tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47709337275104211672024-03-29T12:13:28.216+00:00 Bardsey's Wildlife The latest wildlife news from the island of 20000 saintsSteve Stansfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504062262140747921noreply@blogger.comBlogger3805125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-23439380640726950782024-03-28T19:00:00.000+00:002024-03-29T12:12:56.514+00:00<p>A calmer morning with south-easterlies provided a short window to census the island before torrential rain set in for the remainder of the day, creating some new pools across the Narrows and increasing the size of any existing ponds! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisp21i_yDYiuo2Ifi0b0UVyDx7URghYriCFkkfK9Ezue7FHcWT1D20MW-8XuYqyc34BYTcgi5Tj5Mff2aJyn8dqMq0QR2xSMGNHM7z7VbOfnav694h69hqRgKlImGZw4V5H_nSp2ajYs4ffxUp8wrlvGw8IXBXOHVbewvfyQYmfoSvHJiK7mSr30bQV1UZ/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-28%20at%208.45.26%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisp21i_yDYiuo2Ifi0b0UVyDx7URghYriCFkkfK9Ezue7FHcWT1D20MW-8XuYqyc34BYTcgi5Tj5Mff2aJyn8dqMq0QR2xSMGNHM7z7VbOfnav694h69hqRgKlImGZw4V5H_nSp2ajYs4ffxUp8wrlvGw8IXBXOHVbewvfyQYmfoSvHJiK7mSr30bQV1UZ/w626-h470/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-28%20at%208.45.26%20PM.jpeg" width="626" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">New pools created across the Narrows after a day of torrential rain! © Kate Fox</div><p>On the Wader front, a <b>Whimbrel</b> was a welcome sighting as it flew south along the West Coast, meanwhile in the sodden Wetlands up to seven <b>Common Snipe</b> were roosting in the wet fields. Come evening, two <b>Woodcock</b> were seen flying off the Mountain over Nant, presumably to feed before continuing migration. The overwintering <b>Purple Sandpipers</b> were still present in good numbers at Solfach, with 54 providing excellent views where some are now showing their exquisite summer plumage. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZhE8d2kp9KB5IkHtbzbtwPWunJGt_9bNJhjxGrHsFBTQYmgq-JDp0s4Z1-55EJnfBXWXWOjV8jixLOTqaz6J4QkHiqzIc3ej_9wJ5XCl3ijnaGlts0qzq_aHmMmy3OFY0j26H2uiq3kc_iF58fKT6VHiCyMYOf-on8pc3jHxNY7f3oS3riKnop6jnREt/s3146/Whimbrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="3146" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZhE8d2kp9KB5IkHtbzbtwPWunJGt_9bNJhjxGrHsFBTQYmgq-JDp0s4Z1-55EJnfBXWXWOjV8jixLOTqaz6J4QkHiqzIc3ej_9wJ5XCl3ijnaGlts0qzq_aHmMmy3OFY0j26H2uiq3kc_iF58fKT6VHiCyMYOf-on8pc3jHxNY7f3oS3riKnop6jnREt/w640-h399/Whimbrel.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Whimbrel flying south along the West Coast © Kate Fox</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySkUPp46pqmZnOQFPt_ly2WhnpExaLGaOjX122Y0Q1c1Vc483u-5tjXNH0HvZ3_cxUew-O5xAYv4v-zRt6Y4oNbMArjP_eyg1sUxQ4XU8E8zsXIq9XywqN-vTCM_vwJwzamDQQTlaGBl-FDClAGA08Tzb7udi8RldUm1uW9AkeLjlAoKVXuoRDurdc7Pu/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-29%20at%2011.48.07%20AM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2048" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySkUPp46pqmZnOQFPt_ly2WhnpExaLGaOjX122Y0Q1c1Vc483u-5tjXNH0HvZ3_cxUew-O5xAYv4v-zRt6Y4oNbMArjP_eyg1sUxQ4XU8E8zsXIq9XywqN-vTCM_vwJwzamDQQTlaGBl-FDClAGA08Tzb7udi8RldUm1uW9AkeLjlAoKVXuoRDurdc7Pu/w652-h408/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-29%20at%2011.48.07%20AM.jpeg" width="652" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the 54 Purple Sandpipers showing off their purple sheen in the sunlight © Jonathan Dodds</div><p>The heavy rainfall produced a small fall of <b>Wheatears</b> and <b>Stonechats</b> predominantly across the South End, with 22 <b>Wheatears</b> and 10 <b>Stonechats</b> noted during the afternoon. Wheatears can arrive much later in the day compared to other passerines, so its not uncommon for numbers to increase here as the day progresses. Elsewhere on the island there were three more <b>Wheatears</b> including a prospecting pair and a further eight <b>Stonechats</b> scattered across the island. </p><p>A quieter afternoon around Cristin quickly livened up when Ed caught a <b>Eurasian Treecreeper</b> in the Heligoland Trap. This species is less than annual on the island, so was a very welcome sighting and suggested some movement from the mainland despite the poor conditions. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUu_Bz3jkfqrZt3SoJDkRywdPhDZyPtCnN_wQyv7IYM5yaTavgKaE0U_sXTc14Ud96kthBOCmNNWZFok5mpBSQTcNEp96eA0WqMefRK9tGy6sHauFq_gOIxGJ-D1o1__IEn9hnpZZhFUcGBLSXxTF95YzbZM8iJMbgkyyccKipTLq8BvMGDIxh5X6djZIP/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-28%20at%202.19.30%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUu_Bz3jkfqrZt3SoJDkRywdPhDZyPtCnN_wQyv7IYM5yaTavgKaE0U_sXTc14Ud96kthBOCmNNWZFok5mpBSQTcNEp96eA0WqMefRK9tGy6sHauFq_gOIxGJ-D1o1__IEn9hnpZZhFUcGBLSXxTF95YzbZM8iJMbgkyyccKipTLq8BvMGDIxh5X6djZIP/w643-h482/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-28%20at%202.19.30%20PM.jpeg" width="643" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Eurasian Treecreeper caught by Ed in the Heligoland Trap © Kate Fox</div>Jonathan Doddshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16574242598975159863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-41813839919296329972024-03-27T23:00:00.001+00:002024-03-28T16:25:22.583+00:00<p>Seemingly a small arrival to the Island seem to be centred around the garden with the Heligoland trap catching ten <b>Willow Warblers</b>, 14 <b>Blackcaps</b>, a <b>Goldcrest </b>and 11 <b>Chiffchaffs</b>. A further five <b>Blackcaps</b>, five <b>Goldcrests </b>and ten <b>Chiffchaffs </b>were elsewhere.</p><p>Two <b>Canada Geese </b>flew over the island, with a <b>Jack Snipe </b>and seven <b>Snipe </b>being flushed from the Wetlands with single Jack and Common caught this evening alongside two <b>Oystercatchers </b>(including one ringed as an adult in 2009) and four <b>Meadow Pipits</b>.</p><p>Other birds today included a <b>Buzzard</b>, a <b>Merlin</b>, two <b>Teals</b>, a <b>Wheatear</b>, a <b>Blue tit</b>, two <b>Great Tits</b>, a <b>Starling</b>, three <b>Chaffinches </b>and four <b>Goldfinches</b>.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeNu3Wo9wtp_c4SMm_yS_TpTLACVJ9811sRY_wVw_uPhZXzpFwSzwkgyqPyfVO74TPcH5eNOQR6urKPtC7Ctc3_zw6bcyU0QCQ1u1FqOmjvKhRi0wgOqqpu0vaJBuUl_bopubNGHH4wXOzmko3x2FVoyM5nawQEAZI6azgAiTVfTTmUsJpB8tJE28K18/s5099/4E0A5984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2868" data-original-width="5099" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheeNu3Wo9wtp_c4SMm_yS_TpTLACVJ9811sRY_wVw_uPhZXzpFwSzwkgyqPyfVO74TPcH5eNOQR6urKPtC7Ctc3_zw6bcyU0QCQ1u1FqOmjvKhRi0wgOqqpu0vaJBuUl_bopubNGHH4wXOzmko3x2FVoyM5nawQEAZI6azgAiTVfTTmUsJpB8tJE28K18/w640-h360/4E0A5984.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chiffchaff © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6mdLBrzMZGWqnvLaSbuBhiYfJfzypCvRUTYJi8PZPfCLa3ipJ4m_11rMLf7m5uFPcAkGYMKbveiE-q_T8PC4FuFEsnTOINEkq3c4oD2kJwEeECo9j9kVyvLSlfG5M5T5FUvWrmXkGPq_evLKJMIbqk6iPfEq2hpKpPQwk3Cl5K-OTBKexwBrZWlLIE0/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-27%20at%2009.55.32.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6mdLBrzMZGWqnvLaSbuBhiYfJfzypCvRUTYJi8PZPfCLa3ipJ4m_11rMLf7m5uFPcAkGYMKbveiE-q_T8PC4FuFEsnTOINEkq3c4oD2kJwEeECo9j9kVyvLSlfG5M5T5FUvWrmXkGPq_evLKJMIbqk6iPfEq2hpKpPQwk3Cl5K-OTBKexwBrZWlLIE0/w640-h480/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-27%20at%2009.55.32.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Willow Warbler © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-15556077604236547722024-03-26T22:30:00.001+00:002024-03-27T11:59:59.297+00:00<p>Calm south-eastlies and raining showers during the morning turned to clear sunny spells during the afternoon. Finches seemed to be taking advantage of the clear spell in weather with a decent movement throughout the morning with ringing at Cristin producing 43 <b>Goldfinches</b>, nine <b>Siskins</b>, two <b>Lesser Redpolls</b>, three <b>Chaffinches </b>and two <b>Linnets </b>caught. Other ringing totals from Cristin were eight <b>Chiffchaffs</b>, a <b>Willow Warbler</b>, 17 <b>Goldcrests </b>and 17 <b>Blackcaps </b>with nine <b>Goldcrests </b>and a caught at Nant during a short session mid-morning. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICUwMngfFqYO5nFL1_0nePvUYkKKb5dtkhmL0sQBTzBbTwBn0n666QSpLDhY86etjXZE81Eu-mTjZ0L1yGstRmYxDPnlsmo3S-QNg_5K-jZmcEfaRHelPl7CdAE2AUt8CJ-5-CKQ6i7nQ0oOX-oFQNmr8fOG6kcWWupWX2Hdrj_eq7lGoVLuDpl4iRt0/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-27%20at%2009.51.38.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICUwMngfFqYO5nFL1_0nePvUYkKKb5dtkhmL0sQBTzBbTwBn0n666QSpLDhY86etjXZE81Eu-mTjZ0L1yGstRmYxDPnlsmo3S-QNg_5K-jZmcEfaRHelPl7CdAE2AUt8CJ-5-CKQ6i7nQ0oOX-oFQNmr8fOG6kcWWupWX2Hdrj_eq7lGoVLuDpl4iRt0/w640-h480/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-27%20at%2009.51.38.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Siskin caught with a ring from elsewhere © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArqqOJ22ZuuZ9xE92P_Nbu3rWQfLbrddN79mHTztij4rUTdud4gXUXb3b-Z1GPl6rXtNtkN7aRL9mDg-IfFmI3R1RkzQXVZMKzBNNl0Y91djpVytbbrgAOH5peqpIT_hRHfxuWt0c-Em_-pEJTsnbepK16ev8tPvYUOwxrB7unqY211HnmijF05aJdVg/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-27%20at%2009.51.48.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArqqOJ22ZuuZ9xE92P_Nbu3rWQfLbrddN79mHTztij4rUTdud4gXUXb3b-Z1GPl6rXtNtkN7aRL9mDg-IfFmI3R1RkzQXVZMKzBNNl0Y91djpVytbbrgAOH5peqpIT_hRHfxuWt0c-Em_-pEJTsnbepK16ev8tPvYUOwxrB7unqY211HnmijF05aJdVg/w640-h480/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-27%20at%2009.51.48.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Linnet © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Elsewhere, a <b>Canada Goose </b>was heard calling over Cristin, a <b>Kestrel </b>went over Nant, a <b>Water Rail </b>was in the Wetlands, three <b>Sand Martins </b>went south along the Mountain with a <b>Rook </b>also there with finches totalling 160 <b>Goldfinches</b>, six <b>Chaffinches</b>, four <b>Lesser Redpolls</b>, 53 <b>Siskins </b>and 11 <b>Linnets</b>.</p><p>After dark lots of <b>Manx Shearwaters </b>came in for a few hours before the moon. Another attempt at catching owls in the Wetlands resulted in slightly better result with an owl species seen flying around avoiding the net thought to be a <b>Long</b>-<b>eared Owl</b>. The net did catch some birds however, with two <b>Manx Shearwaters </b>caught! Also caught tonight dazzling was a <b>Moorhen</b>, two <b>Snipe </b>and a <b>Wheatear</b>. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Gqxb8gvglyfyXbLBXx4hutFoOpctFELH4WxhdUNObZQwTfKK4gAj2W4Tz-aEdVPTI3NXr1iyexBK6qUAfc52CEqD_SP8_EXkcRsml9v51E-QSahSlt0ExY_eopHQB3YDiclyAjrrmY9p-uoYAKz-I722_cYqe7XOI7LCHx5QxVfht2n7VxxpheFCmyY/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-27%20at%2009.53.53.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Gqxb8gvglyfyXbLBXx4hutFoOpctFELH4WxhdUNObZQwTfKK4gAj2W4Tz-aEdVPTI3NXr1iyexBK6qUAfc52CEqD_SP8_EXkcRsml9v51E-QSahSlt0ExY_eopHQB3YDiclyAjrrmY9p-uoYAKz-I722_cYqe7XOI7LCHx5QxVfht2n7VxxpheFCmyY/w640-h480/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-27%20at%2009.53.53.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manx Shearwater © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGZIFF2UwOlV6N3nSFlDPHlVjyAZIFDpSVD5K13GFwyBmf3Hk_VhYkY5TE8CyXsfiym72uy94-ArVHxh8zuyBpnc0uWEh_xe3Frv_U1YukW9ezmGAGLLInPR8HaYgzRl9iWjsY9n3wAJJqSnW3DwJRBgklx0eaWlRr1oEDiOMEvvxDDd7tsk209FZs_U/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-27%20at%2009.54.48.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGZIFF2UwOlV6N3nSFlDPHlVjyAZIFDpSVD5K13GFwyBmf3Hk_VhYkY5TE8CyXsfiym72uy94-ArVHxh8zuyBpnc0uWEh_xe3Frv_U1YukW9ezmGAGLLInPR8HaYgzRl9iWjsY9n3wAJJqSnW3DwJRBgklx0eaWlRr1oEDiOMEvvxDDd7tsk209FZs_U/w640-h480/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-27%20at%2009.54.48.