Began the week with
mild easterlies sooner than the sturdy southwesterlies and rain returned as much as the
thirty first. Sunshine with reasonable to mild northerly winds to start out April.
Mallard have
began to pair off with general numbers now turning into more difficult to depend. As much as
3 Teal are nonetheless provide on
Pondsbury consisting of 1 male and two women. A Greylag Goose flew over
Fort Hill at the morning of twenty seventh. Two different ducks, perhaps Greylag, flew
north over Heart Park afterward twenty seventh. A Inventory
Dove was once recorded from twenty eighth to thirty first
and there was once a prime depend of 14 Woodpigeon
on thirty first. A summer-plumage Black–headed Gull was once noticed with the Herring Gulls in Prime Boulevard Box all the way through
unhealthy climate on thirty first.
A complete island stroll on twenty seventh ended in counts of 3083 Guillemot, 1510 Razorbill, 201 Puffin
and 150 Fulmar. Two Nice Northern Divers had been
noticed on twenty seventh and 2d with just one within the Touchdown Bay on all different dates. Cormorants are often famous flying
over the island, together with 5 on twenty seventh and 6 on twenty eighth, however two breeding
plumage birds roosting with Shags
alongside the East Aspect may just recommend an try at nesting this yr. Best two Pink Sandpipers had been noticed at Brazen Ward on twenty ninth.
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| Cormorants, East Aspect © Tim Jones |
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| Razorbills and Puffins, Jenny’s Cove © Tim Jones |
The feminine Sparrowhawk
remains to be noticed across the Village and a smaller male was once noticed on 2d. The
feminine Merlin is extra elusive however is
steadily noticed past Quarter Wall. It sounds as if a couple of Kestrel has returned with each calling and exhibiting over
Millcombe on twenty ninth. The choice of Jackdaw
greater to a few on twenty seventh when a couple joined the long-staying particular person in
Brick Box. All 3 had been noticed as much as 1st, with best our unmarried bachelor/bachelorette
noticed on 2d! A Rook flew over the Corner within the Village within the early night time of 2d.
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| Feminine Sparrowhawk © Tim Jones |
Hirundine passage has truly picked up with prime counts of
68 Sand Martin counted on twenty seventh and 340 on 2d. Swallow numbers had been additionally expanding with 28 on twenty seventh, 48 on thirtieth
and 160 on 2d. There are a lot fewer Area
Martin with best six on 1st and one
on 2d.
Twenty-four Chiffchaff
had been counted on twenty seventh and 20 on twenty eighth. This peaked on 2d with a complete of 51. Willow Warblers additionally arrived on 2d with 54 counted, the primary
double-digit depend this yr. A small choice of Blackcap are being recorded with the best depend of 5 on 2d. The
male Firecrest persevered to be noticed
in Millcombe all week and was once ringed on 1st. Goldcrest numbers various with prime counts of 26 on twenty seventh and 23 on
2d. Most probably the general spring document of Redwing
was once on twenty seventh, with one in Millcombe. A tender male Track Thrush joined our
resident male through making a song its brief and not more spectacular repertoire on thirty first and
1st.
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| Willow Warbler, Millcombe © Luke Marriner |
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| Firecrest, Millcombe © Luke Marriner |
There was once a complete island depend of 63 Wheatear on twenty seventh, together with a couple of colour-ringed birds. Pied Wagtail and White Wagtail proceed to push during the
island. 13 showed Pied Wagtail had been noticed within the fields on twenty seventh
with 17 at the twenty ninth and 11 on 2d. Flyover wagtails which might no longer be
recognized to race had been additionally counted with a prime depend of 18 noticed or heard on
twenty seventh. Two Continental White Wagtails had been noticed across the farm
fields on twenty seventh and thirtieth with one on twenty eighth and 2d. Meadow Pipits seem to
be slowing down with the vast majority of birds recorded now in small pre-breeding
teams or making a song men on territory. The best depend was once 172 on twenty seventh. Goldfinch
and Linnet passage greater at the 2d with 102 Linnet and 24 Goldfinch
flying over, together with flocks noticed heading in opposition to Wales off the North Finish.
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| Color-ringed Wheatear, West Coast © Tim Jones |
In non-avian information, butterfly sightings on 2d integrated two Small White, two Small Tortoiseshell, a Painted Woman and a Peacock. A Hummingbird Hawk-moth was once
noticed through Quarter Wall. Within the moth entice on twenty ninth had been two Pearly Underwing; a migrant
moth to the United Kingdom with only a few March data.
A Harbour Porpoise was once off South West Level on
twenty eighth and two swam previous the Fort on 2d.
Members: Stuart Cossey, Luke Marriner, Rosie Ellis, Tim
Davis, Tim Jones, Chris Baillie, Steve Rosser