A damp, drizzly start rapidly cleared up into a lovely sunny day with a light easterly wind, last nights heavy rain seemed to have done the trick with a great arrival of birds across the whole island; year ticks came thick and fast with a
Wryneck at Nether Linney, a
Wood Warbler in Lenswick, five
Spotted Flycatchers scattered around, a male
Red-backed Shrike at the Mill, a
Grasshopper Warbler trapped at Twingness and a late
Waxwing which came in off the sea on the west coast. Other grounded migrants included two
Sedge Warblers, 6
Lesser Whitethroats, 4
Whitethroats, 14
Blackcap, 16
Chiffchaffs, 27
Willow Warblers, a
Pied Flycatcher, two
Redstarts, two
Ring Ouzels, 5
Tree Pipits, a
Fieldfare, three
Robins, three
Common Redpolls, a
Brambling, 13
Rooks and two
Collared Doves.
Raptors and waders were also well represented with a female
Marsh Harrier, a ringtail
Hen Harrier, two
Sparrowhawks and a
Kestrel while a
Green Sandpiper, two
Common Sandpipers and a
Wood Sandpiper were noted. 53
Swallows, 10
House Martins and two
Sand Martins were whizzing around, four
Dotterels and 10
Goldfinches were seen again while six
Arctic Skuas and 53
Arctic Terns have started to display noisily around the isle! An excellent and very enjoyable day!
Lesser Whitethroat
Wood Warbler
Posted by Unknown, Published at 2:49 PM
No comments:
Post a Comment