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moorhen © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Other birds included two <b>Teal</b>, a <b>Buzzard</b>, a <b>Merlin</b>, a <b>Skylark</b>, two <b>Starlings</b>, 172 <b>Meadow Pipits </b>and six <b>Wheatears</b>.</p>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-79059765799087078792024-03-25T22:00:00.152+00:002024-03-27T12:21:24.311+00:00<p>Despite strong south-easterly winds, heavy rain for much of the day led to a quieter day in terms of migrants. The highlights were three <b>Goldcrests </b>at Nant, a total of four <b>Chiffchaffs</b> across the island, three <b>Siskins</b> calling as they flew south over Cristin, and one <b>Willow Warbler</b> which was caught in the garden heligoland trap. Other birds included the long-staying <b>Blue Tit</b> around Cristin, a <b>Buzzard</b> over the lowlands and a <b>Sparrowhawk </b>at Nant<b> </b>much to the delight of the pair of<b> Magpies </b>which have set up home near the plantation. </p><p>As night fell, thick cloud blocked out the moonlight and left the island in darkness, meaning we were treated to the calls of at least six <b>Manx Shearwaters</b> from Cristin and at the South End. A sign of things to come!</p><p>The team made good progress preparing the lodge for guests, wiping down and painting the walls downstairs in the south side of the building, and the office is now looking very smart and fresh after a deep clean!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIYxIj7pqqYGd49wDcREPIjqpav0mlL61MIKuasrc11iXdc7oLupWlybyGqZPHHf5bh2NIqGVh8gN1ZJxYUF6Xo0oNUzOLRgCH0MC2xQDc7f-jdlHTX4lfhJeCQxH5M5Zkkw3eW54TdHLmzoGVVSLbDUhNfneNe4tCiy9fCkooCucLjeq-Abw5TUPNz_F/s1600/Painting%20office%20EJB.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIYxIj7pqqYGd49wDcREPIjqpav0mlL61MIKuasrc11iXdc7oLupWlybyGqZPHHf5bh2NIqGVh8gN1ZJxYUF6Xo0oNUzOLRgCH0MC2xQDc7f-jdlHTX4lfhJeCQxH5M5Zkkw3eW54TdHLmzoGVVSLbDUhNfneNe4tCiy9fCkooCucLjeq-Abw5TUPNz_F/w566-h426/Painting%20office%20EJB.jpeg" width="566" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting the office © Ed Betteridge<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pyRIf8mLFjh8nkzDYr6Sg-HsVieqaX9n6TR3fxFser2MkvjUSy1MeDdRqCgxfUHiBygUJQIa1Agr5eyYkzuNPg_QAtNVKxDW9U5A6FXLJMtj97PoX5QrK1-ZlY_nzPwT8ha2oCwhw3G6RitBPHxtGDMFoYKsm25OuNkISkrnMCMm-Ll-wqmRlvR1tDKf/s1600/Painting%20kitchen%20KF.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pyRIf8mLFjh8nkzDYr6Sg-HsVieqaX9n6TR3fxFser2MkvjUSy1MeDdRqCgxfUHiBygUJQIa1Agr5eyYkzuNPg_QAtNVKxDW9U5A6FXLJMtj97PoX5QrK1-ZlY_nzPwT8ha2oCwhw3G6RitBPHxtGDMFoYKsm25OuNkISkrnMCMm-Ll-wqmRlvR1tDKf/w571-h429/Painting%20kitchen%20KF.jpeg" width="571" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our newest inmate painting the kitchen © Kate Fox</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Birding Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10846842064851660956noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-78311609442484069172024-03-24T21:30:00.056+00:002024-03-27T11:06:51.808+00:00<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">With the weather looking to turn, unfortunately some of our volunteers had an early departure to avoid getting stuck on the island for the foreseeable. A huge thank you to Mike and Linda for assisting with preparing the Observatory, helping to clean and tidy all the rooms in the building. Lauren and Tom were massively helpful with installing our new Manx Shearwater boxes at Pen Cristin, with birds starting to arrive back to the island, we are excited to see them being used this season! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="gndfcl4n p357zi0d ppled2lx ac2vgrno gfz4du6o r7fjleex g0rxnol2 ln8gz9je b9fczbqn _11JPr" crossorigin="anonymous" draggable="true" src="blob:https://web.whatsapp.com/80aa181b-f006-4475-af83-230626dccd74" style="visibility: visible;" tabindex="0" /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLG4oQ1-citV0pijDeU_JBHbMgTg8VdMysaUWR9iqOMCn50bsSGi7e84xqoOcBStOqTJE9a94LjAiV8C-O73ugw7wQkFMFcXNXUeOpnCrm5Sq_SX8hXeCp4Jayo0usObAIIWcLIWpHojk8gwROyVzy_YZ_-uiHtrJp1WKu8IWWDahRDdraMJuhOSzWhiI/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-24%20at%2022.46.05.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLG4oQ1-citV0pijDeU_JBHbMgTg8VdMysaUWR9iqOMCn50bsSGi7e84xqoOcBStOqTJE9a94LjAiV8C-O73ugw7wQkFMFcXNXUeOpnCrm5Sq_SX8hXeCp4Jayo0usObAIIWcLIWpHojk8gwROyVzy_YZ_-uiHtrJp1WKu8IWWDahRDdraMJuhOSzWhiI/w639-h480/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-24%20at%2022.46.05.jpeg" width="639" /></a></div>Lauren and Tom with one of the newly fitted Manx Shearwater nest boxes © Jonathan Dodds <br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The breezy weather across the island didn't hamper signs of breeding activity, with lots of species beginning to form pairs and display nest building.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Six <b>Pied Wagtails</b> scattered across the island were pairing up and forming territories. Up to 10 <b>Stonechats</b> were forming territories, with some territorial disputes between pairs noted on the South End. The <b>Herring Gull</b> colony were also beginning to nest build with 120 present in the colony so far, all pairing up. Two colour-ringed birds were noted within the colony, ringed as chicks in 2019 and 2020 respectively, this is the first time a colour-ringed Gull from our project has reached breeding age. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Migrants were trickling through the recording area despite the weather with a <b>Swallow</b>, six <b>Wheatears</b>, two <b>Chiffchaffs</b>, a <b>Willow Warbler</b>, four <b>Goldcrests</b>, a <b>Whimbrel </b>and singles of <b>Goldfinch</b>, <b>Siskin</b> and <b>Linnet</b> moving through.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMly-2wdPjQQSbNSnAX4Ei_rTbmTXR6s49sJh3t1LbmHlkEGQ2Q3OIQDbhyMXREnTm6vnqDA97uv7NxiN-2q5gKnU7MqGS6btjQmDmwee1clCxITgQ7mo9VNYLAPYa8546n81QsYnKWX2Pd1cOm9zLeeT2Yi_PbgfRzNulUFbN2pENn_trlvjE_ok0R9k/s3901/Pied%20Wagtail,%20Bardsey,%2022%20March%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2444" data-original-width="3901" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMly-2wdPjQQSbNSnAX4Ei_rTbmTXR6s49sJh3t1LbmHlkEGQ2Q3OIQDbhyMXREnTm6vnqDA97uv7NxiN-2q5gKnU7MqGS6btjQmDmwee1clCxITgQ7mo9VNYLAPYa8546n81QsYnKWX2Pd1cOm9zLeeT2Yi_PbgfRzNulUFbN2pENn_trlvjE_ok0R9k/w640-h400/Pied%20Wagtail,%20Bardsey,%2022%20March%202024.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Several Pied Wagtails are beginning to form pairs © Steve Stansfield</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqzxeYMbc8mlwBujewQTBL7kXWkDruDmjhYu27eHMfrt8oflWhrXFBqJTnTfs2hDRnqymz5dPTVexck4br6ZiHt258FCmk-KBg5BiWEWByPkbqXTFWvWVlTNUY_PZWhOW-LPev70_zOI08GThmlUsP_PQIVnYAZd3stsUhPfLN2RNuAvr6nL7SHBKUDk/s2965/Rock%20Pipit,%20Bardsey,%2022%20March%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1736" data-original-width="2965" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqzxeYMbc8mlwBujewQTBL7kXWkDruDmjhYu27eHMfrt8oflWhrXFBqJTnTfs2hDRnqymz5dPTVexck4br6ZiHt258FCmk-KBg5BiWEWByPkbqXTFWvWVlTNUY_PZWhOW-LPev70_zOI08GThmlUsP_PQIVnYAZd3stsUhPfLN2RNuAvr6nL7SHBKUDk/w640-h374/Rock%20Pipit,%20Bardsey,%2022%20March%202024.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very cryptic Rock Pipit with nesting material on the Narrows © Steve Stansfield<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvZdTqs3P0qKQhyphenhyphenDUgyroZViLcpPP4rnxHqFFX027ZoTy6o23Bimt26BvDlvCMqoY0hxSR0jEyaIP0-1ZQzLXdkWq-72jPwdE1GldnAi-vP-TW8XJYa5y8aHL33LKg2crgYhKrijVqd-xT2hp3JMQ1aA6QnBSoUlyi47mVcz4MHesb5sRqiCW1SyvfY4/s4609/Stonechat,%20Bardsey,%2022%20March%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2591" data-original-width="4609" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpvZdTqs3P0qKQhyphenhyphenDUgyroZViLcpPP4rnxHqFFX027ZoTy6o23Bimt26BvDlvCMqoY0hxSR0jEyaIP0-1ZQzLXdkWq-72jPwdE1GldnAi-vP-TW8XJYa5y8aHL33LKg2crgYhKrijVqd-xT2hp3JMQ1aA6QnBSoUlyi47mVcz4MHesb5sRqiCW1SyvfY4/w640-h360/Stonechat,%20Bardsey,%2022%20March%202024.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the male Stonechats are beginning to become very territorial too © Steve Stansfield</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1E7pyLGLst5bKIskz-c-ubvmd-GL1oclo17HvyucvUvosdB8Mia-ctDA2ziGaWJh-oGUYnSSHhpN-BHffL8nTp6tYadSF-Dlx0RvT3mzpZn5nbxEFziI33d70zJqIUD7u5T61uAR1irJ3A4axTtYbVAXTWf_x5p16fewNVFbjCjK1Dh8kCRSLXKsGu-w/s4290/Purple%20Sandpipers,%20Bardsey,%2022%20March%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="4290" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1E7pyLGLst5bKIskz-c-ubvmd-GL1oclo17HvyucvUvosdB8Mia-ctDA2ziGaWJh-oGUYnSSHhpN-BHffL8nTp6tYadSF-Dlx0RvT3mzpZn5nbxEFziI33d70zJqIUD7u5T61uAR1irJ3A4axTtYbVAXTWf_x5p16fewNVFbjCjK1Dh8kCRSLXKsGu-w/w640-h304/Purple%20Sandpipers,%20Bardsey,%2022%20March%202024.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">35 Purple Sandpipers are using Henllwyn daily at high tide © Steve Stansfield </td></tr></tbody></table>Steve Stansfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504062262140747921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-40467968730253729112024-03-23T22:00:00.001+00:002024-03-25T17:21:43.842+00:00<p>A strong westerly wind hampered arrival with a single <b>Willow Warbler </b>in the garden at Cristin and a <b>Jack Snipe </b>in the Wetlands the only highlights. Other totals included two <b>Teals</b>, four <b>Snipe</b>, eight <b>Goldcrests</b>, five <b>Chiffchaffs</b>, a <b>Siskin </b>and a <b>Chaffinch</b>. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHaf14dN_oiG-7-Owv4UQ-tXbCPguda5dMHEoVjCcEx4mwpqWFqiv4wZWGWgm_QWaaH-I1p4ueURgWzQ9vpuKfkYbY_1FZ5x3RdCGD_lHvye7l8ArRMPSN57pb7C0pRLZ9sRe1BUVyyfBlxQ8Z7fMabhgkF9Oj__arUlWSfVQgC5ECKKBQo0DRM0uodzw/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-24%20at%2020.11.16.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHaf14dN_oiG-7-Owv4UQ-tXbCPguda5dMHEoVjCcEx4mwpqWFqiv4wZWGWgm_QWaaH-I1p4ueURgWzQ9vpuKfkYbY_1FZ5x3RdCGD_lHvye7l8ArRMPSN57pb7C0pRLZ9sRe1BUVyyfBlxQ8Z7fMabhgkF9Oj__arUlWSfVQgC5ECKKBQo0DRM0uodzw/w640-h360/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-24%20at%2020.11.16.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Linda cleaning the kitchen © Steve Stansfield </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnbo8er9TFglEWGTo9czj9MOyacNANyAcBG-u0xdTKMmo7Rrc3Q_jKd9APUi_oFSJF7mLsNSfaffBzAeClvZos-fl2d_HdngDFcSFcrHq7BrCYwHjJmSPg72ial-HJDtAGvR5DBPoHJVCGAC1M-vpGsbGamII0V6TFmZzOo_zc7v0e5ogndDVnAnQKs4/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-24%20at%2020.11.19.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnbo8er9TFglEWGTo9czj9MOyacNANyAcBG-u0xdTKMmo7Rrc3Q_jKd9APUi_oFSJF7mLsNSfaffBzAeClvZos-fl2d_HdngDFcSFcrHq7BrCYwHjJmSPg72ial-HJDtAGvR5DBPoHJVCGAC1M-vpGsbGamII0V6TFmZzOo_zc7v0e5ogndDVnAnQKs4/w640-h360/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-24%20at%2020.11.19.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom and Lauren building Manx Shearwater boxes © Steve Stansfield</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjkcNpM4ibLAtw9Il8ub2L5E7V7IiFOaSdx-ogMa3cO3e6-FNKct8HKR3cswfC8IoAha19Z3C_GRBJC5eDKiYLvIcjSXkMymrOagv9gHdycJzAHBmp1K1KQ_1En6rH5fDQ5WOaXgbdQQcMcJme1KGCaLL7SYjth37kmOcvNirdH15RVHaqQ8IRgwHjfU/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-24%20at%2019.53.13.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjkcNpM4ibLAtw9Il8ub2L5E7V7IiFOaSdx-ogMa3cO3e6-FNKct8HKR3cswfC8IoAha19Z3C_GRBJC5eDKiYLvIcjSXkMymrOagv9gHdycJzAHBmp1K1KQ_1En6rH5fDQ5WOaXgbdQQcMcJme1KGCaLL7SYjth37kmOcvNirdH15RVHaqQ8IRgwHjfU/w640-h480/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-24%20at%2019.53.13.