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Wednesday 23rd April 2025

 

One of the three pairs of Robin on site are busy gathering food for chicks.

Migrants include 14 Wheatear, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Swallow & White Wagtail. Offshore southbound 20 Black-headed Gull, 13 Common Gull, 6 Oyk, 5 Fulmar, 4 Med Gull, 2 Kitts & Curlew with northbound 5 Gannet, 3 Common Scoter, 2 Sandwich Tern & Fulmar. Best Fulmar day for quite some while. Late afternoon - Brown Argus in Fort moat 17 days earlier than last year's first.

A few more species, like Cabbage Moth, are finally starting to put in an appearance although numbers & variety still abysmal.

Ringing: 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Blackcap, 1 Linnet, 1 Willow Warbler.