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| Cryptic critter! Our 1st Wryneck of the year (Laura Shearer) |
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| Yesterday's ringed Pied Flycatcher (David Kinchin-Smith) |
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| Today's Lesser Whitethroat (David Kinchin-Smith) |
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| Keeping warm - our first Guillemot egg! (David Kinchin-Smith) |
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| An unusual sight - a Puffin egg in the entrance to a burrow |
Monday 21st
April comments: It’s a special time of year on the Farnes. Not only do we
have the excitement of our breeding seabirds getting settled on land and laying
eggs, but the Farnes also plays host to migratory species of bird which are
travelling to their breeding grounds elsewhere in the UK and on the continent.
These birds use the islands as a vital refuelling station so that they can feed
up and continue on their epic journeys.
Over the last two days a steady stream of migrants has been
moving through, aided by an easterly wind. A highlight yesterday was the appearance
of a Pied Flycatcher and with
continued easterly winds overnight and into today another smattering of
migrants had dropped in, including a Lesser
Whitethroat. An increasing number of Chiff Chaffs and Willow warblers were
busy flycatching throughout the day but the star bird today came mid-afternoon
as a Wryneck was spotted from the
pele tower window on Inner Farne. The bird gave good but brief views before
departing. A good record after a blank year last year.
However, it’s not all about the migrants, following the
first Puffin egg on Inner Farne our first Guillemot egg was discovered
yesterday safely tucked under an adult. In a few weeks our colony of more than
50,000 individuals will be alive with the sounds of new chicks and we can’t
wait! No matter what time of year, there’s always something to see on the
Farnes!
With continued easterly winds overnight and rain forecast
tomorrow, no doubt we’ll have more new arrivals on the islands.....
Today’s totals: Kestrel
1, Wheatear 6, Robin 2, Blackbird 1, Song Thrush 2, Wryneck 1, Swallow 1, Yellow
Wagtail 1, Blackcap 3, Lesser
Whitethroat 1, Chiffchaff 22, Willow Warbler 7, Linnet 2, Reed Bunting 1
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