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ringing hut after being cleaned © Kate Fox</td></tr></tbody></table></div>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-65366633912669412322024-03-22T23:00:00.002+00:002024-03-25T16:49:42.926+00:00<p>Windy weather continued to dominate but overall clear sunny skies made for a pleasant if not slightly cold day. Two new <b>Willow Warblers </b>were caught at Cristin, three <b>Redwings </b>were on the Mountain and two <b>Gadwall </b>were still in the Wetlands. </p><p>Elsewhere, there was a <b>Buzzard</b>, a <b>Merlin</b>, 48 <b>Purple Sandpipers, </b>39 <b>Woodpigeons</b>, 109 <b>Meadow Pipits</b>, 14 <b>Stonechats</b>, eight <b>Wheatears</b>, a <b>Blackcap</b>, 11 <b>Chiffchaffs</b>, 15 <b>Goldcrests</b>, a <b>Chaffinch </b>and three <b>Siskins</b>. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2emRRos82a050l5KViBcUsfP4NIZDw1XWudQyO1AVlKIRIxiT7-7O5tag5hhLZ0g4ZtnIpz-FNQyYir4rhXG2V5OurqLpuAbh5NA9wtReAl3Bi_NjuHIRR9naz5YYldOpzEi8NGC_BBSW6gXL2I5F-tlcLUfZuTRwJNgw88KBgsR06qgHWQyda2hUB0/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-22%20at%2010.24.10.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2emRRos82a050l5KViBcUsfP4NIZDw1XWudQyO1AVlKIRIxiT7-7O5tag5hhLZ0g4ZtnIpz-FNQyYir4rhXG2V5OurqLpuAbh5NA9wtReAl3Bi_NjuHIRR9naz5YYldOpzEi8NGC_BBSW6gXL2I5F-tlcLUfZuTRwJNgw88KBgsR06qgHWQyda2hUB0/w640-h480/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-22%20at%2010.24.10.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Willow Warbler © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPqt38f02enXdNlA0TI7sG2KfgB-FH0jvTuzXZF5KyFzvnhfbV4DX4HGJ8UetHakNpWetEVE_0TioOKU8IHq4oym2V1iGCNqjq3csxU76lKZRwfldU5b6MTjjuPF-p9Q53rE5cRtCbiAc5Y6vEcpVp2OianqQsRTi70qRKJI60HUCQwU24BFpqs-dw_g/s2812/4E0A5754.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2812" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmPqt38f02enXdNlA0TI7sG2KfgB-FH0jvTuzXZF5KyFzvnhfbV4DX4HGJ8UetHakNpWetEVE_0TioOKU8IHq4oym2V1iGCNqjq3csxU76lKZRwfldU5b6MTjjuPF-p9Q53rE5cRtCbiAc5Y6vEcpVp2OianqQsRTi70qRKJI60HUCQwU24BFpqs-dw_g/w640-h310/4E0A5754.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gadwall pair © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuT18ZxmbCFa3E-pmKtZ3bOID_OR0TKpD-6HRyaG50iJc5TjlBFTPwdQAHJruRQGMzQdhArX8lv36cLDlCje7aOgNcDJzikUUpjzyzFWQtntExjpFxoKPoVQz4q7xgXcgPZIOLwWFal2Z7aYVBddVZ5sBurFPj9x2oaX5BB5j4BGsVqJVEBst3J7V3jgc/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-22%20at%2017.23.51.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuT18ZxmbCFa3E-pmKtZ3bOID_OR0TKpD-6HRyaG50iJc5TjlBFTPwdQAHJruRQGMzQdhArX8lv36cLDlCje7aOgNcDJzikUUpjzyzFWQtntExjpFxoKPoVQz4q7xgXcgPZIOLwWFal2Z7aYVBddVZ5sBurFPj9x2oaX5BB5j4BGsVqJVEBst3J7V3jgc/w640-h480/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-22%20at%2017.23.51.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonathan and Kate installed a new poo pit © Kate Fox</td></tr></tbody></table>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-17984349214675862702024-03-21T23:00:00.001+00:002024-03-25T15:10:49.207+00:00<p>Clear sunny spells dominated much of the day and saw a reasonable arrival of a rather mix bag of species. Two <b>Canada Geese </b>circled the Island mid-morning, a <b>Stock Dove </b>went north alongside a <b>Swallow</b>, a <b>Grey Wagtail </b>was in Henllywn, the pair of <b>Gadwall </b>remained in the Wetland as well as a <b>Reed Bunting </b>and a single <b>Redwing </b>was at Ty Pellaf during the day before a large nocturnal movement of this species occurred with 60+ calls heard during the evening.</p><p>Other birds included six <b>Teal</b>, a <b>Buzzard</b>, a <b>Merlin</b>, two <b>Ringed Plovers</b>, a <b>Jack Snipe</b>, 12 <b>Redshanks</b>, seven <b>Wheatears</b>, two <b>Starlings</b>, eight <b>Siskins </b>and a <b>Goldfinch.</b></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYSi60faZCvwJMBIJqChxTXSqKIUg-nXlAXkAHbns_3FOlx9xJJa8-VhcB2O-y2Ij8AhTfhHpUY4nDzNK-nVuJ16ELfGkpBivCAT2w2ara8Zj6qnHJbD5ld8c1H4b5R1miwv0AhpamZ1KWax2g23jQ05fBcOwo5dRtV-Dt7FVWZoYhFqG0fiNxqhmoHU/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-21%20at%2010.13.54.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYSi60faZCvwJMBIJqChxTXSqKIUg-nXlAXkAHbns_3FOlx9xJJa8-VhcB2O-y2Ij8AhTfhHpUY4nDzNK-nVuJ16ELfGkpBivCAT2w2ara8Zj6qnHJbD5ld8c1H4b5R1miwv0AhpamZ1KWax2g23jQ05fBcOwo5dRtV-Dt7FVWZoYhFqG0fiNxqhmoHU/w640-h480/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-21%20at%2010.13.54.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Wheatear spring trapped on the Narrows © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajCriju5IN4ll85GQS9XnPh5CdKAZ5CeqZ7eyMBZjAwlMb4E14CKrD9208XnDDaq8m2WWx6oPypYhOp0GpG1IgpmdlNihyphenhyphenh1pLviSKpNd02Faia6Qm_RDbkZWx6KGp-qKwNHWx60DoG__3dHZbfrI9g-qqSxPT-PGhE24F2KHj-iIlBMNroyIDsVJ23I/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-21%20at%2018.05.50.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="2048" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajCriju5IN4ll85GQS9XnPh5CdKAZ5CeqZ7eyMBZjAwlMb4E14CKrD9208XnDDaq8m2WWx6oPypYhOp0GpG1IgpmdlNihyphenhyphenh1pLviSKpNd02Faia6Qm_RDbkZWx6KGp-qKwNHWx60DoG__3dHZbfrI9g-qqSxPT-PGhE24F2KHj-iIlBMNroyIDsVJ23I/w640-h530/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-21%20at%2018.05.50.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Willow Warbler © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKBagO1J8Ew6PZijKwW_vsaw2z4rc2X94qNSwutTYU356Q2FCirArf0_3qHktvXycuUzyfEnYC3WnXtx8l9KOMzmBRQmGmVzCKBZUESfZajxN9_W7YfUgXMBq5UqlD0T7WkTFFKHvR8O3FQQGhTcfE7C4XJPxGtGLuujRIayv-kV-3KKjmjBTmxRxuEk/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-21%20at%2021.41.09.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1289" data-original-width="2048" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKBagO1J8Ew6PZijKwW_vsaw2z4rc2X94qNSwutTYU356Q2FCirArf0_3qHktvXycuUzyfEnYC3WnXtx8l9KOMzmBRQmGmVzCKBZUESfZajxN9_W7YfUgXMBq5UqlD0T7WkTFFKHvR8O3FQQGhTcfE7C4XJPxGtGLuujRIayv-kV-3KKjmjBTmxRxuEk/w640-h402/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-21%20at%2021.41.09.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skylark dazzled this evening was the first adult ringed since 2010 © Steve Stansfield</td></tr></tbody></table>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-30478141609635551622024-03-20T23:00:00.001+00:002024-03-23T14:59:45.458+00:00<p>Today saw the rest of the team arrive including spring intern Jonathan for three months, Lauren and Tom to build Manx Shearwater nest boxes, Paddy to continue his floral survey and regular volunteer Mike and Linda who help get Cristin clean and ready for the first guests in a few weeks. </p><p>Early migrants continue to pass through with two <b>Swallows </b>and the first <b>House Martin </b>of the year overhead. A <b>White Wagtail </b>was on the Narrows with two Fieldfares in the Wetlands and a Redwing over the Narrows after dark. A good arrival of <b>Chiffchaffs </b>saw 69 logged with 20 caught in the Heligoland Trap. A total of 23 <b>Goldcrests</b>, a Blackcap, a <b>Chaffinch </b>and two <b>Siskins </b>were also recorded. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg54PalpHgDxGybFKz0Bgsp-jeTAYeFi9Q7eGTWu-pMhE1INDbOoJsIhWi1WKmYtKdqkoWDy_nuDSQeW7jno0cH1UYhzT6qoqZKCk7ZFzf9klen41a3pphqP00i39jrb1HI5HtX4JsXLPIwBuIw8-ZMSh34RhmpxJecCIW-eVvKESF-GKFQNFPZtUv_eo/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-20%20at%2022.06.16.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg54PalpHgDxGybFKz0Bgsp-jeTAYeFi9Q7eGTWu-pMhE1INDbOoJsIhWi1WKmYtKdqkoWDy_nuDSQeW7jno0cH1UYhzT6qoqZKCk7ZFzf9klen41a3pphqP00i39jrb1HI5HtX4JsXLPIwBuIw8-ZMSh34RhmpxJecCIW-eVvKESF-GKFQNFPZtUv_eo/w640-h360/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-20%20at%2022.06.16.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first week team arriving © Steve Stansfield</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSugCFuPGM_nPx7gWdEI4lQPxFoV4KdKOIKqe24j9hPvh_jRKg12iAkqA4t7Lr38uGh-YysoqxuRLbX8IcqpKB3d7ZpEk-NiRGFC-mZaXl8T5lYL6NPDx27N1550zq6sFqEmnYOHKZzP72ruurdmhWtVFkkCoWCWNKj1kfX0sT8CijwqDALa-7XOHrS0/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-20%20at%2022.06.20.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSugCFuPGM_nPx7gWdEI4lQPxFoV4KdKOIKqe24j9hPvh_jRKg12iAkqA4t7Lr38uGh-YysoqxuRLbX8IcqpKB3d7ZpEk-NiRGFC-mZaXl8T5lYL6NPDx27N1550zq6sFqEmnYOHKZzP72ruurdmhWtVFkkCoWCWNKj1kfX0sT8CijwqDALa-7XOHrS0/w360-h640/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-20%20at%2022.06.20.jpeg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring intern Jonathan with an Oystercatcher that was caught after dark in the Wetlands <br />© Steve Stansfield</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibL09Db9zXkyZ6qWY0k3zny-XinMJwSHR7bfZEBt62AJ2_wR4AtKUK9IaYdZJArQ0diII1GzuC_i2unlY9t1c5vStSnn93NYBrRrL4GZPyTj0o7e2vHC_EDiEJH8IGoZoKK74XQ27pqAScfuw-7DEPJo-AdB5BGUzJdUVLnwZbApzd7PtdmF3mpgYaXbQ/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-21%20at%2010.47.13.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibL09Db9zXkyZ6qWY0k3zny-XinMJwSHR7bfZEBt62AJ2_wR4AtKUK9IaYdZJArQ0diII1GzuC_i2unlY9t1c5vStSnn93NYBrRrL4GZPyTj0o7e2vHC_EDiEJH8IGoZoKK74XQ27pqAScfuw-7DEPJo-AdB5BGUzJdUVLnwZbApzd7PtdmF3mpgYaXbQ/w640-h480/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-21%20at%2010.47.13.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom and Lauren starting to build the Manx Shearwater boxes © Kate Fox</td></tr></tbody></table>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-83175347687417204732024-03-19T22:00:00.022+00:002024-03-23T14:59:57.964+00:00<p>With the winds dropping, today saw the arrival of Assistants Ed and Kate; with Ed returning for his third year. The weather was in our favour with wall to wall sunshine for much of the day. </p><p>Though the day was predominantly spent unpacking and cleaning to make the Observatory 'liveable' some birds were still logged. This included a pair of <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Gadwalls </span></b>in the Wetlands, a rare bird on the Island with only 19 previous records with these being the first since 2019! Elsewhere, a <b>Grey Wagtail </b>flew over Henllywn, two <b>Wigeon </b>were on Pwll Cain, a <b>Blue Tit </b>was at Cristin, a <b>Siskin </b>flew south and the South End held a <b>Merlin</b>, a <b>Wheatear</b>, six <b>Skylarks </b>and four <b>Swallows</b>.</p><p>A short session dazzling after dark saw a <b>Jack Snipe</b>, a <b>Woodcock </b>and nine <b>Meadow Pipits </b>ringed. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYSt1XPz-netsukgBfZuUgX9flocHKEvhxBxnvHoipZFzhpcYr07ypXAMA4w9m-U8-ycTy-HIbJ3RWyXmSKEUj-u9BgN7nDUtx91xKdmNW9BLflHTtAV6p7KkkLmlWmXs5vSWx8ikGfCvVwYxpBDDvB_Em4jU4pXQE4efsUc-HnSWVF9GQqK6igMwLDw/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-20%20at%2009.11.16.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBYSt1XPz-netsukgBfZuUgX9flocHKEvhxBxnvHoipZFzhpcYr07ypXAMA4w9m-U8-ycTy-HIbJ3RWyXmSKEUj-u9BgN7nDUtx91xKdmNW9BLflHTtAV6p7KkkLmlWmXs5vSWx8ikGfCvVwYxpBDDvB_Em4jU4pXQE4efsUc-HnSWVF9GQqK6igMwLDw/w640-h480/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-20%20at%2009.11.16.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woodcock © Kate Fox</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZQ2uRGrUiO82rjwDwylLYD8VzX71lMq4QmeUWdkyjnu8bl0nzZk_HazTVvd4kg1DN8CsKHoY6rAtDhRYiT6h-8qqc4B7EJGqkvygezDrb1AAHk7cZckVPrhT93VyUyJzDFoILJkZSLO__rfdIVYmTAdHp9sF-Dgn8QIOMBzYoU9vBhPQt4fyukrekjk/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-20%20at%2009.11.17.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZQ2uRGrUiO82rjwDwylLYD8VzX71lMq4QmeUWdkyjnu8bl0nzZk_HazTVvd4kg1DN8CsKHoY6rAtDhRYiT6h-8qqc4B7EJGqkvygezDrb1AAHk7cZckVPrhT93VyUyJzDFoILJkZSLO__rfdIVYmTAdHp9sF-Dgn8QIOMBzYoU9vBhPQt4fyukrekjk/w640-h480/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-03-20%20at%2009.11.17.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack Snipe © Kate Fox</td></tr></tbody></table>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-78992269311759042242024-03-17T15:55:00.005+00:002024-03-19T18:13:42.869+00:002024 first week update<p style="text-align: justify;">The plan was for Emma and I to return to the island on Friday 18th March, with the staff arriving on Monday 20th. