A lovely, flat calm start
again but this time within a few hours a brisk easterly wind became a bit
annoying especially as it kept increasing through the day reaching force 7 by
the afternoon; the main feature of the day was an excellent influx of 200+ Siskins out to the lighthouse –
there were no juveniles with them and all the females caught had old brood
patches indicating that they were all failed breeders. A total of 46 were caught through the
morning including another Swiss ringed bird, this time a male. A few other late migrants were caught
including a Spotted Flycatcher, a Sedge Warbler (both the only ones to have
been ringed this spring), 2 Blackcaps and a Lesser Whitethroat.
There wasn’t much on the sea but Red-throated Divers
continued to pass in reasonable numbers – unusual for them to continue into
June while there was a Temminck’s Stint
on Vågsvollvåien. The coast was quiet
again with the Greenshank and 4 Curlews in Sevika and a pair of Shoveler on
Fuglejønna while a few birds were on the sheltered side of Lebeltet including
6+ Spotted Flycatchers and a Cuckoo.
Spotted Flycatcher
Sedge Warbler
The latest Swiss Siskin
Common Redpoll
The House Martins are taking their time to rebuild
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