1 of a remarkable 3 Sparrowhawks trapped this morning all 1st year males
At The Point this morning Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps were the bulk of the birds trapped and processed, Goldcrest, Common Whitethroat and Reed Warbler also trapped, however the Sparrowhawks were the stars. 3 Ravens flew in from the East, while high overhead many Hirundines mainly stratospheric, among them a single Common Swift, around the scrub 2 Wheatears, 3+ Black Redstarts and 2 Whinchat of note.
At the ARC all 3 Egret species, 3+ Garganey, 4 Black and 7 Bar-tailed Godwits, 2 Dunlin, 3 Greenshanks, 2 Redshanks, 2 Common Sandpipers, Black Tern, Little Gull, Water Rail, Marsh Harriers and a Hobby and the usual wildfowl.
13.30-15.00 from the fishing boats with RW, SO, JTM and AJG who kindly collated the numbers:
Teal: 1E
Common Scoter: 11E
Gannet: 147W
Great Skua: 2E
Arctic Skua: 6E
Sandwich Tern: 298W
Common Tern: 3W
Razorbill: 1 Around
Swallow: 486 out
Sand Martin: 68 out
Harbour Porpoise: 4+
2nd Calendar year Caspian Gull at Firth Hide this afternoon
This evening from Firth hide 2 more 1st calendar year Caspian Gulls among the very few Gulls that came into roost tonight.
Convolvulous Hawkmoth in the trap this morning my 3rd of the year
XEVU 1st cal year Caspian Gull seen from on 13/09/19
Ringing details of XEVU
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