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">We left Norfolk on Sunday night at 5.30 (10th March) after cleaning the whole house down ready to take guests for holiday let. We arrived at my Mums in Rotherham at 9.30pm, chatted with my mum and went to bed at 1am. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Monday's plan was to do shopping in Rotherham and take my mum for dinner in the late afternoon and then head to Southport at 7pm. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I received a message on WhatsApp at 0830 on Monday morning. “Can you be at Cwrt by 5pm? Weather is poor for rest of week and for foreseeable"</p><p style="text-align: justify;">I rushed downstairs, said to mum, 'Change of plan we are leaving!' </p><p style="text-align: justify;">‘When?’ she asked… </p><p style="text-align: justify;">NOW!!!! </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Quick hugs and goodbyes and we were off! We had a car load of stuff - stuff that had just been thrown into bags and boxes in Norfolk and needed to be re-packed in Southport at Emma’s mums before our final leg of the journey - however this was evidently not going to happen. We called Emma’s mum and explained that we were no longer going to be heading there…</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Traffic was ok and we made good time. Got to Lidl in Pwllheli and had to shop like you have never seen before. Colin arrived and we went over on a very flat sea. Landed on Bardsey at 1800hrs. Loaded and unloaded trailer. Thanks to Elen, Gareth and Meriel for their help. </p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdqIO_8Aafn_wC9sHvy5jDMJDsX1xe0Fv1sWwON5kCf8hISxtf7ws35uzbanpbIe06u4kbQ4aQHzM9XoorouIo0QDEjAcs5vKXRVkbqS98GHbTe-85TARJ8tm-Z8pALayfgcdBnYYlbdJdREmVr0b6m3VwU3nfgSb7AofkDB7UECqpYWTuXgsedhTTbc/s4032/IMG_0676.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUdqIO_8Aafn_wC9sHvy5jDMJDsX1xe0Fv1sWwON5kCf8hISxtf7ws35uzbanpbIe06u4kbQ4aQHzM9XoorouIo0QDEjAcs5vKXRVkbqS98GHbTe-85TARJ8tm-Z8pALayfgcdBnYYlbdJdREmVr0b6m3VwU3nfgSb7AofkDB7UECqpYWTuXgsedhTTbc/w640-h360/IMG_0676.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boat load of stuff straight from Norfolk to Bardsey</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: justify;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCo7R6z5vFd86o7Yk3Wf-QvKsE8hdKxObfnoo6vYgbvlc5MNCqxitOspFQxSa0-a6rjl2-bIlVuJO1QYfSLE8_DyR8DWjL8BDkD2JSac2k_qVK8C12Dy3CcDbnTGqGyonJL535XBL-BjbewPNDbkC_XIwhY9E8ucHrOQ2r2Zm7APoNP0vKgT5kwQk5WBk/s4032/IMG_0793%202.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCo7R6z5vFd86o7Yk3Wf-QvKsE8hdKxObfnoo6vYgbvlc5MNCqxitOspFQxSa0-a6rjl2-bIlVuJO1QYfSLE8_DyR8DWjL8BDkD2JSac2k_qVK8C12Dy3CcDbnTGqGyonJL535XBL-BjbewPNDbkC_XIwhY9E8ucHrOQ2r2Zm7APoNP0vKgT5kwQk5WBk/w640-h360/IMG_0793%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back home!</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Got unpacked to a certain extent and then had a lovely welcome home meal with Gareth and Meriel. </span>Thanks to Gareth for alerting us, and to Colin for running us over at super short notice, we are now back home and starting to get sorted for the season. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Bird news over the past week - Gareth had <b>Brent</b> and <b>Canada Goose</b> last week (6th-9th). There was a <b>Hooded</b> <b>Crow</b> and the first <b>Wheatear</b> of the year on the East side on 11th (Gareth and Ben respectively)!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Over the next few days there was a steady trickle of birds passing through, Ben Porter is volunteering for the Trust and has been out most days, but Emma and I have been busy trying to get our house de-moulded and cleaned after the winter. On the first night the smoke alarm went off in the middle of the night as the Raybun went crazy and bellowed soot out all over the house! The following three days we spent trying to get rid of the greasy soot that had landed on all the surfaces, frniture etc. Lots of soap and Elbow Grease (both in bottle and muscular form) and it started to look like nothing had ever happened. We had to re-paint some of the walls as well as get rid of all the cob-webs etc that were covered in soot.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRaM4u4Bq8iucicxj89G8tYxt_TCCQymTFJktl-9acqtpT2JFTJIHUTxAF7bzQmxblWmzueIby4iiiotdLf8DysKlNlF0t4Z56RSDNI7SaqdHJjqQ5WluqCuDxxkd9LsDrTgWGnUt_jBJQr6vyTZ_61AzBJeJc-HC73ag5bYB-szN95vYPXy-LNXpQ3E/s4032/IMG_0696.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRaM4u4Bq8iucicxj89G8tYxt_TCCQymTFJktl-9acqtpT2JFTJIHUTxAF7bzQmxblWmzueIby4iiiotdLf8DysKlNlF0t4Z56RSDNI7SaqdHJjqQ5WluqCuDxxkd9LsDrTgWGnUt_jBJQr6vyTZ_61AzBJeJc-HC73ag5bYB-szN95vYPXy-LNXpQ3E/w640-h360/IMG_0696.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the Rayburn - post fire<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsvWDMY2yS38IQ4mNTBwU3vgJmjB-vlRgPDP1VgWekfjLO2iZwlpuZNcTGcbMyaXWXAbcj_UC-P68_WPZYJGTI7AsCC9LCtRnt2pw2GJL0l6MZCbnh3tvleQjuEmE4jSslK5z57X5MYMXTTzgTQN0J8QnEpZn-QPViaW0T9jXUBBm4D0FITJEc6kZ2kM/s4032/IMG_0701.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsvWDMY2yS38IQ4mNTBwU3vgJmjB-vlRgPDP1VgWekfjLO2iZwlpuZNcTGcbMyaXWXAbcj_UC-P68_WPZYJGTI7AsCC9LCtRnt2pw2GJL0l6MZCbnh3tvleQjuEmE4jSslK5z57X5MYMXTTzgTQN0J8QnEpZn-QPViaW0T9jXUBBm4D0FITJEc6kZ2kM/w360-h640/IMG_0701.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">The burner in the Rayburn</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBSci0AFySGRxsd0mPLAZqigkzKs0WVohkE28EhHYKmJ7eMXMn9lSqFMjc-76DtVkY9GKFAe1Wxrl7MzngAyruEk-76YiFXwLzVVlzEH-x-ZWICbBovOxJGhKaevzAg7VdVOOKq44o1k55m07ZTTTUKvPrDRg2NTfWyB6lz-TAJZ1GjEqZE_2HhGPPPc/s2280/IMG_0704.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="2280" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBSci0AFySGRxsd0mPLAZqigkzKs0WVohkE28EhHYKmJ7eMXMn9lSqFMjc-76DtVkY9GKFAe1Wxrl7MzngAyruEk-76YiFXwLzVVlzEH-x-ZWICbBovOxJGhKaevzAg7VdVOOKq44o1k55m07ZTTTUKvPrDRg2NTfWyB6lz-TAJZ1GjEqZE_2HhGPPPc/w640-h446/IMG_0704.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma cleaning soot covered cobwebs</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi890prl6VtcpNc8Tv6rvHgYrallfR6-UcdQTI_gxn_OPQxXQL-y9TXByvjaQmURm1T0D3rNkMtzem545YIT-lPUBCvBaDaoitGm5Aa7zQ0AUsWcBntlbZNJ_ydLevRRj-jMDxcSjTGvz5041YQ4uKE5srn872B7WoKOFx5lceQbyjcXrCqgsSnLJqgI_w/s4032/IMG_0707.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi890prl6VtcpNc8Tv6rvHgYrallfR6-UcdQTI_gxn_OPQxXQL-y9TXByvjaQmURm1T0D3rNkMtzem545YIT-lPUBCvBaDaoitGm5Aa7zQ0AUsWcBntlbZNJ_ydLevRRj-jMDxcSjTGvz5041YQ4uKE5srn872B7WoKOFx5lceQbyjcXrCqgsSnLJqgI_w/w640-h360/IMG_0707.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">freshly painted wall behind the Rayburn </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bird wise a <b>Firecrest</b> was in the Observatory garden on 12th, nine <b>Chiffchaffs</b> (three each at Cristin, Carreg and Nant) and 42 <b>Purple Sandpipers</b> on the Narrows.</div><p style="text-align: justify;">The 13th was a miserable day and the highlights were two <b>Wigeon</b> on the Narrows and a male <b>Black Redstart</b> and six <b>Chiffchaffs</b> at Cristin, one of which flew into our house and was carefully trapped and ringed.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoqs0FvgJAw0vky3rNkbxiKbWF1Af_7YQyoVYpmpNjcobE1e5YdhuAQBfDQqhSG9qNEGLT4OVtBMx_tzOFVIQG_rfP_hY-79JkvWjcx56TtfMkymQARHQ_CrLcLSi13UQ2nw3tBeaoAq1igwePeQvLT56p2mMar6-2D4xBuIA8t-JHazBIPCiuFHA2GM/s4032/IMG_0734.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoqs0FvgJAw0vky3rNkbxiKbWF1Af_7YQyoVYpmpNjcobE1e5YdhuAQBfDQqhSG9qNEGLT4OVtBMx_tzOFVIQG_rfP_hY-79JkvWjcx56TtfMkymQARHQ_CrLcLSi13UQ2nw3tBeaoAq1igwePeQvLT56p2mMar6-2D4xBuIA8t-JHazBIPCiuFHA2GM/w640-h360/IMG_0734.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first Chiffchaff of the year to be ringed</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">The 14th produced just five <b>Chiffchafs</b> at Cristin along with the regular four <b>Goldcrests</b> that have been seen almost daily since our return.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, Emma and I have continued to clean our house, one of our Solar inverters had failed somehow over the winter; Connor and I spent hours trawling the internet and video-calling each other trying to figure out what was wrong. The two inverters would work independently, but when they were on together we were getting a very poorly described error code, which sugested that there was some type of comms fault. I started by doing the usual re-boots, jiggle wire and cables etc. Then more in depth cable swapping, before deciding that we would have to strip down the potential broken inverter and see if I could locate the problem. Getting a solar engineer out was going to cost somewhere around the £500 mark plus transport and boat crossings in the hopes they might be able to diagnose and fix it in four hours, and would likely be the same costs again to come back and repair it. So most of 14th was taken up with carefully dissasembling one of the inverters, taking out all the thick mains-type wireing that Chris Williams had put in, then carfully take out circuit boards and try and locate the fault. Fortunately, with remote help from Connor, I found the fault on one of the parrallel boards. Thankfully I had a spare inside the other inverter that we have not commisioned yet! so it was a case of carefully taking both boards out of the inner workings of the inverters and replacing the broken one. Then, putting it all back together!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The moment of truth came when I turned them back on and hoped and prayed the red warning light stayed off - thankfully it did. I gave a hughe sigh of relief. I could not settle however, and that night I spent most of the night awake - keep checking that the inverters were still comunicating and producing power. On the up side, the first <b>Manx Sheawarter</b> of the year made itself heard at 0330 over the Observatory whilst I was being an insomniac!</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ugyKfk2bmjazDzzwVdYCYzPIR4U2dgahIoJXyzm4eh61tJofuo97wA6Z4uAJLZyPYiqUj-OEzJBC0Qbp_6ckRlOei8OJKxryIK64DnxRbWieXZ6A-flwNzMxiAFhjRo6x4LAKA3zb0N3iSj8fCJDqizmuEl3mhzAQeOpCUKVwyLxHreL1ANsaiO6htw/s4032/IMG_0750.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ugyKfk2bmjazDzzwVdYCYzPIR4U2dgahIoJXyzm4eh61tJofuo97wA6Z4uAJLZyPYiqUj-OEzJBC0Qbp_6ckRlOei8OJKxryIK64DnxRbWieXZ6A-flwNzMxiAFhjRo6x4LAKA3zb0N3iSj8fCJDqizmuEl3mhzAQeOpCUKVwyLxHreL1ANsaiO6htw/w640-h360/IMG_0750.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">disassembled inverter</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFA2NND40WstJPZop6nvPm-XQxkgTpZZ4B1VS8ZxM1DBkudZzqJyHmXyH3JOPcn5VgK034xU9xXb7G0dFBMkP7mvGq6LMQfylOphy8qi10ZLwiTSUVyiECC5MM6wXF0B7sd3hHy5aKPR1jIi7csJEUhmMM0k4F0FaKZCsahaysuO1-Epa19oXss5C8uY/s4032/IMG_0752.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFA2NND40WstJPZop6nvPm-XQxkgTpZZ4B1VS8ZxM1DBkudZzqJyHmXyH3JOPcn5VgK034xU9xXb7G0dFBMkP7mvGq6LMQfylOphy8qi10ZLwiTSUVyiECC5MM6wXF0B7sd3hHy5aKPR1jIi7csJEUhmMM0k4F0FaKZCsahaysuO1-Epa19oXss5C8uY/w640-h360/IMG_0752.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yay - fixed inverter</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfAldE-Hu7twna-fraT1RSCDmevQKlDUFf50_kjk4KIvgxmNrDOdZQsf5_DTDRU32ZwfeVS9QJBGvRJMDgY84mHWmwAWa3aLjikr0Snokx1UPct9CkvYBgM2FoYXWU0YJTO2Ru9dTvRgqJ0nLLrkjH5uDiQ2D9e_hqxm4Nr7A8EoaMDntfIffdLzLY8Q/s4032/IMG_0754.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfAldE-Hu7twna-fraT1RSCDmevQKlDUFf50_kjk4KIvgxmNrDOdZQsf5_DTDRU32ZwfeVS9QJBGvRJMDgY84mHWmwAWa3aLjikr0Snokx1UPct9CkvYBgM2FoYXWU0YJTO2Ru9dTvRgqJ0nLLrkjH5uDiQ2D9e_hqxm4Nr7A8EoaMDntfIffdLzLY8Q/w360-h640/IMG_0754.jpg" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Corroded terminals</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAG0ZIBi9PlYUj-K-pi41XccPQ_S3_lVJxIwM8_YjXC7Pg9fscWyLFKeM-2e015kt3GebeaOjWGosCybkbuNNorQg1rDlMhRALyKy4ta2w0az7lzU4EtNy1kzhES4PIFddply4xPOZLtvB3Vc6fz2ZDQ47jVLaK2jltUO9txmtl_GbaFXL32p4EMzT6Nc/s4032/IMG_0792.