As the
morning’s cloud dissipated, overhead migration reached it’s pinnacle of the
month with pipits, finches, larks, buntings, and thrushes streaming overhead.
The totals of 31 Skylarks, one Grey Wagtail, 1218 Starlings,
1157 Chaffinches, ten Bramblings, 58 Siskins, five Goldfinches,
65 Linnets, one Lesser Redpoll, two Snow Buntings, two Reed Buntings, five Crossbills, two Richard’s
Pipits, and three Waxwings were mostly seen heading out
to sea off of Pen Cristin. The Waxwings were particularly notable being only
the fifth island record and the first since 2012.
Yellow-browed Warblers have dominated many headlines
over the last month but it’s still great to see these little Asiatic wanderers
coming through. A total of four were seen today with one at Nant, one at
Cristin, and two in the withies. The four Siberian
Chiffchaffs seen was an excellent tally for North-west Wales whilst five Blackcaps, three Chiffchaffs, one Willow Warbler, and 15 Goldcrests were keeping them company.
A flock of
four Pale-bellied Brent Geese
dropped into Solfach, with a Lapwing and two Black Redstarts not too
far away on the Narrows too. Five Water
Rails got in on the action with most in the withies though one still crept
through the vegetation at Cristin. Another movement of thrushes consisted of 26
Blackbirds, 42 Fieldfares, 18 Song Thrushes, and 117 Redwings, whilst two Bullfinches
were still present in Cristin garden.
Lastly,
one Red-throated Diver, four Common Scoters, five Mediterranean
Gulls, and 460 Black-headed Gulls were noted offshore.
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