Celebrating 20yrs Rat free this year! One of the biggest successes on the island is the seabirds, but for Manx Shearwaters it has been phenomenal. One of our box birds from today, the fact we have 15,000 and they breed successfully was unthinkable 30yrs ago!

Some nice Willow Warbler moult!

The first cloud in a couple of weeks and 18 more new Willow Warblers plus a retrap from 2025 and one from Friday. A scattered number across the plateau so roughly 40 on island so far. Our breeding adult and juvenile Spotted Flycatchers ringed and census found a Sedge Warb in a grass field!

28 Willow Warblers processed this morning. @birdguides.bsky.social

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Quail yesterday 6th Quail on 5th

Quail yesterday at N End @birdguides.bsky.social

Another probable yesterday and a confirmed male today was the 8th confirmed record ever for the island!

Turtle Dove on the 20th - @birdguides.bsky.social

Red-rumped Swallow over Village for past hour @birdguides.bsky.social

Current influx of Red veined Darter to the island currently. Our 3rd ever for the island came in May, Our 4th came last week, our 5th (pictured) was yesterday and we have the 6th and 7th ever today! A sign of things to come...

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Quail Wifdows Tennemant this evening @birdguides.bsky.social

Golden Oriole singing this morning. @birdguides.bsky.social

One Golden Oriole and Quail yesterday but no sign of either today that we know of! @birdguides.bsky.social

Amazingly, 2 Golden Oriole today by guests. However more amazingly, they could be new birds as both reported to have been adult males!! Will keep you posted and if correct the 7th and 8th birds of the year so far...

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.