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAG0ZIBi9PlYUj-K-pi41XccPQ_S3_lVJxIwM8_YjXC7Pg9fscWyLFKeM-2e015kt3GebeaOjWGosCybkbuNNorQg1rDlMhRALyKy4ta2w0az7lzU4EtNy1kzhES4PIFddply4xPOZLtvB3Vc6fz2ZDQ47jVLaK2jltUO9txmtl_GbaFXL32p4EMzT6Nc/w640-h360/IMG_0792.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">rough sea keeping the boats away</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The weather on 15th, although windy was sunny and dry for a change. Ben had the first </span><b style="text-align: left;">Swallow</b><span style="text-align: left;"> of the year and I had the first two </span><b style="text-align: left;">Sand Martins</b><span style="text-align: left;">. There were again six </span><b style="text-align: left;">Chiffchaffs</b><span style="text-align: left;"> at the Observatory as well as a </span><b style="text-align: left;">Chaffinch</b><span style="text-align: left;">. After dark a </span><b style="text-align: left;">Redwing</b><span style="text-align: left;"> was heard calling.</span></div><p style="text-align: justify;">On 16th Ben had a <b>Merlin</b> and I heard <b>Whimbrel</b> calling from the Narrows at dusk - presumably one of our regular over-wintering birds. There were five <b>Chiffchaffs</b> and four <b>Goldcrests</b> at Cristin, and six <b>Chaffinches</b> and a <b>Siskin</b> flew north in the morning.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The 17th saw a single Swallow (per Gareth), but only one Chiffchaff at Cristin, with three Goldcrests. As the weather had dried somewhat, I serviced the lawnmower and gave the courtyard its first trim of the year - the grass was very long and it looks like its been a good growing season over the winter.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYIdfkbtseZvMZp0W4bS6voZb6RiyQxl8qTO_cotoGVrhcxpIXw-dYNVC-zKdajNf6PPWdrhno6yH4r3_wLt2-g2zunABS2X4EN_IfLimC8-yeUQctkXO_cgEbzGHeVl3zryAef87icGZKu3ircW3dKCVWPdoZSBfXrNc4L3p6cuV9CQz1G-qW7iAsok/s2232/IMG_0797.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1897" data-original-width="2232" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYIdfkbtseZvMZp0W4bS6voZb6RiyQxl8qTO_cotoGVrhcxpIXw-dYNVC-zKdajNf6PPWdrhno6yH4r3_wLt2-g2zunABS2X4EN_IfLimC8-yeUQctkXO_cgEbzGHeVl3zryAef87icGZKu3ircW3dKCVWPdoZSBfXrNc4L3p6cuV9CQz1G-qW7iAsok/w640-h542/IMG_0797.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The grass was super long!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvOsED0rVHbmrwt50ty2bgP8DPs0k3z0tTNLh7KDO5Nh8WIvtsU-d5gzLU7nTBZ4FvxQFm6M84yA-VnUceJiAzNbg-D7Y85odU9T6JU9nU7YziWaeE3k7aG2XXquqfAPWn6yFYfUnHneUTMwdmvKBiZspTjI7VmbUBdBFY0UQH84UgHM7l1TBFc29gig/s2230/IMG_0796%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1759" data-original-width="2230" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvOsED0rVHbmrwt50ty2bgP8DPs0k3z0tTNLh7KDO5Nh8WIvtsU-d5gzLU7nTBZ4FvxQFm6M84yA-VnUceJiAzNbg-D7Y85odU9T6JU9nU7YziWaeE3k7aG2XXquqfAPWn6yFYfUnHneUTMwdmvKBiZspTjI7VmbUBdBFY0UQH84UgHM7l1TBFc29gig/w640-h502/IMG_0796%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fixing the mower and giving it a service before use.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lji1yaZSKngdd03Aa-f6Pvo0t64PahIt0TcKd0foSr-D5lO4QQjNuHXkKNkV-ZIwD3IR8B-0sxqi491E_I9XWS7oQ7PACdjA8-a0HmjFU3rmPT4Z8W9RR7OGqQonmMPJCvtIpZHv6GmFiPP1vU_D8Nn8DSDsWPa0Yyv1z0fHCFu-YVI6h1GA7uKS9oE/s2253/IMG_0803.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="2253" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lji1yaZSKngdd03Aa-f6Pvo0t64PahIt0TcKd0foSr-D5lO4QQjNuHXkKNkV-ZIwD3IR8B-0sxqi491E_I9XWS7oQ7PACdjA8-a0HmjFU3rmPT4Z8W9RR7OGqQonmMPJCvtIpZHv6GmFiPP1vU_D8Nn8DSDsWPa0Yyv1z0fHCFu-YVI6h1GA7uKS9oE/w640-h424/IMG_0803.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">grass haircut in progress</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdKNScqLKkOKkE6se2P7fMomHUTzM7fGSpYvvdBivqej5n6qygQXkFeYCmWqWI1WAnqJcixQ8pP0DIdqbAXLB6kOkCha356U9uFdFm76dUOytQpfbST3G7kStE3etCmfopPQy86-DEiz8sOpTNUEFSas1Xixmx0ap6_qEFKUHV92KIfMvxiI5r1Lfhiw/s4032/IMG_0806.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdKNScqLKkOKkE6se2P7fMomHUTzM7fGSpYvvdBivqej5n6qygQXkFeYCmWqWI1WAnqJcixQ8pP0DIdqbAXLB6kOkCha356U9uFdFm76dUOytQpfbST3G7kStE3etCmfopPQy86-DEiz8sOpTNUEFSas1Xixmx0ap6_qEFKUHV92KIfMvxiI5r1Lfhiw/w640-h360/IMG_0806.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">that looks better</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: justify;">The 18th was a nice rain-free morning again, a little less wind, but still a very rough sea. Six Teal were on the pond below Cristin along with four Mallards. A small number of Goldcrests were on the move with birds in the lane and hedges towards the narrows and in the gorse on the South End, the total by evening was 22, the best counts so far of the year. A fine male Ring Ouzel was chacking and singing on the Mountain high above the Schoolhouse. A Siskin was heard at Ty Pellaf, where a Buzzard was seen. Four Wheatears were seen on the South End, along with a flock of 76 Meadow Pipits. Many Stonechat pairs seem to be on territory - the males singing their scratch songs. A nice flock of 57 Purple Sandpipers were in Henllwyn. There were also over 90 Grey Seals on Solfach, which is quite unusual, presumably sheltering from the continuous strong-to-gale-force southerly winds we have been having. Around in Henllwyn there were a further 34.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAS_aiuvjBfGPf8KmCFiMIQO4tSVzdTezjwjz59N_DIix7xUIvQbZkqRfUxrRJSCYFIbdloKslPjWMDTUSRwDyvncaHiolTDh7tgasqZ9oggHVS7UY5vdVuglZFaKAucOddO3G_3QZDerNIrbMcus1O_pIRlae4BxJ806FDRMKGrFLgbfJU2t30DHE9m0/s4032/IMG_0817.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAS_aiuvjBfGPf8KmCFiMIQO4tSVzdTezjwjz59N_DIix7xUIvQbZkqRfUxrRJSCYFIbdloKslPjWMDTUSRwDyvncaHiolTDh7tgasqZ9oggHVS7UY5vdVuglZFaKAucOddO3G_3QZDerNIrbMcus1O_pIRlae4BxJ806FDRMKGrFLgbfJU2t30DHE9m0/w640-h360/IMG_0817.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Seals on Solfach</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhColrAsV3ecrk-BTKt87ULnot45-p1NsbCFv3imseYFUQpTNGJgsAya_QUvWJ9zLCJWHpAZmemevT5npBjQBLrmrxXVU_LGk0rM2T_D2w81FiOVXsDEJV4Yb_rtoOCR9CtC_TOT_9ysIq6CVj1abNwy3wp8Mvub0k_WJymyt9GCMCXujzmZEa0fscs4fs/s4032/IMG_0827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhColrAsV3ecrk-BTKt87ULnot45-p1NsbCFv3imseYFUQpTNGJgsAya_QUvWJ9zLCJWHpAZmemevT5npBjQBLrmrxXVU_LGk0rM2T_D2w81FiOVXsDEJV4Yb_rtoOCR9CtC_TOT_9ysIq6CVj1abNwy3wp8Mvub0k_WJymyt9GCMCXujzmZEa0fscs4fs/w640-h360/IMG_0827.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Seals on Henllwyn</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tomorrow (Tuesday 19th), assuming the wind forcast remains ok, we are expecting Ed and Kate back. They will then be followed by our group of volunteers on Wednesday, when we paln on movoing on to the cleaning of the Lodge...</div>Steve Stansfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07504062262140747921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-43136133225333229832023-10-27T22:00:00.004+01:002023-12-31T16:46:12.137+00:00<p>With the season coming to an end, most of the day was spent busily sorting out the observatory for the winter. However, mid-morning there was one last surprise when two <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Glossy Ibises </span></b>flew south along the West Coast before continuing south. This was only the second record for Bardsey after 10 flew over in September 2009!</p><p>Elsewhere, a <b>Knot </b>joined the waders on Solfach which also contained 21 <b>Purple Sandpipers </b>and two <b>Whimbrels</b>. A <b>Merlin </b>and two <b>Short</b>-<b>eared Owls </b>were hunting around Nant, two <b>Redwings </b>were at Cristin, three <b>Chiffchaffs </b>were in the Withies, a <b>Firecrest </b>was at Ty Pellaf and a <b>Brambling </b>went south.</p>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-87935899003284881402023-10-26T22:30:00.001+01:002024-01-17T23:24:53.411+00:00<p>The wind strengthen slightly from yesterday and three late <b>Swallows </b>battled south. The <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Siberian Chiffchaff </span></b>was still present along with three <b>Chiffchaffs</b>, two <b>Blackcaps</b>, 25 <b>Goldcrests </b>and three <b>Firecrests</b>. A <b>Woodcock </b>was in the Withies and 1295 <b>Razorbill </b>passed out to sea. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJVfYQ26bsu5g_0i_Drv1K4cJZzGgPjfKkIo9o8Oj53il84u1l8xTBsoF17MeRvxXb-yjQ24dsWQ_v7rOm7b8iTQMz_qMuBb5Y4Uo83hZ2Ot8guwaIlr1Z5hC37tBxC4zxe7Em8WdR61_bUhys6QDHqL2iNEUp52gfkTt3S2dqX-RZg7RZp0aar9xTvU/s4032/IMG_4177.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJVfYQ26bsu5g_0i_Drv1K4cJZzGgPjfKkIo9o8Oj53il84u1l8xTBsoF17MeRvxXb-yjQ24dsWQ_v7rOm7b8iTQMz_qMuBb5Y4Uo83hZ2Ot8guwaIlr1Z5hC37tBxC4zxe7Em8WdR61_bUhys6QDHqL2iNEUp52gfkTt3S2dqX-RZg7RZp0aar9xTvU/w640-h480/IMG_4177.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Firecrest © Ed Betteridge </td></tr></tbody></table>Other birds today were nine <b>Common Scoters</b>, two <b>Buzzards</b>, a <b>Water Rail</b>, two <b>Purple Sandpipers</b>, five <b>Snipe</b>, a <b>Whimbrel</b>, seven <b>Mediterranean Gulls</b>, 154 <b>Black</b>-<b>headed Gulls</b>, two <b>Common Gulls</b>, three <b>Skylarks</b>, seven <b>Redwings</b>, five <b>Coal Tits</b>, four <b>Long</b>-<b>tailed Tits</b>, two <b>Blue Tits</b>, seven <b>Great Tits</b>, eight <b>Rooks</b>, 500 <b>Starlings</b>, 26 <b>Chaffinches</b>, a <b>Greenfinch </b>and six <b>Siskins</b>. <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbe2wEdDl-FT4IDaN9Qf_HdYzQ-psrf8AsqDeAdyvEavZkLe5gmKmCwFyCFL4uRCFbMZkAyLjICUJ82_5Nd8LAew1NA_IusXvkrRw-9Y-t74ThwDJJ4rTkiZkb24XPSbYGpEcTNN_eyqFL_qeui64bBRdYMoLOgsm7Sce23M14PJNHRzNJuxwBsgoaekM/s4032/IMG_4180.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbe2wEdDl-FT4IDaN9Qf_HdYzQ-psrf8AsqDeAdyvEavZkLe5gmKmCwFyCFL4uRCFbMZkAyLjICUJ82_5Nd8LAew1NA_IusXvkrRw-9Y-t74ThwDJJ4rTkiZkb24XPSbYGpEcTNN_eyqFL_qeui64bBRdYMoLOgsm7Sce23M14PJNHRzNJuxwBsgoaekM/w640-h480/IMG_4180.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Tit © Ed Betteridge </td></tr></tbody></table>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-86528666777325770772023-10-25T21:00:00.010+01:002024-01-24T17:42:32.544+00:00<p>Overhead 172 <b>Skylarks</b>, 12 <b>Pied Wagtails</b>, 110 <b>Jackdaws</b>, 450 <b>Starlings</b>, 58 <b>Chaffinches</b>, a <b>Brambling</b>, a <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Hawfinch</span></b>, 12 <b>Greenfinches</b>, 39 <b>Siskins</b>, 94 <b>Goldfinches</b>, 58 <b>Linnets</b>, six <b>Lesser Redpolls</b>, two <b>House Sparrows</b>, two <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Lapland Buntings </span></b>and two <b>Reed</b> <b>Buntings </b>went through. Thrushes today totalled three <b>Fieldfare</b>, 19 <b>Blackbirds</b>, 11 <b>Song Thrushes </b>and ten <b>Redwings</b>. <b>Black Redstarts </b>were at Nant and Cristin with a <b>Short</b>-<b>eared Owl </b>hunting the South End. </p><p>The calm weather resulted in the last ringing day of the year with 11 <b>Blackbirds</b>, three <b>Firecrests</b>, 20 <b>Goldcrests</b>, two <b>Chiffchaffs</b>, a <b>Blackcap</b>, 21 <b>Chaffinches</b>, three <b>Bullfinches</b>, a <b>Coal Tit </b>and a <b>Brambling </b>being caught between Nant, the Withies and Cristin. The portable Heligoland trap on Solfach caught five more adult <b>Choughs</b>!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nUS86K297qc0dXiMuAqnFUtEm_RBk2ERSbD2681Wv28oOXVVgWYMPURBDPvX1o6tCEFHUsNWKP0btw5iof3a_SMPbR-BQywsQzbIABf03fEANmoDDTE9xnwt9bQXf6fYYjd32CXGbMejPrN8T-oFZd8h68jG4a6l4qrO-exlrgOPxeywzJcjkx_eIEA/s3449/IMG_4080.