Chris Ingram; 7th August.

I just had an email from Chris who was on tory a couple of days ago.

'Here is my list for the 7th:

Fulmar  offshore
Gannet  offshore
Shag
Heron  1 at lake
Mute Swan  2
Mallard
Tufted Duck  adults with young on lake
Oystercatcher
Ringed Plover
Lapwing
Dunlin  c.5 on beach
Knot  1 at lake unable to fly
Redshank
C. Sandpiper  1 at lake
Turnstone
Great Skua  1 from boat on out crossing
Common Gull
Lesser Black Back
Herring Gull
Great Black Back
Kittiwake  few on lake
Commic Tern  2 offshore probably Arctic
Rock Dove
Swallow
Rock Pipit
Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Wheatear
Hooded Crow
Raven
Starling
Tree Sparrow

32 species'

Regards Chris

Autumn is here

I got a call from Anton to say that he spotted his first migrant of the autumn in the garden today, a Willow Warbler.

I hope to make my first trip of the autumn next monday. The weather charts are predicting strong west/north west winds all weekend I just hope they have died down enough for the ferry from Bunbeg to depart. I plan to bring some frozen chum for the crossing.