There was finally a break in the weather with bright sunshine and a calm start to the day with light north-westerlies, shifting to stronger south-westerlies in the afternoon.
It was a quieter day on the sea with the highlights being four Arctic Skuas were harassing feeding flocks of up to 100 Kittiwakes off the West Coast, and two Red-throated Divers moving north. Eight Ringed Plovers and two Sanderlings were on Solfach, and a Whimbrel and a Black-headed Gull were on the Narrows. Solfach was also busy with pipits and wagtails, with 30 Meadow Pipits indicating some movement at last, 48 Rock Pipits, three Pied Wagtails, 16 White Wagtails and three Grey Wagtails, with a further four of the latter flying south over Cristin. A session catching birds in the portable Heligoland trap resulted in 17 Meadow Pipits and seven Rock Pipits ringed, plus two Rock Pipits retrapped.
There was a small arrival of Robins with a total of 15 recorded between Cristin and Ty Pellaf, six Dunnocks were seen around Ty Pellaf, and a total of 26 Swallows were recorded. Other birds included a Teal on Pwll Cain, two Grey Herons on the Narrows, two Kestrels hunting over the Mountain along with four Ravens and a flock of 33 Choughs.
The calm conditions enabled mist netting at Cristin, with ringing highlights including a Garden Warbler, seven Blackcaps, three Chiffchaffs, and three Goldcrests, a Blackbird and five new Robins, with an additional Goldcrest and a Chiffchaff seen at Ty Pellaf.
Garden Warbler © Ed Betteridge |
Grey Seal with pup © Ed Betteridge |
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