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2742" data-original-width="3449" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nUS86K297qc0dXiMuAqnFUtEm_RBk2ERSbD2681Wv28oOXVVgWYMPURBDPvX1o6tCEFHUsNWKP0btw5iof3a_SMPbR-BQywsQzbIABf03fEANmoDDTE9xnwt9bQXf6fYYjd32CXGbMejPrN8T-oFZd8h68jG4a6l4qrO-exlrgOPxeywzJcjkx_eIEA/w640-h508/IMG_4080.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bullfinch © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMav8KtIuy7_U5IFOvSmB7BhyphenhyphenoGFAfMCqb_OqobA5whRfCY2o6c2FVj_kW8gPoa7JUVAr2x6LcFMczyRUpLiOOG95-01ywX2eBkUeQNcOeyV6T_rTaUPTgyaPXosrfxNeeIDr9tJ-nsSWxxy55RXyBXIwrRaKSNrhnX8rBZQY66Mdk611uvhecB9Uze3s/s4032/IMG_4090.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMav8KtIuy7_U5IFOvSmB7BhyphenhyphenoGFAfMCqb_OqobA5whRfCY2o6c2FVj_kW8gPoa7JUVAr2x6LcFMczyRUpLiOOG95-01ywX2eBkUeQNcOeyV6T_rTaUPTgyaPXosrfxNeeIDr9tJ-nsSWxxy55RXyBXIwrRaKSNrhnX8rBZQY66Mdk611uvhecB9Uze3s/w640-h480/IMG_4090.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Firecrest © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXG23Gn0Fc-3RAlN6TcI5L4022KJVK27NoySptS_YQkM_J_ICXaYdI0abddSMdXXLT1JVzDZqBJf9_MfqLytq1HHv8Nl0pj7MYC95a0v3ImtQIps4qmnaqbto-u8XTgpE4R37XSkqtEHCWIhGcrgEa4mBWPPT7E9PqB503bVQxC2QnCLIHmlXV1omB_0/s4032/IMG_4111.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwXG23Gn0Fc-3RAlN6TcI5L4022KJVK27NoySptS_YQkM_J_ICXaYdI0abddSMdXXLT1JVzDZqBJf9_MfqLytq1HHv8Nl0pj7MYC95a0v3ImtQIps4qmnaqbto-u8XTgpE4R37XSkqtEHCWIhGcrgEa4mBWPPT7E9PqB503bVQxC2QnCLIHmlXV1omB_0/w640-h480/IMG_4111.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brambling © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMCOsdhYs2nhUWYODNabaA9NaNnsiGfFmGXyBsoc_zCUDnqxfD67WfH5fMsQTE3XYoPtbjTU35OLs0hgkmVI4GmXK0jG5iSy2TYUOgKlBpef1rTi5HfUVeWJp9Dbg-P7p9T2yWrodutpkhqRvpwf2KvOUs3Pj2gx6wJjU4yiDl_ZuUW9DRHcHgrwrqBQ/s4032/IMG_4137.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYMCOsdhYs2nhUWYODNabaA9NaNnsiGfFmGXyBsoc_zCUDnqxfD67WfH5fMsQTE3XYoPtbjTU35OLs0hgkmVI4GmXK0jG5iSy2TYUOgKlBpef1rTi5HfUVeWJp9Dbg-P7p9T2yWrodutpkhqRvpwf2KvOUs3Pj2gx6wJjU4yiDl_ZuUW9DRHcHgrwrqBQ/w640-h480/IMG_4137.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Chough originally ringed on the mainland © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Other birds included 22 <b>Mediternean Gulls</b>, 18 <b>Black</b>-<b>headed Gulls</b>, 16 <b>Common Gulls</b>, ten <b>Lesser Black</b>-<b>backed Gulls</b>, 140 <b>Kittiwakes</b>. 6 <b>Buzzards</b>, two <b>Merlins</b>, three <b>Water Rails</b>, a <b>Ringed Plover</b>, four <b>Coal</b> <b>Tits</b>, four <b>Long</b>-<b>tailed Tits</b>, a <b>Blue Tit</b>, four <b>Great Tits</b>, 42 <b>Choughs</b>, 58 <b>Chaffinches </b>55, <b>Goldcrests </b>and four <b>Firecrests</b>. </p>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-79247126230649744352023-10-24T22:30:00.000+01:002023-11-20T18:53:27.598+00:00<p>A seawatch off the South End produced the first two <b>Eiders </b>of the year alongside 19 <b>Common Scoters</b>, four <b>Dunlins</b>, 1520 <b>Kittiwakes</b>, two <b>Mediternean Gulls </b>and 560 <b>Razorbills</b>. The <b>Hen Harrier </b>was still hunting around the Island with a single <b>Swallow </b>south. A <b>Stock Dove </b>was in the Wetlands, the <b>Siberian Chiffchaff </b>was still in the Withies, a <b>Coal Tit </b>was at Nant and a total of three <b>Firecrests </b>were logged. </p><p>The portable Heligoland trap on Solfach was finally successful and caught two adult <b>Choughs </b>which were colour ringed to help further our knowledge of these iconic Welsh birds. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWd_gGdLpWJGwGIrDR-y6QQfZI4oUxJm0M_Rh5U3IWtZepGeEnU2wFHu1WghSUCJFpGGWi0fNJ4LXJFSqtewzqov0U-54pQtao_Wa80LG9a2_oiAzMEarq2mIxxShpOaTX7XkuHURQsTNBCifOXLbDvVSXHlMbo3gbx_uec2862bj9H6y3WD5SIkydu8/s6080/4E0A5560.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4004" data-original-width="6080" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWd_gGdLpWJGwGIrDR-y6QQfZI4oUxJm0M_Rh5U3IWtZepGeEnU2wFHu1WghSUCJFpGGWi0fNJ4LXJFSqtewzqov0U-54pQtao_Wa80LG9a2_oiAzMEarq2mIxxShpOaTX7XkuHURQsTNBCifOXLbDvVSXHlMbo3gbx_uec2862bj9H6y3WD5SIkydu8/w640-h422/4E0A5560.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chough © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-57637174306944902752023-10-23T18:40:00.002+01:002024-01-17T23:06:01.464+00:00<p> Last night another attempt to catch <b>Long</b>-<b>eared</b> <b>Owls </b>was rather successful with a new juvenile male trapped in Cristin Withy. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNtpvZG7vpj4bW8qiVh2bF7GqdFumy6UuTkqpuN0V2D7H_7bYx2r5piernOf-P0gP0O9ZXgoVZhDs13QfPj-KU0vVFA1KyYmel_QMeI65Sdj6_fFbZiIbiUJw-_oN5F3vr6AxUhjYnoaba4bxxDZcUjo8IiDFxYHeuJ62vbXLJ4W-Pt5ZXwOcWknDckI/s4032/IMG_3977.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCNtpvZG7vpj4bW8qiVh2bF7GqdFumy6UuTkqpuN0V2D7H_7bYx2r5piernOf-P0gP0O9ZXgoVZhDs13QfPj-KU0vVFA1KyYmel_QMeI65Sdj6_fFbZiIbiUJw-_oN5F3vr6AxUhjYnoaba4bxxDZcUjo8IiDFxYHeuJ62vbXLJ4W-Pt5ZXwOcWknDckI/w640-h480/IMG_3977.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long-eared Owl © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The wind continued from the south-east with some strength. A <b>Great Northern </b>and <b>Red</b>-<b>throated Diver </b>passed the South End with the <b>Hen Harrier </b>back over the Wetlands after a no show yesterday. A <b>Lapwing </b>was new in on the Narrows and the <b>Woodcock </b>was still around Nant. Elsewhere, a <b>Firecrest </b>was at Nant and one at the obs, and <b>Bramblings </b>went over Solfach and Cristin. </p>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-9512074032552938562023-10-22T18:01:00.004+01:002024-01-17T22:59:32.890+00:00<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0f1419;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">An </span></span><span style="color: #0f1419;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">unpresented arrival of Tits saw 13 <b>Great Tits</b>, 11 <b>Blue Tits</b>, six <b>Long</b>-<b>tailed Tits </b>and three <b>Coal Tits</b>. An increase of Corvids in the calm weather saw 28 <b>Jackdaws</b> and 46 <b>Rooks </b>logged. The <b>Siberian Chiffchaff </b>was in the Withies, a <b>Little Gull </b>off the West Coast, four <b>Bullfinches</b>, a <b>Woodcock</b>, <b>Long</b>-<b>eared</b> <b>Owl </b>was at Nant, two <b>Mistle Thrushes</b> and a <b>Firecrest </b>at Cristin. A <b>Flava Wagtail </b>went south and a <b>Short</b>-<b>eared Owl </b>hunted the South End.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A good days ringing saw 1<span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; white-space-collapse: preserve;">54 bird caught<b> </b>of 18 species today with a rather mainland feel including island scarcities of two <b>Great Spotted</b> <b>Woodpeckers</b>, two <b>Coal</b> <b>Tits</b>, nine <b>Blue Tits</b>, 13 <b>Great</b> <b>Tits</b>, six <b>Long</b>-<b>tailed</b> <b>Tits </b>plus 37 <b>Chaffinches</b>, 57 <b>Goldcrests</b>, four <b>Redwings</b>, four <b>Siskins</b>, seven <b>Lesser Redpolls </b>and a <b>Bullfinch</b>. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Other birds included three <b>Common Scoters</b>, a <b>Water Rail</b>, 81 <b>Woodpigeons</b>, a <b>Grey Wagtail</b>, 311 <b>Skylarks</b>, six <b>Song Thrushes</b>, 20 <b>Redwings</b>, a <b>Blackcap</b>, six <b>Chiffchaffs</b>, 57 <b>Goldcrests</b>, 214 <b>Starlings</b>, ten <b>Bramblings</b>, 15 <b>Greenfinches</b>, 14 <b>Siskins</b>, 23 <b>Lesser Redpolls</b> and two <b>Reed Buntings</b>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwtEhwCSn6yaVM9RQ0jwE7p4iPYXcQD7qYd6m7oWT3gKC3jAhPDWWxdWftq4iAfJP9bSLPFU56bZruqZ_wcpsn9NFeUv_Ke0A1gAkaCSoJMnLpsq602-tmXxElYAHC0j2FToZquMZ-Y_8KEYwy-vQKb1u6emZGDnBjiEVcJ6HQr0hxycty_FKvqgRrnY/s4032/IMG_3933.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwtEhwCSn6yaVM9RQ0jwE7p4iPYXcQD7qYd6m7oWT3gKC3jAhPDWWxdWftq4iAfJP9bSLPFU56bZruqZ_wcpsn9NFeUv_Ke0A1gAkaCSoJMnLpsq602-tmXxElYAHC0j2FToZquMZ-Y_8KEYwy-vQKb1u6emZGDnBjiEVcJ6HQr0hxycty_FKvqgRrnY/w640-h480/IMG_3933.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Spotted Woodpecker © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttXXxIi757pFulVRd0PI5bwek_IjgVEHnUjI1q03xWOYz3ED387oQmunqUS9zz7urQxiVLYE4h1dzQ7YoNfPT3RUUuzg8NIc3lp5PN4suPCfM4uVMoOjlQqBIa0LRPcUqaroHoVL10kgBeyBE8A7hHjlzYuTF7MuCpfhxKTolxPGlAXiflzR8P1bJEOg/s1024/IMG_3968.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1024" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttXXxIi757pFulVRd0PI5bwek_IjgVEHnUjI1q03xWOYz3ED387oQmunqUS9zz7urQxiVLYE4h1dzQ7YoNfPT3RUUuzg8NIc3lp5PN4suPCfM4uVMoOjlQqBIa0LRPcUqaroHoVL10kgBeyBE8A7hHjlzYuTF7MuCpfhxKTolxPGlAXiflzR8P1bJEOg/w640-h524/IMG_3968.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bullfinch © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-34395492127563797172023-10-19T23:30:00.000+01:002023-10-23T16:06:11.991+01:00<p>The sea was generally quiet apart from a<b> Red</b>-<b>throated Diver</b>, three <b>Manx Shearwaters</b>, two <b>Commic Terns </b>and three <b>Common Scoters</b>. The Hen Harrier was still around busy hunting mainly in the Wetlands. An arrival of thrushes saw a <b>Ring Ouzel</b>, 19 <b>Blackbirds</b>, 15 <b>Fieldfares </b>four <b>Song Thrushes </b>and 22 <b>Redwings </b>logged. A <b>Stock Dove </b>went over Cristin and a <b>Wigeon </b>was in Solfach. </p><p>Another trip out dazzling produced a <b>Water Rail</b>, <b>Moorhen</b>, two <b>Oystercatchers</b> and a <b>Snipe</b> along with sightings of a <b>Short</b>-<b>eared Owl</b> and 1+ <b>Long</b>-<b>eared</b> <b>Owls</b>. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9N_HYNtVXdu9s1QOVZTxp2kgwysobC6QrsWhTwRSlnPP2zkSCxj6IQBRzYlWbTHPYLBXa9dAJRot4a722C3c64sBbIvc-jOkxANggdnKcWfsR8j6IegvwXsTvsUqw4jgQ18_A4pkKBTTZEOcFVfyZEWY8KAYnYVEerjuYjKuklJyK8q_Lc40m4EglXM/s4032/IMG_3785.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY9N_HYNtVXdu9s1QOVZTxp2kgwysobC6QrsWhTwRSlnPP2zkSCxj6IQBRzYlWbTHPYLBXa9dAJRot4a722C3c64sBbIvc-jOkxANggdnKcWfsR8j6IegvwXsTvsUqw4jgQ18_A4pkKBTTZEOcFVfyZEWY8KAYnYVEerjuYjKuklJyK8q_Lc40m4EglXM/w640-h480/IMG_3785.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snipe © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJdCzVEvO7i4ivXqNWtTLVb9GU0vYVtyIqRgL0XV29g3vaGkEQH2EvKcy3IdglmkC7je7uyrPPVDsH96Z9DRD_ZsLCYVSfUL3B-TZYq4_RMq0hdZBM7MaJaS7WNUS-bFTbaJIO4TDDx46nId1Z1Sd2hyphenhyphenBrs-kgwRpE1LD53pSSgL8nTMDMVQp4wHmrjA/s4032/IMG_3796.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJdCzVEvO7i4ivXqNWtTLVb9GU0vYVtyIqRgL0XV29g3vaGkEQH2EvKcy3IdglmkC7je7uyrPPVDsH96Z9DRD_ZsLCYVSfUL3B-TZYq4_RMq0hdZBM7MaJaS7WNUS-bFTbaJIO4TDDx46nId1Z1Sd2hyphenhyphenBrs-kgwRpE1LD53pSSgL8nTMDMVQp4wHmrjA/w640-h480/IMG_3796.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water Rail © Ed Betteridge </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Other birds included three <b>Merlins</b>, two <b>Peregrines</b>, a <b>Water Rail</b>, a <b>Lapwing</b>, five <b>Purple</b> <b>Sandpipers</b>, two <b>Dunlins</b>, a <b>Whimbrel</b>, seven <b>Redshanks</b>, six <b>Mediternean Gulls</b>, 28 <b>Black</b>-<b>headed</b> <b>Gulls</b>, 11 <b>Common Gulls</b>, two <b>Skylarks</b>, 39 <b>Robins</b>, four <b>Blackcaps</b>, nine <b>Chiffchaffs</b>, 33 <b>Goldcrests</b>, four <b>Long</b>-<b>tailed Tits</b>, eight <b>Great Tits</b>, 25 <b>Starlings</b>, 35 <b>Chaffinches</b>, 51 <b>Siskins</b>, 31 <b>Goldfinches</b>, a <b>Lesser Redpoll </b>and two <b>Reed Buntings</b>. </p>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-48428319337449752052023-10-18T23:00:00.001+01:002023-10-20T17:42:53.903+01:00<p>Strong eastlies continued with rain showers; the sea off the South End produced three <b>Tufted Ducks, </b>90 <b>Mediternean Gulls</b>, 145 <b>Black</b>-<b>headed Gulls</b>, 115 <b>Common Gulls</b>, 347 <b>Kittiwakes</b>, an <b>Arctic Tern</b>, 15 <b>Common Scoters</b>, 1556 <b>Razorbills </b>and a <b>Black Guillemot</b>. The <b>Hen Harrier </b>and <b>Short</b>-<b>eared Owl </b>remained with eight <b>Wigeon </b>and five <b>Teals</b>. