Calm and chilly, the day started with a strong visible (but high) migration of
alba Wagtails,
Meadow Pipits and
Chaffinches. Present during a vis-mig on the west cliffs were singles of
Ring Ouzel and
Merlin, two each of
Mistle and
Song Thrush and seven
Brambling. The highlight from a steady days ringing was a
Dartford Warbler from the crown fields. Elsewhere on the island, a pair of
Yellow-
browed Warblers were in a mixed flock of
Firecrests,
Goldcrests and
Chiffchaffs at Old Hill (as well as singles of
Yellow-
browed at Southwell school, Wakeham and Thumb Lane); there were
Ring Ouzels at the obs quarry, Easton (2) and Penn's Weare, as well as a further two
Mistle Thrushes at Southwell in the afternoon.
The Dartford Warbler trapped today was the 37th for the obs and was, rather surprisingly, an adult female ©Martin Cade: