Golden Oriole seen again today, presumably our 2nd cy ringed male. Lots of Manx Shearwater activity throughout so keep an eye out upchannel. @birdguides.bsky.social

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A bit of a wet, windy, and foggy island today so nothing to report and no sign of our recent rarities. Expecting they will make an appearance when the fog lifts. @birdguides.bsky.social

Golden Oriole ringed individual and a Quail the best yesterday om the island. @birdguides.bsky.social

The 2nd calander year male Golden Oriole caught and ringed this morning in Millcombe. No sign of our second green/female type unfortunately. Photo by Maddie Kirby. @birdguides.bsky.social

Golden Oriole and the most unexpected bird of the year, in my opinion, a Corncrake were the best of the bunch yesterday. Only a couple of pictures of the highlight species, so here is a pic of a Small Adder's-tongue Fern a great non bird to see! @birdguides.bsky.social

Golden Oriole and Turtle Dove in slightly unusual spots on the island today. It could be our recent birds having a morning site seeing! Or new birds fleshly arriving ahead of the front that passed?? A new in Quail, new Spotted Flycatchers, a Redpoll and Siskin the highlights @birdguides.bsky.social

Melodious Warbler was an all too brief bird in the Laundry Garden today. At least 1 of the 2 Golde Orioles were seen and heard again. Grey Heron have been rarer than Orioles this year, so today's bird was our first in over a month. @birdguides.bsky.social

Turtle Dove, 2 Golden Oriole, Hobby, and Hoopoe yesterday. @birdguides.bsky.social

Turtle Dove, 2 Golden Oriole today @birdguides.bsky.social

Turtle Dove in the inversion today, a deluge of migrant moths and butterflies plus at least one Golden Oriole remains (the green female). @birdguides.bsky.social

2 Golden Oriole remain into this afternoon with a new in Turtle Dove in St Helens Copse a lovely surprise. @birdguides.bsky.social

And a 5th has joined our 4th. Loitering around Quarry Cottages. Also 3rd record of Red-veined Darter for the island today. @birdguides.bsky.social

Our 4th Golden Oriole of the year seen around Quarries and headed South towards Millcombe earlier. Nice flock of 3 Cuckoo, arrival of more Spotted Flycatchers and good hirundine/Swift passage. @birdguides.bsky.social

Small increase in migrants today in Millcombe including 'new in' 3 Reed Warbler, 6 Sedge Warblers, and 7+ Spotted Flycatcher with a further 5 elsewhere.

A RED THROATED PIPIT flew over the Campsite at 15:43. Possibly flying east to west. Heard by two individuals independently, though at the same time. Bird not refound yet. @birdguides.bsky.social

Cuckoo present for 3rd day today. A lovely 2nd calander year male. @birdguides.bsky.social

Quail flushed on the 17th from South end of the island but no sign since. Also two probable Sabines Gulls North up the West coast today, seen this afternoon once main band of squally showers passed. @birdguides.bsky.social

New in Golden Oriole today around the Millcombe area. Also an arrival of Spotted Flycatcher. @birdguides.bsky.social

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If anyone wants to hazard a guess at our current selection of Yellow Wagtails please feel free. The first is the easiest, second a little uncertainty and third we would love to know! Any guesses?? @birdguides.bsky.social

One, possibly two Golden Oriole on the island today with a bird in Millcombe being the one who has been around for 5 days now, followed by potentially a second on the Airfield. We will have to await photo comparison to see if this is true or just the original bird touring. @birdguides.bsky.social

Sunny skies and our Golden Oriole is still present for it's 4th day on the island. Currently in Millcombe this evening. @birdguides.bsky.social

Tufted Duck on Pondsbury and Golden Oriole at The Terrace this morning, with the latter remaining until the early afternoon at least. @rarebirder.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Boats Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday..... .... lots of rarities the last week and more to come!

