Today
was the prefect mix of low-lying cloud cover in the morning gradually drifting
away in a calm easterly breeze. All this equates to more birds for Bardsey. It
took just minutes after dawn for the first Yellow-browed
Warbler to be found, followed by another, and another, and eventually
giving a final day total of 14 birds. This fantastic haul represents a new
Welsh record day total for a single site. These fantastic Siberian scarcities
were mixed in with a decent arrival of 31 Chiffchaffs,
75 Goldcrests, one Sedge Warbler, one Reed Warbler, ten Blackcaps, and one Firecrest.
One of three Yellow-browed Warblers ringed today
Visible
migration was evident from first light as 102 Skylarks, two Grey Wagtails, 71 Chaffinches, two Bramblings,
two Siskins, 146 Goldfinches, 71 Linnets, three Lesser Redpolls, two Lapland Buntings, two Reed Buntings, the first Richard’s Pipit of the autumn flew
south.
More
interest laid inland with our third Quail
of the year found in the North-west Fields, following singles seen in May and
June. Decent thrush arrival summed to one Ring
Ouzel, 24 Blackbirds, nine Song Thrushes, 47 Redwings, and the first Mistle
Thrush of the autumn. A good count
of four Water Rails on the island today included one trapped in the Heligoland at
Cristin! Further sightings inland include two Sparrowhawks, four Kestrels,
48 Robins, three Wheatears, two Starlings and noticeable corvid passage of 62 Rooks, 58 Carrion Crows, and six Ravens.
Water Rail
Not a huge
amount of sea passage was noted though a lone Manx Shearwater, six Wigeons,
17 Teals, 19 Common Scoters, and three
Mediterranean Gulls were logged.
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