It was a relatively calm start to the day, which allowed for mist nets to be opened at several sites, and also provoked a small movement of migrants to take place. Tallies from the day included one
Skylark, one
Tree Pipit, nine
White Wagtails, one
Common Redstart, 48
Wheatears, one
Grasshopper Warbler, two
Sedge Warblers, two
Reed Warblers, five
Whitethroats, 48
Blackcaps, 28
Chiffchaffs, 23
Willow Warblers and a smart male
Firecrest in the Plantation. Aside the scattering of migrants on
terra firme, there was a movement of 11
Sand Martins, 40
Swallows and four
House Martins North over the island, whilst a decent wader count around the rocky shoreline produced 134
Oystercatchers, one
Purple Sandpiper, one
Dunlin, one
Bar-tailed Godwit, 11
Whimbrels, one
Curlew and a
Turnstone.
This was the first Reed Warbler to be trapped this year on the island
Whimbrel numbers are slowly building up at the moment, but seem to be quite low compared to what they should be
Many of the island's birds are collecting nesting material at the moment, such as Linnets and this Meadow Pipit
Lovely Reed warblers and love the second shot.
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