Collected a couple of visiting ringers from the airport this afternoon and we picked up an adult Yellow-legged Gull on route to their accommodation. Late afternoon our first Cattle Egret of the year was found at Kiln Farm fields.
by Alderney Bird Warden | Oct 5, 2022
This morning the Long-eared Owl found yesterday was still present in the census area. A long day in the field yesterday took some totting up as 603 birds were ringed, this figure just shy of our highest total in one day. Highlights were our first ever October record of Wryneck, 7 White Wagtails, 4 Firecrests and a rather interesting pale grey ‘ form’ of Barn Swallow.
Photo: Barn Swallow (JH).
by Alderney Bird Warden | Oct 2, 2022
Another busy morning saw 165 birds ringed including Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Firecrests and a Grey Wagtail. A Marsh Harrier prospected along the north-east coast this afternoon and a Common Redstart was present close to the Longis ‘Naturetrek’ hide.
Visual migration is progressing, yesterday our first Skylarks and Siskins of the autumn were coming through along with small flocks of Chaffinches.
Late afternoon today in the howling gales a large gathering of seabirds fishing off Mannez lighthouse included around 60 Arctic Terns and a juvenile Sabine’s Gull.
by Alderney Bird Warden | Sep 29, 2022
Our first Yellow-browed Warbler of the year this morning.
Photo Matt Scragg
