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| Typhoon Petrel (foreground) and Manx Shearwater (backgorund) © Luke Marriner |
Turning to passerines, Pied Flycatchers had been recorded in small numbers on a regular basis with a max rely of 5 on twenty seventh. Noticed Flycatcher had been similarly provide, additionally peaking at 5 folks on 29-Thirtieth and Redstart had been pushing thru in smaller numbers, with singles logged around the Terrace and Millcombe on twentieth, Twenty eighth and Thirtieth. Tree Pipit motion overhead has been sluggish and stable with ones and twos recorded maximum days. A transformation of tempo got here at the twenty third when a Melodious Warbler was once trapped and ringed within the valley. A 2d (unringed) ‘Melody’ then popped up alongside the decrease east coast at the twenty seventh and an Icterine Warbler graced Millcombe between 27-Twenty eighth whilst a Not unusual Nightingale (scarce migrant on Lundy – most effective the 7th report this century!) skulked across the bracken to the north of the Quarries on Twenty eighth.
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| First-year Melodious Warbler within the hand sooner than being launched after ringing © Luke Marriner |
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| First-year Pied Flycatcher © Luke Marriner |
Sparrowhawk sightings have persisted thru the second one part of the month with an grownup feminine humming round from twenty first, showing at Outdated Gentle, Village and Terrace and an grownup male becoming a member of the scene from Twenty eighth. The juvenile Gray Heron persisted to the twenty fifth when it was once noticed flying south alongside the east coast, catching a thermal over Rat Island and departing for Hartland. Curiously, a Gray Heron was once logged later that night, so both the hen aborted the crossing or a 2d particular person took its position.
Waders have won modest illustration with notable appearances Golden and Ringed Plover heard from beer lawn nineteenth, a Dotterel feeding close to Wendy Mitchell Memorial on twenty second, unmarried Whimbrel calling over Millcombe on twenty third, a Snipe at Quarter Wall on Twenty eighth and a Redshank shifting south on Thirtieth.