Weather: SE force 5 with mist, later SE backing north 4
But the sun shone through later.
The first Wheatear of the year, on this exceptionally early date, indeed the second earliest ever for us, was found this morning by Matt Thomas at the north end of the island just before 10.00hrs.
It was a fine male, and was later trapped for ringing.
Just the one Stonechat today, another male and also trapped.
Around the gardens and paddocks were at least 5 Chiffchaffs, 2 got ringed,
and 6 Goldcrests, 3 of which became ringed including this male.
Finches featured again today with 6 Chaffinches, 2 Greenfinch and 2 Siskin, and Pied and 3 Grey Wagtail came through with at least 90 Meadow Pipits. The scarcest inhabitant of the island paddocks and garden area however, a Great Tit, was in the obs garden, but failing to gain a ring. Other early March migrants did not let us down, including 32 Jackdaws,
a single Starling.
and a single Woodpigeon.
A male Scaup appeared with the Common Scoter and the female Eider loafing off the north end then off shell bay later - at this stage we don’t know if it’s the male from WKML - that was still present yesterday but we've had no reports there today (as yet).
No Egrets today and only a single Grey Heron about looking forward to its next meal.
Waders recorded today were 120 Sanderling, 32 Ringed Plover, 40 Dunlin, 68 Redshank and 6 Purple Sandpipers.
Ringed: 1 Wheatear, 1 Stonechat, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackbird, 1 Robin.
Photos: SRW , Matt Thomas
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