Massive information, the primary Home Sparrow egg was laid immediately! That is considerably later than standard, for context the primary egg was laid on the twenty fifth April final 12 months and the primary fledglings had been recorded on 1st Might 2021! There’s clearly a couple of components at play right here and the delay seems to be mirrored on the mainland, however a couple of components could possibly be the chilly and moist spring, overwintering Sparrowhawk and Merlin, and removing of the Lundy rooster coop (according to HPAI tips) which supplied a wonderful meals supply for the resident sparrows.
Elsewhere throughout the island, a single Hooded Crow continued to affiliate with the 25 Carrion Crow, favouring Tillage Area. Hirundine passage was modest, however estimates noticed 200 Swallow over Lundy airspace. The Pondsbury Purple Heron was current for an additional day whereas two Sedge Warbler continued to kick round Millcombe, accompanied by the Lesser Redpoll, Noticed Flycatcher, 4 Whitethroat and a new-in Backyard Warbler.
I am certain you’ll all be part of us in wishing the easiest to Stuart and Megan who left the island immediately. We might like present our appreciation and say an enormous thanks to Stuart for driving ahead Lundy’s re-accreditation as a Chicken Observatory.
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| Yellow Wagtail, Fortress Hill © Tony Taylor |
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| Color-ringed Wheatear (sadly lacking a hoop to enable for particular person identification) © Paul Dean |
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| The Lundy Group wishing Stuart and Megan goodbye for his or her thrilling new chapter |
Contributors: Joe Parker, Luke Marriner, Stuart Cossey, Chris & Carol Baillie, Tony Taylor, Steve Wing, Paul Dean, Yuheng Solar.
