
Monday, 31 May 2010
Monday, 24 May 2010
19th to the 22nd May
On the 19th there were three Great -northern Divers, and singles of Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Mealy Redpoll. The following day saw an increase in warbler numbers to four Blackcaps and singles of Whitethroat, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler along with a good count of 216 Ringed Plover. The 21st saw a Sparrowhawk and a Greenshank, 61 Swallows, 7 Sedge Warblers and two Jackdaws. The 22nd brought our first Spotted Flycatcher of the year and best of all a fine male red-spotted Bluethroat.
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
18th MAY
Monday, 17 May 2010
17th MAY
Sunday, 16 May 2010
16th MAY
At last a few migrants arrived. The nets this morning produced 3 Blackcaps, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Chiffchaff, a Mealy Redpoll and a Sedge Warbler that was wearing a belgian ring. Away from the nets there were 2 Whimbrel, a Sparrowhawk, another Chiffchaff and our first Tree Pipit of the year.
Saturday, 15 May 2010
14th MAY
Still very little on the migration front. Today a first summer Glaucous Gull was an unexpected find and is the first record on the island since the 26th of May last year! There was also a Long-eared Owl in holland gardens along with two Blackcaps, 6 Sand Martins were hawking insects over hooking loch and a late Snow Bunting was near the lighthouse.
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