24th and 25th May
Despite the great
conditions on the 24th – light mist and fog drifting in and out on
the brisk easterly wind it was a pretty quiet day with a Little Stint on Trolla the first of the
year while the few migrants on the land included 2 Pied Flycatchers, a Spotted
Flycatcher and 2 Fieldfares. Other
little bits included 4 Barnacle Geese (with a new group of three at Ancum),
three drake Garganey on Brides, 3 Whimbrel, a new island record count of 49
Sand Martins, 11 Sedge Warblers (mainly birds on territory), 3 Chiffchaffs and
a Common Redpoll.
A lovely day on the 25th with bright and
sunny conditions and a variable W / N breeze; the blast of easterlies yesterday
produced a good array of scarcities across the island including a Red-breasted Flycatcher caught in Holland, a Marsh Warbler eventually pinned down
near The Mill, a Hawfinch in Holland and at the Obs,
a female type Common Rosefinch near Brides and a female Bluethroat at
the school.
A trickle of other migrants comprised 2 Woodpigeons,
3 Collared Doves, 2 House Martins, a Tree Pipit, a Black Redstart at Holland, 7
Sedge Warblers, 15 Chiffchaffs, a Pied Flycatcher and a good flock of 11 Tree Sparrows. 11 Great-northern Divers were offshore, the
single Barnacle Goose was still around Hooking, 3 Garganey were still present
and waders included 197 Ringed Plovers, 171 Sanderling and 66 Bar-tailed
Godwits.
Red-breasted Flycatcher Simon Davies
Common Rosefinch Tom Gale
Hawfinch Simon Davies
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