Many thanks to those that got in
touch with records – I am sure you will all be relieved to hear that Mute Swan has been recorded on the
Island (one at Ushet Lough last autumn).
Other additions to the list are Scaup
(a few previous records), Glaucous Gull
and Waxwing (5 present on 6 November
2005). Another interesting record is of
a Dark-bellied Brent Goose on 2 May
2008. Any sort of Brent Goose on the
island is a good record but unfortunately even on my unofficial list, this
doesn’t go down as a full species.
It was also interesting to
discover a previous Bullfinch record
(1 June 2007) and a couple of previous records of Yellowhammer – the latter seems to occur during cold weather
movements – I’d best check the wild bird cover patches next visit! This has bumped the island list up to a
staggeringly low 180!
For anyone that missed this
the first time – here’s just some of the species not on the list:
Pintail, Shoveler, Long-tailed
Duck, Grey Plover, Dotterel, Slavonian Grebe, Garganey, Velvet Scoter, Smew,
Green Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, Spotted Redshank, Ruff, Stock
Dove, Kingfisher, Dipper, Pied Flycatcher, Black Redstart, Long-tailed Tit,
Treecreeper, Jay, Tree Sparrow, Bewick’s Swan, Long-tailed Skua, Reed Warbler
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