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHvrXa4uK14lg84x2pqFX5rNF9MO3HIB-0n3aAuwBA414hxs_84Yz_0qXJCGXrFT2zoEKOjl1Wx4peGDAx5CkGJ8ahiZSbZjDNhJk2eUJRmwyuIpH2p2KSy3zwhynqWUFUibiNtmZ68r0v6yit74OhKgrndHySdoA-npJ4M7TOMdglpYc0K3aQWj-HoA/s3044/4E0A5199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1712" data-original-width="3044" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHHvrXa4uK14lg84x2pqFX5rNF9MO3HIB-0n3aAuwBA414hxs_84Yz_0qXJCGXrFT2zoEKOjl1Wx4peGDAx5CkGJ8ahiZSbZjDNhJk2eUJRmwyuIpH2p2KSy3zwhynqWUFUibiNtmZ68r0v6yit74OhKgrndHySdoA-npJ4M7TOMdglpYc0K3aQWj-HoA/w640-h360/4E0A5199.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Gull © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Other birds of note included six <b>Grey Herons</b>, two <b>Dunlins</b>, nine <b>Purple</b> <b>Sandpipers</b>, a <b>Whimbrel</b>, seven <b>Redshanks</b>, a <b>Water Rail</b>, ten <b>Redwings</b>, two <b>Blackcaps</b>, six <b>Chiffchaffs</b>, 20 <b>Goldcrests</b>, five <b>Long</b>-<b>tailed Tits</b>, eight <b>Great Tits</b>, 27 <b>Starlings</b>, 22 <b>Chaffinches</b> and four <b>Siskins</b>. </p>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-46232253469551177322023-10-17T23:00:00.001+01:002023-12-11T20:03:17.379+00:00Strong eastly wind saw a <b>Lapland Bunting </b>feeding on the Narrows with seven <b>Lapwings</b>. The <b>Hen Harrier </b>was still around the Wetlands with a total three <b>Merlins</b>. Out to sea, two <b>Red</b>-<b>throated Divers</b>, 25 <b>Wigeons </b>and 23 <b>Common Scoters </b>passed with two <b>Wigeons </b>on the Narrows and a <b>Red</b>-<b>breasted Merganser </b>in Solfach.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U4u3C04CWw37IPqsTb5SDvUinR_Dkfa2241craUMPwITat0d5EjRWs6MLKTF2qe_I6sfe-CIpO9-mEHLZD93y6I4tZm9aIRChgPVFyZ-IMzVOtD9iVFC5TsS4oZrKRKnbCg_PwYsoHO2HihhZ2b0-ZTNTpGvlqAMl1TRmVU07N8l7rTRQgwjD2xJacQ/s5249/4E0A5061.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2953" data-original-width="5249" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2U4u3C04CWw37IPqsTb5SDvUinR_Dkfa2241craUMPwITat0d5EjRWs6MLKTF2qe_I6sfe-CIpO9-mEHLZD93y6I4tZm9aIRChgPVFyZ-IMzVOtD9iVFC5TsS4oZrKRKnbCg_PwYsoHO2HihhZ2b0-ZTNTpGvlqAMl1TRmVU07N8l7rTRQgwjD2xJacQ/w640-h360/4E0A5061.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lapland Bunting © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTffKrTcgvQo9DCpBmJm1S4iLG_PNKrygihwYHZqLaj__0puY2yD0jVUgCUOZV5mPBgDNwvL7LvQ1ZXYERlFDjtzpqnnJgMjs6RKV0mGPRQeN8g778d8DHQE_bziKZjEn1fDlS4SyOmBwyousXOjk1g-_ZXK5BhQXkSLOG16MQdMN4hGYSKRp1LdjqVIc/s5948/4E0A5087.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3346" data-original-width="5948" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTffKrTcgvQo9DCpBmJm1S4iLG_PNKrygihwYHZqLaj__0puY2yD0jVUgCUOZV5mPBgDNwvL7LvQ1ZXYERlFDjtzpqnnJgMjs6RKV0mGPRQeN8g778d8DHQE_bziKZjEn1fDlS4SyOmBwyousXOjk1g-_ZXK5BhQXkSLOG16MQdMN4hGYSKRp1LdjqVIc/w640-h360/4E0A5087.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lapland Bunting © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><p>A trip out dazzling after dark produced a good catch of 12 <b>Turnstones</b>, seven <b>Oystercatchers</b>, a <b>Snipe</b>, a <b>Redshank</b>, a <b>Teal</b>, a <b>Moorhen </b>and the first ever <b>Wigeon </b>to be ringed on Bardsey! Also seen was a <b>Long</b>-<b>eared </b>and <b>Short</b>-<b>eared Owl</b>. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYynJsc6sELDwHiA4aaiG1fLi5Lzzpk0LBdxRLi30F_Gj5-KJCFDjM1ZJG1RL-OqyuSXK3zODnv0MS2OGBoKLR631gPFU5wAbyEz958S0IIT20Tf8uJeqCCKMvdOBrvcXyowBs2EtSY5uz7EXScAP58rj_UODUol0U51L35o4za8_pcM0g2XREeDgtgK0/s4032/IMG_3686.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYynJsc6sELDwHiA4aaiG1fLi5Lzzpk0LBdxRLi30F_Gj5-KJCFDjM1ZJG1RL-OqyuSXK3zODnv0MS2OGBoKLR631gPFU5wAbyEz958S0IIT20Tf8uJeqCCKMvdOBrvcXyowBs2EtSY5uz7EXScAP58rj_UODUol0U51L35o4za8_pcM0g2XREeDgtgK0/w640-h480/IMG_3686.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wigeon © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtQolg0WiZgAcDYxovr_WQRy4QJGxkKLWfvUVmPr4u5ctoLrf_mFlSfjaUvqDAjeHGNPDciWpoUFgT-gwycuIyIXNnft0q3xEr8kLGNtof41mJKQTrh50cvg6_LNW8zmmXyEfGkhmHpFTsohgZ8A-C5TEaIVKd9nqL003wIXP81h3eiixmArqFSUfz9M/s4032/IMG_3725.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDtQolg0WiZgAcDYxovr_WQRy4QJGxkKLWfvUVmPr4u5ctoLrf_mFlSfjaUvqDAjeHGNPDciWpoUFgT-gwycuIyIXNnft0q3xEr8kLGNtof41mJKQTrh50cvg6_LNW8zmmXyEfGkhmHpFTsohgZ8A-C5TEaIVKd9nqL003wIXP81h3eiixmArqFSUfz9M/w640-h480/IMG_3725.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teal © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Other birds today included two <b>Grey Herons</b>, a <b>Whimbrel</b>, six <b>Purple Sandpipers</b>, two <b>Dunlins</b>, six <b>Mediternean Gulls</b>, 29 <b>Black</b>-<b>headed Gulls</b>, 30<b> Common Gulls</b>, a '<b>Commic</b>' <b>Tern</b>, a <b>Stock Dove</b>, two <b>Skylarks</b>, 14 <b>Blackbirds</b>, 77 <b>Redwings</b>, three <b>Song</b> <b>Thrushes</b>, a <b>Blackcap</b>, nine <b>Chiffchaffs</b>, 29 <b>Goldcrests</b>, four <b>Long-tailed Tits</b>, five <b>Great Tits</b>, 62 <b>Starlings</b>, 19 <b>Chaffinches</b>, a <b>Greenfinch</b>, ten <b>Siskins</b>, five <b>Goldfinches </b>and a <b>Lesser Redpoll</b>. </p></div>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-10973282745710142012023-10-16T23:00:00.001+01:002023-12-11T20:17:02.513+00:00<p>The easterlies winds strengthened slightly from yesterday but clear skies meant for a rather nice day. The second <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Black</span></b>-<b><span style="color: #ffa400;">throated Diver </span></b>of the year went south alongside 15 <b>Common Scoters</b>, 40 <b>Mediternean</b> <b>Gulls</b>, a <b>Little Gull</b>, 325 <b>Black</b>-<b>headed Gulls</b>, 415 <b>Kittiwakes</b>, 65 <b>Common Gulls </b>and a <b>Sandwich Terns</b>. </p><p>A new <b>Firecrest</b> was trapped at Cristin alongside one of the three <b>House Sparrows</b>. The <b>Siberian</b> <b>Chiffchaff </b>was still in the Withies and presumably a new <b>Yellow-browed Warbler </b>was at Carrag. A <b>Stock Dove </b>was new in at Ty Pellaf and the <b>Hen</b> <b>Harrier </b>spent most of the day hunting around the Island. </p><p>A good number of corvids again came across in the morning with a day total of 48 <b>Choughs</b>, 210 <b>Jackdaws</b>, 28 <b>Rooks</b>, 42 <b>Carrion</b> <b>Crows</b> and ten <b>Ravens</b>. After a blank last year a <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Green Sandpiper </span></b>was seen flying north through the Wetlands during the evening. A total of three <b>Merlins </b>were seen hunting <b>Meadow Pipits</b>. Lepidoptera highlight was three <b>Clouded</b> <b>Yellows</b>. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTDpxPanhHrlie0k8HBdnJ5zez04nVfBjXmj0DF77ZRtDQyI9Jwj_5H_BxEHa874Hueq3ugwhvT2wh_l3EXqDP0td7ExFHguEcuHn1cDTbcZobkYHXyhx7L2i_cFVJz9uYUk7ldBbjoV_pDjjA6jxJEsA_h7dbGyOgGjrdODPL-8Ae2bdLO7U8g4_M5A/s3118/IMG_3605.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2225" data-original-width="3118" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTDpxPanhHrlie0k8HBdnJ5zez04nVfBjXmj0DF77ZRtDQyI9Jwj_5H_BxEHa874Hueq3ugwhvT2wh_l3EXqDP0td7ExFHguEcuHn1cDTbcZobkYHXyhx7L2i_cFVJz9uYUk7ldBbjoV_pDjjA6jxJEsA_h7dbGyOgGjrdODPL-8Ae2bdLO7U8g4_M5A/w640-h456/IMG_3605.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Firecrest © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5Zd4I3nW9HwHMjIYtfhfokWEsuvq-Dc4NVN9nR-CKRWGhyphenhyphenOZaRTp6cyqYdhm242XvGXc7N_meCwTzuPhnCHtK85ppETN71rwV-yqVVbJfADgL0fB8IQl1c7h3hRA2hHE_Z4lbO4NOlvYOai-kuRhnBfNn70aaL40Kx8neb87i2u0_TYSE5405xHmy_U/s4032/IMG_3613.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI5Zd4I3nW9HwHMjIYtfhfokWEsuvq-Dc4NVN9nR-CKRWGhyphenhyphenOZaRTp6cyqYdhm242XvGXc7N_meCwTzuPhnCHtK85ppETN71rwV-yqVVbJfADgL0fB8IQl1c7h3hRA2hHE_Z4lbO4NOlvYOai-kuRhnBfNn70aaL40Kx8neb87i2u0_TYSE5405xHmy_U/w640-h480/IMG_3613.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male House Sparrow © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiC-OcFQi_rDvNNsz8FHf9jxMVtLiUNHR0ftonOoo0xVXwCCg_PGJAXl0ZyYMSmwmbzhzTJboPvHhXgkllCmORJgn-ZaDGEfQApedAPNnT29_2zxHwDk1DsJ5-1_tFcbPxJr4rsC7RcssAFcsuZWGJFmRCBN2fWANTJBF1uu7HHP3BrUV8T2CSajNSuVE/s2811/4E0A4771.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1581" data-original-width="2811" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiC-OcFQi_rDvNNsz8FHf9jxMVtLiUNHR0ftonOoo0xVXwCCg_PGJAXl0ZyYMSmwmbzhzTJboPvHhXgkllCmORJgn-ZaDGEfQApedAPNnT29_2zxHwDk1DsJ5-1_tFcbPxJr4rsC7RcssAFcsuZWGJFmRCBN2fWANTJBF1uu7HHP3BrUV8T2CSajNSuVE/w640-h360/4E0A4771.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hen Harrier © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Other birds included four <b>Grey Herons</b>, a <b>Buzzard</b>, three <b>Lapwings</b>, 18 <b>Snipe, </b>six <b>Purple Sandpipers</b>, two <b>Whimbrels</b>, 18 <b>Skylarks</b>, 90 <b>Meadow Pipits</b>, seven '<b>Alba</b>' <b>Wagtails</b>, a <b>Grey Wagtail</b>, three <b>Song Thrushes</b>, ten <b>Redwings</b>, three <b>Blackcaps</b>, 15 <b>Chiffchaffs</b>, 34 <b>Goldcrests</b>, six <b>Long</b>-<b>tailed</b> <b>Tits</b>, six <b>Great Tits</b>, 11 <b>Starlings</b>, a <b>Brambling</b>, 33 <b>Chaffinches</b>, 40 <b>Siskins, </b>six <b>Goldfinches </b>and 25 <b>Linnets.</b></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFyMxqT_7QGMcaEWHUVPnqj8gBQz17JaiT-Is_Tr3cSf9M4pYcI43On8d8vPPm395XT1AI1kklJpSIYuEBk5-fjW_WvmA8roeLYuR0otdm5kNGeh9XfN8fGAw8RgJ3MApAaL0jaZfddZO65rBFVLaT3GlmuDpP7tm401V5JJamLkHWYBuV6JfA_SA6XU/s3722/IMG_3644.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="3722" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFyMxqT_7QGMcaEWHUVPnqj8gBQz17JaiT-Is_Tr3cSf9M4pYcI43On8d8vPPm395XT1AI1kklJpSIYuEBk5-fjW_WvmA8roeLYuR0otdm5kNGeh9XfN8fGAw8RgJ3MApAaL0jaZfddZO65rBFVLaT3GlmuDpP7tm401V5JJamLkHWYBuV6JfA_SA6XU/w640-h448/IMG_3644.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A total of six Snipe were caught in the evening including a bird from 2016 also caught in the Spring<br />© Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGQvzN3x3iTswMoD4GX3MUTJ5uBCSjzZScvy79jfHnv5338cL5i33wC1R8qBs5IUtlEeJB5N7tuMpMsnXIqPP1vY8ZopS4R7NECX9U18pqO3Cfx67W1Pha1tE52jE-41de4Z6bxEwuL-AO2r6VZCzS0aRDK1oUauN5YvHdQhz3skKlRmm7btabN8zLmM/s3412/IMG_3647.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2348" data-original-width="3412" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGQvzN3x3iTswMoD4GX3MUTJ5uBCSjzZScvy79jfHnv5338cL5i33wC1R8qBs5IUtlEeJB5N7tuMpMsnXIqPP1vY8ZopS4R7NECX9U18pqO3Cfx67W1Pha1tE52jE-41de4Z6bxEwuL-AO2r6VZCzS0aRDK1oUauN5YvHdQhz3skKlRmm7btabN8zLmM/w640-h440/IMG_3647.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack Snipe © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-81097125290459117152023-10-15T22:30:00.000+01:002023-10-17T17:26:01.973+01:00<p>Calm weather with clear skies produced another good arrival to the Island. A <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Common Rosefinch </span></b>was heard and seen briefly by the School House first thing before, presumably the same bird, relocating to Cristin Withy during the evening. Other finches included five <b>Lesser Redpolls</b>, ten <b>Linnets</b>, 12 Goldfinches, 81 <b>Siskins</b>, six <b>Greenfinch</b>, three <b>Brambling </b>and 46 <b>Chaffinch</b>. A <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Hen Harrier</span></b><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span>went over the Mountain with 12 <b>Buzzards </b>and a <b>Merlin</b>. A <b>Yellow</b>-<b>browed Warbler </b>was in the Withies with a flock of 30 <b>Long</b>-<b>tailed Tit </b>and five <b>Great Tits</b>. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFe_HuY3IiZ2o0-oEO_KP3GqCD27FZgcC9CeF-E5zNDPdl4hbOp2age0wl9bR5z77yhPt4ukd08iOXdg7KS-lLwYqEkILa5NBc1VKPMgaXytqdcJmGi76rroJXtbiXJ3B7SkBIsyXAk1kuTkVONPFMq8YtDjvplDCgK2pbYZJbYqhh4rDvaApjy21ZQc/s3896/4E0A4744.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2192" data-original-width="3896" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFe_HuY3IiZ2o0-oEO_KP3GqCD27FZgcC9CeF-E5zNDPdl4hbOp2age0wl9bR5z77yhPt4ukd08iOXdg7KS-lLwYqEkILa5NBc1VKPMgaXytqdcJmGi76rroJXtbiXJ3B7SkBIsyXAk1kuTkVONPFMq8YtDjvplDCgK2pbYZJbYqhh4rDvaApjy21ZQc/w640-h360/4E0A4744.