Thursday 2 May 2019

Warblers!

Male Stonechat guarding his newly fledged brood by the path to the sea watch hide this morning
05.30-07.30 & 12.50-17.50 from the sea watch hide with AJG and JTM.
Brent Goose: 9E
Eider: 3E
Common Scoter: 52E
Red-throated Diver: 5E
Black-throated Diver: 1E
Great Northern Diver: 1E
Great-crested Grebe: 32 around
Fulmar: 1E
Gannet: 211E  28W
Hobby: 1 in
Oystercatcher: 9E  2W
Whimbrel: 21E
Bar-tailed Godwit: 12E
Great Skua: 2E
Arctic Skua: 4E
Kittiwake: 4E
Little Tern: 3E
Sandwich Tern: 469E  37W
Common Tern: 68E
Swallow: 6 in
Carrion Crow: 5 in
Auk sp: 37E
Harbour Porpoise: 6+
Large Bat sp: 1 in
Cetti's Warbler at the Observatory this morning
Today was the first day this spring I have walked around the trapping area hearing lots of birds singing, Willow Warblers, Blackcaps, Whitethroats, Lesser Whitethroats, Garden Warblers, Chiffchaff and of course the lovely Wood Warbler.
Wood Warbler in the trapping area
Wood Warbler in the trapping area
Wood Warbler in the trapping area
 
Reed Bunting in the trapping area
 Another beautiful Wood Warbler at the top of the Long Pits late morning, singing constantly and sometimes giving its full song, also a Red Kite high over.
 A tatty Red Kite over the top end of the Long Pits late morning

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