20 September 2025

Hi!

The wind had dropped this morning, so I opened all the nets at 6:30. Seems quiet today, with less birds moving through, although I did watch the sparrowhawk chasing a flock of siskins, however, neither species found their way to a net today. There seemed to be a lot of Eider on the water throughout the day, with little sign of the gannets. 

During the quieter periods this afternoon, I went for a walk around the northern part of the island, and got to see some impressive views, and spotted the lighthouse. A lot of admiral butterflies were noted on the move today also. 

A total of 38 birds were ringed today, with decent numbers of goldcrest (garden warbler 1, blackcap 3, robin 7, great tit 1, blue tit 5, treecreeper 1, chiffchaff 3, willow warbler 1, goldcrest 12). 

Regards,
Meg