What was presumably yesterday's female Red-backed Shrike was seen briefly at Holland House in the morning; other migrants today included a Swift, a Merlin, 20 more Bar-tailed Godwits which passed through and new Garden Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat. Also of note was a notable influx of Arctic Terns with at least 600 on the island today, with the larger numbers seen at sites where they have bred in the past - including 350 in Nouster Bay, hopefully this increase in numbers will encourage them to start to settle down to breed.Hundreds of fledgling Starlings are now right across the island forming a large percentage of birds ringed this month although you can't help but groan when you check a mist-net to find it full of wriggling, squawking baby Starlings!
Posted by Unknown, Published at 11:26 AM
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