09/10/2024

This mornings sea watch was rather slow, so it was a blessing when Owen found a Yellow-browed Warbler in the trapping area. We made our way there quite leisurely knowing that finding a single bird in the trapping area is looking for a needle in a haystack. We spent some time looking and listening for it to no avail, eventually David called me to say it was by net site 13 not to far from where we were, a couple of minutes later we joined him and the bird soon called but deep in the Sallows, it called a few more times and we managed the briefest of glimpses, all very unsatisfying, hopefully another more showy bird will turn up. While in the TA a few Siskins and a couple of Bramblings flew over of note.

07.30-09.30 from the boats with RW, 

Common Scoter: 26W    2E

Great-crested Grebe: 2 present

Common Tern: 4W 

Sandwich Tern: 79W

Black-headed Gull: 56W

Mediterranean Gull: 14W       

Common Gull: 23W

Herring Gull: present n/c

Great Black-backed Gull: present n/c

Lesser Black-backed Gull: present n/c  

Arctic Skua: 3W

Guillemot: 3W      

Razorbill: 61W

Auk: 29W

Red-throated Diver: 1 present 

Balearic Shearwater: 3W  

Gannet: 431W   

Cormorant: 142W/present

Sparrowhawk: 2 in off

Merlin: 1 in off with prey

Swallow: 426 out

Wheatear: 2 behind the boats

Pied Wagtail: 16W

Meadow Pipit: 10W

Goldfinch: 40W

Harbour Porpoise: 3

Grey Seal: 2

Whinchat by the Polish Memorial this afternoon

Yellow Wagtail by the Polish Memorial this afternoon

Yellow Wagtail with the Whinchat by the Polish Memorial this afternoon

One of 4 Wheatears by the Polish Memorial this afternoon

One of 2 Firecrests by the lighthouse this afternoon

A very poor image of a skulking Common Whitethroat by the lighthouse this afternoon only included as it is I believe the latest individual I have seen on the mainland.