Sunday, 19 April 2015

19th April


Warm and sunny – the first really warm feeling day of the spring; the sea was fairly quiet through the morning with a few Red-throated Divers going north while two Kestrels came in off and a 1st winter White-tailed Eagle flew south out at sea.   There was an obvious increase in Wheatear activity round the lighthouse in the fine weather with many pairs singing and displaying and the males chasing each other around.

                Birds in the afternoon included distant views of a Red Kite soaring over Groda (a Norwegian tick!), a Ring Ouzel in Lebeltet with 20+ Song Thrushes, at least 32 Wheatears scattered around and a Peregrine which was inches away from nailing a Golden Plover over Gunnarsmyra.
 



Lots of Wheatear action this morning

This nearby female was paying them absolutely no attention though!

 

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