It was an utterly stunning day. Low winds from the south east in the morning and clear blue skies throughout meant that a continued movement of migrants took place through the island. Large numbers of common passerine migrants were recorded, and a respectable tally of noteworthy species were also seen. There were several species added to the 2015 species list during the day, namely that of the year's first
Lesser Whitethroat at Cristin,
Pied Flycatcher at Nant, four
Greylag Geese over The Narrows and
Greenshank in Henllwyn. There were also some good records of scarcities during the day, including the year's second
Siberian Chiffchaff, a
Little Egret in Henllwyn and a
Black Guillemot off the South End. In terms of warblers,
115 Blackcaps,
89 Willlow Warblers and 39
Chiffchaffs took the top places for abundance, whilst six
Grasshopper Warblers, 16
Sedge Warblers, a
Reed Warbler and three
Whitethroats were also logged. Total figures for other passerine migrants comprised three
Skylarks, 43
Sand Martins, 91
Swallows, 8
House Martins, a
Tree Pipit, a
Song Thrush, 15
White Wagtails, 83
Wheatears, a
Common Redstart, a
Black Redstart and a single
Ring Ouzel. It was a decent day for waders too, aside the Greenshank, with two
Bar-tailed Godwits, two
Ringed Plovers, five
Dunlins, one
Snipe, 12
Whimbrels, a
Curlew and five
Common Sandpipers recorded.
This smart male Black Redstart has been present for two days now, hanging around the Abbey at the North End
Swallows are beginning to return to a few of the out buildings on the island
Bar-tailed Godwit
Glad you have had a stunning say's birding. Marvellous shots of the Blackstat an also the 2 flight shots.
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