Brisk S / SE winds still
but it was dry, bright and very pleasant to be out and about; walked the
northern census route in the morning but it was fairly quiet as birds included
a Black Redstart, 2 Chiffchaffs, 4 Wheatears, a Brambling, 4 Dunnocks, 2
Sparrowhawks, a Merlin, a Carrion Crow and a Rook I tracked coming in across
the sea from very far out while offshore were 8 Puffins, a Bonxie and 2
Great-northern Divers. There was single
Ring Ouzel and Willow Warbler round the Obs.
Opened the nets in the evening and despite it being a
bit windy we managed to catch a cracking adult male Mealy Redpoll (a huge bird
with a wing of 79mm and weighing 17g!), a Lesser Whitethroat, a Chiffchaff and
a few Robins, Blackbirds and Dunnocks.
Sparrowhawk
Pied Wagtail
Mealy Redpoll - rubbish picture as it was getting dark!
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