Were it not for the pair of dazzlingly pink
Rosy Starlings remaining at Weston (alright one was more dazzling than the other), today might have been an almost total write-off. The rest of the birding day left a lot to be desired with a lingering
Reed Warbler making up the remains of the migrant tallies. It was down to the breeding birds to complete the ringing totals with some freshly fledged
Whitethroats and a
Greenfinch, sadly now a rarity in the nets. The sea was exceptionally quiet, and the haze that set in around mid-morning didn't help matters, meaning totals reached a paltry one
Common Scoter, one
Mediterranean Gull and two
Sandwich Terns.
The Rosy Starlings continued to show nicely at Weston today © Martin Cade (top) and Pete Saunders (bottom):
The unbroken sunshine warming the ground and vegetation saw the emergence of some more Gatekeepers, the first photographed at the Bill this year © Roy Norris:
