A flock of 14 Ravens noisily croaked high above the island, whilst other corvids logged amounted to 13 Magpies, 12 Choughs and 42 Carrion Crows.
At least one Wryneck still resides around Nant |
A consistent variety and number of waders noted over the past weeks has been fantastic and today was no exception, most groups tending to congregate around the Narrows and in particular one of the beaches, Solfach. Ringed Plovers, numbering five, scuttled around the beach as a noisy mass of two Knots, 23 Dunlins and 87 Turnstones picked and scrabbled over the seaweed. The very confiding Bar-tailed Godwit was also still present on the beach probing the sand with its slightly upturned bill. A handful of Golden Plovers rested on the rocks just off shore and elsewhere 31 Oystercatchers, four Snipes, five Whimbrels, 58 Curlews and one Redshank were seen.
With the winds dropping off considerably over the past few days visible movements out at sea have slowed in pace, although there were some still sightings of note from today. A Pomarine Skua and Arctic Skua kept up a good run of Skuas with individuals being seen almost most daily over the past week, a single Wigeon passed by whilst other Wildfowl amounted to eight Common Scoter and 29 Mallards. A couple of first winter Mediterranean Gulls were also spotted along with 19 Black-headed Gulls, three Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 14 Herring Gulls, nine Greater Black-backed Gulls and a respectable 621 Kittiwakes. Razorbills continued to pass the island with 255 seen today with five Manx Shearwaters and 30 Gannets were also logged.
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