Weather: ENE force 3
Another beautiful dry day. The most rewarding sighting this morning was one of our colour ringed Rock Pipits feeding a juvenile. It is remarkable how quickly they have settled down to regular breeding over the last few years.
A Collared Dove was singing at one stage, probably the bird of the day but it was reluctant to show itself. Most of the other land birds here at the moment are breeding, the exception today was a singing Chiffchaff and 2 Willow Warblers, both Willow Warblers were ringed this morning.
Wader counts were small, there were 85 Oystercatchers, 2 Ringed Plover, a Curlew and 9 Whimbrel.
The best looking bird was the single Turnstone present which was in summer plumage.
Around and about the island were 25 Cormorants, one of which was a ringed bird found dead at the north end, also a Common Scoter, 4 Little Egrets, 4 male Mallards, 3 female Eiders and 8 Shelduck. Butterflies included a Common Blue, an Orange Tip, also Large, Green-veined and Small Whites.
Photos SRW
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