One of the Large Tortoiseshells was seen at least once at the north of the island.
Wheatear and Skylark at Top Fields today © Nick Stantiford:
25th March
Clear skies and an at times keen northeasterly breeze might have been the recipe for a flurry of migrants a little further into the spring, but at this early juncture they weren't propitious conditions. A Hoopoe that showed up in a private garden on the island wasn't available to the fieldworkers who had to content themselves with the thinnest of spreads of routine early season arrivals: 30 Wheatears, 5 Black Redstarts and singles of Merlin, Moorhen and Firecrest were the best on offer at the Bill. The first confirmed sighting of a Puffin back in attendance at the auk colony at the Bill (we did hear a report of 3 there on one afternoon last week but the observer didn't get in touch with further details) was welcome news, with 2 Gadwall and a Red-throated Diver also through off the Bill.
One of the Large Tortoiseshells was seen at least once at the north of the island.
One of the Large Tortoiseshells was seen at least once at the north of the island.
