Skomer News

Some very welcome information from Dave Boyle on Skomer giving the highlights on the island so far this Autumn

Balearic Shearwater: 1 in St Brides Bay 11th Sep
Leach's Stormie: 1 off N Haven 3rd Oct
Red Kite: 1 on 14th Sep, 3rd island record
Marsh Harrier: juv 26th & 27th Sep
Hobby: juv 31st Aug
Corncrake: 1 flushed down the bottom of N Valley 29th Sep (my highlight of the autumn!)Dotterel: juv flying around west end of the island 16th Sep it did go down somewhere but I couldn't find it
Wood Sandpiper: 1 5th Sep
Grey Phalarope: 1 or 2 in St Brides Bay off N Haven on 11th and 1 on the 12th Sep
Med Gull: 1st winter in N Haven 26th Sep
Long-eared Owl: 1 N Valley 18th Sep
Wryneck: 6 different individuals 4th to 19th Sep (1 farm 4th-15th, 1 Welsh Way 5th-7th, 1 Lantern 13th, 2 additional birds at the farm 15th & 1 West Field 19th)
GS Woodpecker: 1 25th Sep
Melodious Warbler: 1 N Valley 21st Sep
Yellow-browed Warbler: 1 farm 28th Sep
Coal Tit: 1 25th/26th Sep, 1 3rd Oct
Crossbill: 1 27th Sep
Lapland Bunting: 1 25th Sep

Many thanks Dave