6th September 2025

 Weather: ESE force 3      veering SE 3 later

 Another Marsh Harrier flew passed the island this morning, this time a juvenile arriving from the north east and crossing over the south end and between the islands.

  

 

 

There were 4 raptors on the list this morning, the 3 others were a Peregrine, A Sparrowhark that flew south east over the obs garden, and of course there is the Kestrel. 

 

 A Spotted Flycatcher was found about the paddocks and gardens for a while, a bird not always guaranteed in autumn.

 

 

No Willow Warblers were identified today but 5 Chiffchaffs showed in the gardens.

Twelve Wheatears arrived gradually into the islands as the day went on including a stunning Greenland type.

 

 A Pied and a Grey Wagtail called over and 6 Robins were present. Ten Rock Pipits are still showing well on the islands.

There was a small passage of about 45 Meadow Pipits for a while early in the day but 15 Swallows were late arriving again, although House Martins were more spectacular when 50 or so flew in together low from the west over the islands but kept moving through. A Shoveler flew passed the island, one of the rarer of the wildfowl seen here.

 

 

 

A Greenshank was in the gutter early in the day, but did not linger for long, nor did a Great White Egret that was seen to drop into the gutter but like the previous one recently was not captured on camera nor seen again. Grey Herons numbered 4 and Little Egrets 12.

 A number of waders moved about at high tide including, 5 Bar-tailed Godwit, 60 Turnstone, 20 Sanderling, 12 Dunlin, 4,500 Oystercatchers, 100 Redshank and 60 Ringed Plover.

 

  

 

 

 

 A single Whimbrel was among the Curlew and the German ringed individual was among the 80 present.

 

  Four Greylag Geese flew in early and another 2 later on,

 

 ....... while 20 Common Scoter were out to sea and 4 Shelduck showed, and the early Brent arrivals increased to 6 birds. Scanning the sea produced only 12 Gannets and 70 Sandwich Terns (both distant). Red Admirals increased during the morning to a couple of dozen or so.

 Ringed: 3 Robins.

 Photos: AEH, SRW