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Rosefinch © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The light north-easterlies brought a high number of corvids across with 138 <b>Jackdaws</b>, 70 <b>Rooks</b>, 52 <b>Carrion Crows</b>, a <b>Hooded Crow </b>and 49 <b>Choughs</b>. Two <b>Whooper Swans </b>went north along the West Coast with a third heading east. A total of ten <b>Swallows </b>were a sign summer was still not over. A total of 30 <b>Mediternean Gulls </b>were off the South End with three <b>House Sparrows </b>at Cristin and a <b>Reed Bunting</b> over. Additionally, a <b>Great Spotted</b> <b>Woodpecker </b>was in the Lowlands.</p><p>A good day for ringing produced <span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve;">148 birds of 17 species including a <b>Brambling</b>, <b>Siberian Chiffchaff</b>, retrap <b>Firecrest</b>, four <b>Pied</b> <b>Wagtails</b>, five <b>Great Tits</b>, seven <b>Long</b>-<b>tailed Tits</b>, three <b>Rock</b> <b>Pipits</b>, 18 <b>Chaffinches </b>four <b>Redwings </b>and 68 <b>Goldcrests</b>. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZIvTDdbCn8A0OY4ilzVh4aFa-Eu2P07gRE6RVGUarZAUx38S80rSQod8Es3owKnWxCoa1enwG8ZCpiHRnzp5ZQsgG2k_mC0kjD7qcKi6q7AUrio7Q8DhFHRsCPrN8mPkgDi1sAPVuWc1gYfWVPMNmJlmshcklHHSqV1l4FaXHGjdTReHB2qRhtQyN34/s1023/IMG_3598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1023" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZIvTDdbCn8A0OY4ilzVh4aFa-Eu2P07gRE6RVGUarZAUx38S80rSQod8Es3owKnWxCoa1enwG8ZCpiHRnzp5ZQsgG2k_mC0kjD7qcKi6q7AUrio7Q8DhFHRsCPrN8mPkgDi1sAPVuWc1gYfWVPMNmJlmshcklHHSqV1l4FaXHGjdTReHB2qRhtQyN34/w640-h462/IMG_3598.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Siberian Chiffchaff © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkEXMrJztx4_hCsVfWdh4t3PnZowp-gdNKa2qTU1jM_QT69R2QjLCsDIW54bSWi4RKVXNxSTmaB2mzUmGZwkZTC_jh30HdXRotLOIAzxkJ19GNq67zf3f7l5fSPSHOF5dJM7sOXzm2USsbiduOpYi52bFXhWSpCdUI4upjTyMd5n8P9cufv0e2b5wUUA/s1023/IMG_3599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="842" data-original-width="1023" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqkEXMrJztx4_hCsVfWdh4t3PnZowp-gdNKa2qTU1jM_QT69R2QjLCsDIW54bSWi4RKVXNxSTmaB2mzUmGZwkZTC_jh30HdXRotLOIAzxkJ19GNq67zf3f7l5fSPSHOF5dJM7sOXzm2USsbiduOpYi52bFXhWSpCdUI4upjTyMd5n8P9cufv0e2b5wUUA/w640-h526/IMG_3599.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brambling © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Other birds today included a <b>Whimbrel</b>, six <b>Redshanks</b>, four <b>Common Gulls</b>, 33 <b>Black</b>-<b>headed Gulls</b>, a <b>Little</b> <b>Owl</b>, 27 <b>Skylarks </b>a <b>Grey Wagtail</b>, 15 <b>Redwings</b>, four <b>Song Thrushes</b>, six <b>Starlings</b>, 85 <b>Goldcrests</b>, four <b>Blackcaps </b>and eight <b>Chiffchaffs</b>. </div>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-27251377638215453032023-10-14T17:26:00.000+01:002023-10-17T17:42:35.120+01:00<p>The sea saw a push of Divers with a <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Black</span></b>-<b><span style="color: #ffa400;">throated Diver</span></b>, two <b>Red</b>-<b>throated Diver </b>and a <b>Great Northern Diver </b>south. Other totals from the sea were an <b>Arctic Skua</b>, 11 <b>Common Scoters</b>, 36 <b>Mediternean Gulls</b>, 202 <b>Kittiwakes</b>, two <b>Sandwich Terns</b>, a <b>Little Gull</b>, 38 <b>Common Gulls </b>and 37 <b>Black</b>-<b>headed Gulls </b>passed mainly east. The highlight of the day were two <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Whooper Swans </span></b>east over the Narrows. </p><div>A <b>Yellow</b>-<b>browed Warbler </b>was still in Plas Withy with a <b>Firecrest </b>at Cristin and the unusual looking <b>Wigeon </b>was still with Mallards in Henllywn. </div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMUOkl_3rVp659tRJNCVvbeHx2o0n-hxOAXgEF3D44MNNnnQw8iylRFrH96okndfiIR-TmxQe51noiH2SYCLzZCpZ6VoXiZi-69UQc1BzZJkNjTOe1adAim0-UlsJWBuiezBFUU-VSvSiHBorpMjrwbM1sORNbRXZMCpfvOS-T4lYACqFktvy0VEfEMo/s2871/4E0A4052.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="2871" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMMUOkl_3rVp659tRJNCVvbeHx2o0n-hxOAXgEF3D44MNNnnQw8iylRFrH96okndfiIR-TmxQe51noiH2SYCLzZCpZ6VoXiZi-69UQc1BzZJkNjTOe1adAim0-UlsJWBuiezBFUU-VSvSiHBorpMjrwbM1sORNbRXZMCpfvOS-T4lYACqFktvy0VEfEMo/w640-h360/4E0A4052.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-browed Warbler </td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>Other totals were a <b>Buzzard</b>, a <b>Peregrine</b>, 17 <b>Skylarks</b>, two <b>White</b> <b>Wagtails</b>, a <b>Wheatear</b>, 16 <b>Redwings</b>, two <b>Blackcaps</b>, ten <b>Chiffchaffs</b>, 41 <b>Goldcrests</b>, eight <b>Long</b>-<b>tailed Tits</b>, a <b>Great Tit</b>, 39 <b>Choughs</b>, eight <b>Chaffinches</b>, ten <b>Siskins</b>, four <b>Lesser Redpolls </b>and two <b>Reed Buntings</b>. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FRPIrdaVX7c1MelvjYxzBbVBmRajm5tDIrU4etLYZBb8IyWDIG8gQ8geINqyGT30wY_5naca62PdU38JdPeSeXpUMfPLJYzJXCO7umgXEVXURp7Py81dZ1e9AjP2o7Wwcqcy97i5drXEPZOjAtkFOj-p0SoPdyWpPf_MuAKjGAdylxNIAS8_0_kgxyg/s5498/4E0A3782.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3496" data-original-width="5498" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FRPIrdaVX7c1MelvjYxzBbVBmRajm5tDIrU4etLYZBb8IyWDIG8gQ8geINqyGT30wY_5naca62PdU38JdPeSeXpUMfPLJYzJXCO7umgXEVXURp7Py81dZ1e9AjP2o7Wwcqcy97i5drXEPZOjAtkFOj-p0SoPdyWpPf_MuAKjGAdylxNIAS8_0_kgxyg/w640-h406/4E0A3782.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lesser Black-backed Gulls © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-22854378192022962272023-10-13T22:30:00.000+01:002023-10-17T18:04:18.039+01:00<p>There were still four of <b>Yellow</b>-<b>browed</b> <b>Warbler </b>including another bird trapped and ringed at Cristin. Also at Cristin was a <b>Firecrest</b>, six <b>Long</b>-<b>tailed Tits </b>and a <b>Great Tit</b>. Four <b>Common Scoters </b>went south with a late <b>Manx Shearwater </b>ringed on the South End with a <b>Turnstone </b>and <b>Redshank </b>during the evening. </p><p>Presumably, the same <b>Wigeon </b>was still in Solfach however, on closer inspection the bird was rather interesting. The bird was an adult drake coming out of eclipse and showed a green mask with a paler brown peppered head pattern. The bird seemed to have rather rufous orange sides and in flight showed very white auxiliaries and underwings. However, the bird didn't seem to have extremely white underwings or the right head shape however, many features are variable depending on the individual. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhDxI6iftzICOGbZzROk4fD-4VJ4HM1_uPHGEj7zW1MpN3NLSmnAWvBYi1mLrHz8Mj8unH4ckRH_w-I6h4mULLIzXTdAicVflnUkGapjFn5BxaXvg9E8fq5dWql8VkpV07ZhbCRvqwi0sx2kr49KFQWjW8TcP7TBQWwSJZYCrQ1V13iPCVPypJTWfV4Q/s4000/collage%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhDxI6iftzICOGbZzROk4fD-4VJ4HM1_uPHGEj7zW1MpN3NLSmnAWvBYi1mLrHz8Mj8unH4ckRH_w-I6h4mULLIzXTdAicVflnUkGapjFn5BxaXvg9E8fq5dWql8VkpV07ZhbCRvqwi0sx2kr49KFQWjW8TcP7TBQWwSJZYCrQ1V13iPCVPypJTWfV4Q/w640-h480/collage%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The weird Wigeon © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Other birds seen was a <b>Water Rail</b>, 18 <b>Purple Sandpipers</b>, two <b>Dunlin</b>, four <b>Snipe</b>, a <b>Whimbrel</b>, two <b>Skylark</b>, a <b>Wheatear</b>, a <b>White Wagtail</b>, two <b>Redwings</b>, two <b>Blackcap</b>, five <b>Chiffchaffs</b>, eight <b>Goldcrests</b>, three <b>Chaffinches</b>, 12 <b>Siskins </b>and ten <b>Goldfinches</b>. </p>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4770933727510421167.post-83088242825460251642023-10-12T23:00:00.003+01:002024-01-24T17:33:26.872+00:00<p>The weather finally calmed to a north-easterly and produced a good fall of birds. In total 220 birds were trapped during the day including 114 <b>Goldcrests</b>; of these 32% were adults and 59% were females. Also trapped were three <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Yellow</span></b>-<b><span style="color: #ffa400;">browed Warblers</span></b>, 15 <b>Chiffchaffs</b>, a <b>Reed Warbler</b>, two <b>Great Tits</b>, a <b>Blue Tit</b>, six <b>Long</b>-<b>tailed Tit</b>, a Rock Pipit, a <b>Lesser Redpoll</b>, three <b>Redwings</b>, 39 <b>Chaffinches </b>and six <b>Siskins</b>! </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxR4K6epidyrpH0Zxl31Deh-E3dLVsd908QvDQC0EEeMP0MwVyxJ66CDWZesiNr0MzfB_JDAzD9pAV7Nnjc9vjDHQ1OuRO_fnpbyOMNPzIsQmDccss0EU2ZRQeqt3gcMztjvt6cxOvK3n5hxFhVwnzmyB4q84rkW8fGx10OjzfZNb5AiYv2gBOcIXwv3w/s2749/IMG_3314.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="2749" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxR4K6epidyrpH0Zxl31Deh-E3dLVsd908QvDQC0EEeMP0MwVyxJ66CDWZesiNr0MzfB_JDAzD9pAV7Nnjc9vjDHQ1OuRO_fnpbyOMNPzIsQmDccss0EU2ZRQeqt3gcMztjvt6cxOvK3n5hxFhVwnzmyB4q84rkW8fGx10OjzfZNb5AiYv2gBOcIXwv3w/w640-h432/IMG_3314.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow-browed Warbler © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PXYwThsXms1uBdA2DHxHc87uzUiJjonmrjgoSdwRlNj__iV__H38tBImqyrviBqEh2Q-2tQImGGphZOTbZv9YFpjiVXQ8XqT8FC-ZIsE4QbXznJSiGOCzK8iL8vAQmnSu_WoNG4Lc-9zdiOKI9XXzxqOmVscMALCkzApn5UoN6uRzNFyA2flo0Jy0rQ/s4000/collage%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9PXYwThsXms1uBdA2DHxHc87uzUiJjonmrjgoSdwRlNj__iV__H38tBImqyrviBqEh2Q-2tQImGGphZOTbZv9YFpjiVXQ8XqT8FC-ZIsE4QbXznJSiGOCzK8iL8vAQmnSu_WoNG4Lc-9zdiOKI9XXzxqOmVscMALCkzApn5UoN6uRzNFyA2flo0Jy0rQ/w640-h480/collage%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue, Long-tailed and Great Tit © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Elsewhere, there were three <b><span style="color: #ffa400;">Lapland Buntings </span></b>over the South End, and one over the obs, another <b>Yellow</b>-<b>browed Warbler </b>at Ty Pellaf and one at Nant, a <b>Fieldfare </b>at Ty Capel, a <b>Wigeon </b>on Solfach, a <b>Red Kite </b>over the Mountain with nine <b>Buzzards</b>, two <b>Short</b>-<b>eared Owls</b>, a <b>Firecrest </b>at Cristin, an additional four <b>Long</b>-<b>tailed Tits </b>and a <b>Tree Sparrow </b>at Ty Pellaf. </p><p>Overhead passage totalled 213 <b>Skylarks</b>, six <b>Swallows</b>, six <b>Grey Wagtails</b>, 11 <b>Alba Wagtails</b>, four <b>Jackdaws</b>, 65 <b>Rooks</b>, 22 <b>Starlings</b>, a <b>Greenfinch</b>, 94 <b>Chaffinches</b>, 103 <b>Siskins </b>and five <b>Lesser Redpolls</b>. </p><p>Other totals were two <b>Grey Herons</b>, two <b>Common Scoters</b>, a <b>Kestrel</b>, a <b>Merlin</b>, a <b>Peregrine</b>, 12 <b>Golden Plovers</b>, 20 <b>Purple Sandpipers</b>, three <b>Snipe</b>, a <b>Whimbrel</b>, <b>74 Black</b>-<b>headed Gulls</b>, seven <b>Common</b> <b>Gulls</b>, a <b>Little Owl</b>, 239 Meadow Pipits, two <b>White Wagtails</b>, 30 <b>Stonechats</b>, 70 <b>Robins</b>, four <b>Wheatears</b>, four <b>Song Thrushes</b>, a <b>Redwing</b>, four <b>Blackcaps</b>, 15 <b>Chiffchaffs</b>, 170 <b>Goldcrests</b>, 70 <b>Siskins</b>. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFob5wieluYhmjLgo0dYX9TWSbJtelBc8a3czntVHW-hsf3vAjYKDuP8DjPdJLrtQNcjn9NPtU3-IleSe1OE1SW0hzH4ODK6OUiPDSc7c6zTkGC8kg7cOD0ntMkE6qRzi9Rl6O5kmgL7wWFCwbzZsxuWlt6U7tAt6UHSTc43IUzsypuyxIS6jhHD5FpeY/s1107/4E0A3917.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="1107" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFob5wieluYhmjLgo0dYX9TWSbJtelBc8a3czntVHW-hsf3vAjYKDuP8DjPdJLrtQNcjn9NPtU3-IleSe1OE1SW0hzH4ODK6OUiPDSc7c6zTkGC8kg7cOD0ntMkE6qRzi9Rl6O5kmgL7wWFCwbzZsxuWlt6U7tAt6UHSTc43IUzsypuyxIS6jhHD5FpeY/w640-h360/4E0A3917.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Clouded Yellow of the year was at Nant © Ed Betteridge</td></tr></tbody></table>Edward Betteridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652823726836147133noreply@blogger.com0