Persisted reasonable and
robust winds from the north and west for many of the week with rain and coffee
cloud. Mild winds from the seventeenth allowed for numerous migrants to
arrive at the island.
After a duration of absence the feminine Shoveler used to be observed on
Quarter’s Pond on thirteenth. A male Purple–breasted Merganser used to be additionally in brief observed in
the Touchdown Bay. The Hooded Crow flew over the Church on 14th and the similar day
because the ultimate sighting of the Inventory Dove. The Jackdaw remains to be provide.
Unmarried Golden Plover had been recorded on thirteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth. A
general of six Snipe had been observed on seventeenth. All 9 Pink Sandpipers had been nonetheless provide on nineteenth. A Buzzard used to be observed within the morning of seventeenth
and on the other hand heading south mobbed by means of 9 Ravens. It used to be observed once more over the
East Coast at the morning of 18th after which within the afternoon off Rat Island,
once more being confused by means of Ravens. Two Kestrel had been observed in Millcombe on nineteenth. The
Sparrowhawk used to be additionally observed all week. The Merlin used to be ultimate observed on seventeenth. A complete
of six Peregrine had been counted on nineteenth, together with a couple of pairs taking on
territories.
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| Pink Sandpiper, Brazen Ward © Stuart Cossey |
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| Peregrine, Jenny’s Cove © Stuart Cossey |
A complete of 195 Puffin had been counted between the Battery and
Jenny’s Cove together with no less than 14 on land. The night time of seventeenth additionally noticed the
first Manx Shearwater ringing consultation. Most effective 7 new birds had been ringed in addition to
two retraps. Round 30 birds had been heard and observed. A Nice Northern Diver used to be
observed within the Touchdown Bay on thirteenth, fifteenth and 18th. Two Purple–throated Diver had been
observed on fifteenth with singles on 14th and sixteenth.
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| Manx Shearwater, West Coast © Stuart Cossey |
The primary Sand Martin used to be observed on seventeenth adopted by means of 10+ on
18th and 46 on nineteenth. The primary Swallow used to be observed on sixteenth and the primary Space
Martin of the yr used to be observed on nineteenth. The primary Blackcap of the yr used to be a male
in Millcombe on seventeenth. A Mistle Thrush used to be calling in Millcombe very first thing and
a Redwing used to be by means of the Water Tanks.
The low cloud within the morning of on 18th introduced in numerous
Chiffchaff with no less than 33 observed as much as noon. As
smartly as Chiffchaff there have been 3 Blackcap, two Firecrest and 8
Goldcrest. Many of the Chiffchaff had moved on by means of nineteenth with best six observed as
smartly as 3 Firecrest and 3 Goldcrest.
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| Chiffchaff, Quarter Wall © Stuart Cossey |
Wheatear began trickling thru with one on sixteenth. There
had been no less than two on 18th and 21 had been counted as much as Midway Wall on nineteenth. Some had Lundy colour-rings and had been clearly again on territory after making
their long ago from Sub-Saharan Africa for no less than the primary time. Stonechat
had been additionally arriving again on territory with 10 counted on nineteenth.
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| Feminine Wheatear, West Coast © Stuart Cossey |
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| Male Wheatear, West Coast © Stuart Cossey |
Meadow Pipits had been transferring thru in huge numbers specifically on 14th (300), seventeenth(120), 18th(132) and nineteenth (294). Transferring with the Meadow Pipits used to be a small choice of alba Wagtails with a top depend of 10 on 18th together with 4 showed Pied Wagtail. A continental White Wagtail used to be in Barton Box on nineteenth. Two Gray Wagtail flew over on sixteenth.
It’s nonetheless quiet for finches with best two Linnet on sixteenth
and one on nineteenth. A Goldfinch used to be observed on seventeenth and two on 18th and nineteenth. Two
male Brambling had been reported by means of Quarter Wall Pond on nineteenth.
On non-avian information, a Purple Admiral used to be observed by means of the Earthquake
on sixteenth and nineteenth. The primary a success moth lure of the yr yielded 5 moths
together with a migrant Darkish-sword Grass.
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| Darkish-sword Grass moth © Stuart Cossey |
Individuals: Stuart Cossey, Rosie Ellis, Matt Stritch, Neil
Trout, Andy Jayne, Dave Oddy