Saturday, 18 April 2015

18th April


A lovely, flat calm, sunny morning (still very cold though with a slight frost) and birds offshore included another good movement of 170 Red-throated Divers along with a Black-throated Diver and a few Curlews while the White-billed Diver reappeared on the sea – now looking very smart in its almost breeding plumage and the adult White-tailed Eagle was sat out on Skarvodden.   There was a bit of variety in the nets through the morning which included 3 Wheatears, a Chiffchaff and 3 Linnets.

                Unfortunately the strong, chilly NW wind sprang back up by lunchtime reducing what was seen around the area, there was however a little build-up of hirundines on the sheltered side of Lebeltet with 10 Swallows, 4 Sand Martins and 2 House Martins while also seen were 20 Wheatears, 7+ Lesser Redpolls and a Fieldfare in full song.
 
Wheatear

Linnet

Willow Tit

This [presumably] freshly emerged Adder joined the other one previously mentioned, I'd love to see the males fighting!

Look at the knob on that!

Roe Deer
 

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