Monday, 4 November 2013

Skokholm

The avian highlight was a female House Sparrow. At least 390 Kittiwake, 130 Black-headed Gull, 220 Herring Gull, eight Common Gull and 14 Mediterranean Gull were in Broad Sound. Other birds included six Buzzard, a Kestrel, six Water Rail, five Black-tailed Godwit heading north, three Curlew, a Short-eared Owl at the Well, 15 Skylark, nine Swallow (ten days off the latest recorded on Skokholm), three Dunnock, 22 Robin, six Stonechat, 11 Blackbird, a Fieldfare, 35 Song Thrush, 11 Redwing, a female Blackcap, three Chiffchaff, 17 Starling, two Chaffinch, three Goldfinch, a Linnet and ten Reed Bunting.