11th-13th April
A few days where a bit of extra coverage post sheep work proved key to boosting the totals from the last week or so.
The 11th wasn't really one of those days however and was dominated by folk recovering from the previous days punding.
This however might have been a mistake as late afternoon arrivals in the shape of a Kestrel and a Swallow around the obs indicated there may have been more migrants about.
The 12th was a worse day in terms of weather with a biting Northerly wind that didn't feel indicative of incoming migrants.
The Green-winged Teal was present on Gretchen, as were three Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 22 Black-tailed Godwits.
Elsewhere a group of Greylags played host to three Greenland White-fronted Geese and 6 Pink-footed Geese. A male Brambling was around the Funny Park and made its way onto the year list. A pair of Sandwich Terns were stood on the beach at Nouster enduring the wind, up to 12 Wheatear were dotted around the island and pairs of Goldcrest and Chiffchaff were in Holland later in the day.
The 13th was somehow a colder day than the one that preceded it, the three White-fronted Geese had re-located themselves to the front of Holland House and were joined by 4 Pink-footed Geese. An afternoon sea-watch produced the Puffins of 2020 joined by 31 Kittiwake and 13 Guillemot. A Grey Plover at Haskie was only the second record this year.
Two new Robins included a bird that found its way into T1 as did one of three Bramblings, a Chaffinch was also around the obs in the evening.
High counts for the year of Redwing and Wheatear stood at 88 and 43 respectively, a large number of the Redwing appeared to be of the Icelandic subspecies.
A Sparrowhawk at Holland headed off high North and the bird of the day went to a Willow Warbler seen briefly at Cauldhame.
The 11th wasn't really one of those days however and was dominated by folk recovering from the previous days punding.
This however might have been a mistake as late afternoon arrivals in the shape of a Kestrel and a Swallow around the obs indicated there may have been more migrants about.
The 12th was a worse day in terms of weather with a biting Northerly wind that didn't feel indicative of incoming migrants.
The Green-winged Teal was present on Gretchen, as were three Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 22 Black-tailed Godwits.
Elsewhere a group of Greylags played host to three Greenland White-fronted Geese and 6 Pink-footed Geese. A male Brambling was around the Funny Park and made its way onto the year list. A pair of Sandwich Terns were stood on the beach at Nouster enduring the wind, up to 12 Wheatear were dotted around the island and pairs of Goldcrest and Chiffchaff were in Holland later in the day.
The 13th was somehow a colder day than the one that preceded it, the three White-fronted Geese had re-located themselves to the front of Holland House and were joined by 4 Pink-footed Geese. An afternoon sea-watch produced the Puffins of 2020 joined by 31 Kittiwake and 13 Guillemot. A Grey Plover at Haskie was only the second record this year.
Two new Robins included a bird that found its way into T1 as did one of three Bramblings, a Chaffinch was also around the obs in the evening.
High counts for the year of Redwing and Wheatear stood at 88 and 43 respectively, a large number of the Redwing appeared to be of the Icelandic subspecies.
A Sparrowhawk at Holland headed off high North and the bird of the day went to a Willow Warbler seen briefly at Cauldhame.
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| Brambling George Gay |
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| Golden Plover....in the snow...in April George Gay |
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| Wheatear George Gay |
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