27th - 28th June
A
quiet few days with again a complete mix of weathers, especially on the 28th
with a nice, calm, sunny start reverting into a chilly, foggy, damp middle of
the day before going back to a lovely, sunny evening. Birds of note included a Great-northern
Diver, 2 Herons, the Whooper Swan and 2 Barnacle Geese, a fresh, flying
juvenile Garganey on Hooking – for the second year in
a row, confirming successful breeding, up to 38 Golden Plover and 5
Black-tailed Godwits, the 2 Little Terns still, 2 over-summering Chiffchaffs, a
new Willow Warbler at the Obs and a Lesser Redpoll (with a brood patch) trapped
at Ancum Willows – only the second of the year. Also to mention was the island’s first Poplar Hawkmoth trapped overnight on the 28th – its been a resident
on the Mainland and southern isles for several years now but this is the first
record for the outer isles.
Poplar Hawkmoth
Lesser Redpoll
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