Grey headed Wagtail fountain his afternoon/evening. 8th island record. This follows from a Tufted Duck (28th record) and a 2nd calander year male Golden Oriole for the second day. @rarebirder.bsky.social

Golden Oriole today seen Millcombe and Tent Field. @rarebirder.bsky.social

First Turtle Dove, Crossbill and Little Egret of the year on the island today. Lovely 2 Wood Warblers including one singing throughout the whole day!! Plus a Hawfinch in off the sea and feeding showing well on and off. What a day 😃 @rarebirder.bsky.social

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Dotterel female at North End throughout the day before flying high North and out to sea this afternoon. @rarebirder.bsky.social

Nightingale the best from the nets this morning. Small arrival of other warblers including 5 Sedge caught and ringed. @rarebirder.bsky.social

An Eastern Subalpine Warbler male caught and ringed in Millcombe this morning was undoubtedly the rarest bird caught whilst ringing. 8 Sedge, Reed, 5 Whitethroat very good for recent days. Nightingale the 10th since 2000. Better pics on request. @rarebirder.bsky.social

Our returning female Blue headed Wagtail today with a good selection of other drift migrants: 3 brit Yellow wa Reed Warbler, 2 Garden Warbler, Wood Warbler, 30+ Willow Warblers, 15+ Chiffchaff, 7+ Whitethroat, 3 Pied Flycatcher, 3 Common Redstart, 2000+ Swallows, 200+ Sand martin, 60+ House Martins.

Only our 3rd Pied Flycatcher of the year on the island, however the first one to be caught and ringed in Millcombe. Other migrants include Curlew, Whimbrel, 4 Greenland Wheatear, nice arrival of Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and some Blackcap plus steady passage of hurundines.

Blue-headed Wagtail male on Barton's Field today. The first Yellow Wagtail of the year. Also control migrant Goldfinch ringed in April 2025 caught this morning. Awaiting response...

A day of island scaricities today... - Cormorant, not pictured. - Black-headed Gull roaming around the fields though preferring Tillage and Barton's Field. - Greenfinch adult male associated with the Goldfinch flock. - Sandwich Tern x2 in the Landing Bay. - Hooded Crow, not pictured.

Yesterday ringing totals 06:00- 14:45, Millcombe. Blackcap 29 (Over 100 on island) Linnet 2 Robin 1 Willow Warbler 65 (450 on island) Chiffchaff 34 + 1 control (200 on island) Wren 2 Goldcrest 3 Goldfinch 1

Tree Pipit and Redstart new for year this morning. Female Firecrest caught and ringed in new arrival of Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler yesterday evening.

Some nice research being undertaken by Imperial University students at the moment looking at Manx Shearwater colony calls and individual dialects. An excuse to undertake some Manx Shearwater ringing resulted in 27 birds (10 retrap and 17 new). Oldest retraps from 2010, 2012 and 2013! Success.

Clearing up and becoming calmer, looking like we may get a good burst of migrants the next few days. Today saw a noticeable passage of Swallows heading N towards the Gower and our Hooded Crow×Carrion Crow hybrid in Tillage field. More Manxies back too!

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Keep an eye out for colour ringed Wheatears whilst on the island. The last week has seen the arrival of some of our breeding birds as part of an ongoing Retrapping Adult Survival (RAS) project. If you spot one then let us know!

Yesterday saw the arrival of this stunning Hawfinch female/2nd calander year type in Millcombe. She was seen for about half an hour in the morning but no sign since. A couple of Firecrest, Chiffchaffs and a couple of new Willow Warblers were the best of the rest. @rarebirder.bsky.social

Unconfirmed report of a Black Stork seen heading North up the East coast earlier. Seen from Quarries looking North towards Tibbets. No sign since and no pictures unfortunately. Low cloud and rain not helping the search. @rarebirder.bsky.social

Yesterday saw a flurry of new migrants including 2 Black Redstart, a few Sand Martins and a couple of new Siskin. A ringing session in Millcombe today saw the 1st Willow Warbler ringed/of year, 3 Chiffchaff and 3 Blackcap ringed. Where are the Chiffchaffs???

Migrants incoming! With the change from persistent westerlies to southern winds and now east we have finally have a decent arrival of migrants to the island with Chiffchaff, White Wagtail, Wheatear (pics of all three), Blackcap and Sand Martin seen already today. An increase in Linnet too.

Divers a plenty - The Great Northern Diver (pic) has been a feature throughout the month of March having spent the winter close offshore and in the Landing Bay. However, the past week has seen the passage of Red-Throated Divers, a scarcely recorded species throughout the year apart from spring!

Big bird news!!! Lundy's first ever Caspian Gull was found yesterday by Thomas and Eleanor on census. The bird, seen below, was aged as a 2nd calander year individual. It remained in Lighthouse Field throughout the morning but unfortunately has not been seen since. @rarebirder.bsky.social

After a wet and windy winter, the start of March saw the mist nets back up in Millcombe for the season ahead. A nice warm period last week saw the first migrants arriving back to the island including Chaffinch, Stonechat and Goldcrest. All birds ringed under license and with relevant permissions.