With spring migration now well under way, Lundy Warden Dean Jones brings us up to date. Below is a selection of recent photos by Dean and Assistant Warden Rosie Ellis.
Spring is starting to pick up pace on the island with the first four
Sand Martins of the year on the 18th, a
Swallow on the 23rd over Quarter Wall, a
Ring Ouzel next to the Stonecrusher on the 21st, small numbers of
Wheatear on the 20th, a
White Wagtail on the 20th in Tent Field and the first two
Blackcap of the spring on the 17th.
Other sightings of note include up to 21
Teal on Pondsbury each day, five fly-over
Cormorant on the 22nd, a lone
Lapwing on Ackland's Moor every day from the 19th, small numbers of
Puffin on a number of dates, a
Stock Dove over Middle Park on the 22nd, a female
Kestrel on 22nd, four
Chiffchaff on the 22nd, singles of
Fieldfare and
Redwing on the 21st and 22nd, a peak of 19
Goldfinch on the 17th and small numbers of
Linnet and
Chaffinch moving through on days.
Non-avian news includes the first
Peacock butterflies of the year, as well as 10
Black Oil Beetles along the Castle Parade path on the 23rd.
Lundy is currently closed to visitors until at least the end of April. The Landmark Trust's latest statement on the Covid-19 pandemic can be found here
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| Firecrest, Millcombe, 14 Mar © Dean Jones |
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| Hooded Crow, Brick Field, 14 Mar © Dean Jones |
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| Lapwing, Ackland's Moor, 21 Mar © Rosie Ellis |
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| Ring Ouzel, near the Stonecrusher, 21 Mar © Rosie Ellis |
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| Female Wheatear, Halfway Wall, 23 Mar © Dean Jones |
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| Copulating Black Oil-beetles, Castle Parade, 23 Mar © Dean Jones |
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