The island gained very good protection as of late with 15 birders becoming a member of as of late’s
8PM chook log within the Tavern. Hirundine passage started round noon and step by step constructed momentum
during the afternoon. Counts noticed birds transferring north alongside a vast entrance totalling 17
Swift, 271 Swallow, 344 Area Martin.
The higher protection additionally ensured a lot of easiest per 30 days counts have been damaged, together with 61
Shag around the coast, 22 Raven (fledged younger at Benjamin’s
Chair, Heart Park and Lengthy Roost), 75 Starling busily feeding younger, 5 Noticed Flycatcher and four Willow Warbler throughout Millcombe and
Quarter Wall Copse, 91 Wheatear and 13
Rock Pipit. A Ringed Plover used to be heard over Quarter Wall and two Collared Dove braved the island,
together with a daring person settling on the North Finish, dangerously as regards to
a lot of Peregrine territories. A unmarried male Teal remained on Pondsbury, alongside
with the Pink Heron and 2nd
calendar-year Cormorant. The second one Track Thrush endured for a 2nd day,
however no signal of a mate for the long-staying Millcombe male and the Hooded Crow used to be logged in
Tillage Box early morning.
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| Hooded Crow, Tillage Box © Richard Campey |
Participants: Joe Parker, Luke Marriner, Chris & Carol Baillie, Richard Campey, Tim Jones, Tim Davis, Tony & Ann Taylor, Wealthy & Rebecca Taylor, Mary Cadogon, Geoff Oliver, Dennis Weir, Eamon O’Donnell.