbler was at Carrag. A Stock Dove was new in at Ty Pellaf and the Hen Harrier spent most of the day hunting around the Island.
A good number of corvids again came across in the morning with a day total of 48 Choughs, 210 Jackdaws, 28 Rooks, 42 Carrion Crows and ten Ravens. After a blank last year a Green Sandpiper was seen flying north through the Wetlands during the evening. A total of three Merlins were seen hunting Meadow Pipits. Lepidoptera highlight was three Clouded Yellows.
Firecrest © Ed Betteridge |
Male House Sparrow © Ed Betteridge |
Hen Harrier © Ed Betteridge |
Other birds included four Grey Herons, a Buzzard, three Lapwings, 18 Snipe, six Purple Sandpipers, two Whimbrels, 18 Skylarks, 90 Meadow Pipits, seven 'Alba' Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, three Song Thrushes, ten Redwings, three Blackcaps, 15 Chiffchaffs, 34 Goldcrests, six Long-tailed Tits, six Great Tits, 11 Starlings, a Brambling, 33 Chaffinches, 40 Siskins, six Goldfinches and 25 Linnets.
A total of six Snipe were caught in the evening including a bird from 2016 also caught in the Spring © Ed Betteridge |
Jack Snipe © Ed Betteridge |
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