Lundy Bird Observatory: February 2015

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This page is run by Lundy Bird Observatory (LBO) as a source of news for everyone interested in the birds and wildlife of Lundy, situated 12 miles out in the Bristol Channel, UK. If you have sightings to report, please consider sharing your observations or photographs with the Bird Obs team here. While you're here, check out the companion website The Birds of Lundy for comprehensive updates to the book of the same name (Davis & Jones, 2007). All bird recording and ringing activities on Lundy are coordinated by LBO and general information about visiting the island can be found here.

Saturday, 21 February 2015

21/02/15 More seabird updates...

I've just looked at this blog and realised that I haven't updated for a while. Here are the highlights...

18/02/15 1470 Guillemots on ledges (highest February count). 23 Kittiwakes on land (first of the season)
12/02/15 263 Guillemots on ledges, Kittiwakes circling close to land.
08/02/15 910 Guillemots on ledges, at least 78 Razorbills on land.
27/01/15 1235 Guillemots on ledges, at least 7 Razorbills on land.
18/01/15 1159 Guillemots on ledges, probably first Razorbill on land this season.
11/01/15 no count of Guillemots on ledges, adult Kittiwakes flying past Devil's Kitchen
30/12/14 1145 Guillemots on ledges, 40 minutes video F4 provisioning ledge.
21/12/14 903 Guillemots on ledges
16/12/14 442+ Guillemots on ledges, (only Jenny's Cove counted), 15 minutes video.

2023 Year List

130 - Woodchat Shrike 6/9
129 - Rose-coloured Starling 3/9
128 - Wryneck 3/9
127 - Western Bonelli's Warbler 3/9
126 - Hen Harrier 2/9
125 - Pintail 1/9
124 - Nightingale 28/8
123 - Icterine Warbler 27/8
122 - Melodious Warbler 23/8
121 - Knot 15/8
120 - Ruff 10/8
119 - Sooty Shearwater 5/8
118 - Cory's Shearwater 31/7
117 - Green Sandpiper 25/7
116 - Great Spotted Woodpecker 12/7
115 - Grey Heron 19/6
114 - Quail 7/6
113 - Yellowhammer 4/6
112 - Dotterel 25/5
111 - Common Rosefinch 24/5
110 - Purple Heron 5/5
109 - Turtle Dove 29/4
108 - Lesser Whitethroat 26/4
107 - Spotted Flycatcher 22/4
106 - Shelduck 22/4
105 - Little Ringed Plover 20/4
104 - Whinchat 20/4
103 - Common Swift 20/4
102 - Serin 20/4
101 - Mediterranean Gull 19/4
100 - Collared Dove 18/4
099 - Cuckoo 18/4
098 - Marsh Harrier 17/4
097 - Great White Egret 17/4
096 - Lesser Redpoll 17/4
095 - Reed Warbler 17/4
094 - Yellow Wagtail 16/4
093 - Whitethroat 16/4
092 - Pied Flycatcher 16/4
091 - Sedge Warbler 16/4
090 - Sandwich Tern 12/4
089 - Grasshopper Warbler 12/4
088 - Redshank 12/4
087 - Ring Ouzel 9/4
086 - Whimbrel 9/4
085 - Tree Pipit 9/4
084 - Bullfinch 8/4
083 - Redstart 8/4
082 - Garden Warbler 8/4
081 - Ringed Plover 7/4
080 - Hobby 4/4
079 - Canada Goose 4/4
078 - Dunlin 3/4
077 - Rook 2/4
076 - Willow Warbler 21/3
075 - Brambling 19/3
074 - House Martin 18/3
073 - Sand Martin 17/3
072 - Common Buzzard 17/3
071 - Blackcap 17/3
070 - Swallow 16/3
069 - Red-breasted Merganser 13/3
068 - Hooded Crow 10/3
067 - Black-headed Gull 5/3
066 - Wheatear 5/3
065 - Shoveler 5/3
064 - Curlew 5/3
063 - Lapwing 4/3
062 - Puffin 28/2
061 - Cormorant 27/2
060 - Chiffchaff 22/2
059 - Fieldfare 9/2
058 - Grey Wagtail 8/2
057 - Greenfinch 8/2
056 - Stock Dove 8/2
055 - Black Redstart 1/2
054 - Firecrest 31/1
053 - Manx Shearwater 26/1
052 - Goldfinch 24/1
051 - Skylark 23/1
050 - Mistle Thrush 23/1
049 - Iceland Gull 22/1
048 - Woodcock 20/1
047 - Red-throated Diver 20/1
046 - Common Scoter 18/1
045 - Common Gull 16/1
044 - Yellow-legged Gull 16/1
043 - Siskin 16/1
042 - Golden Plover 9/1
041 - Fulmar 7/1
040 - Stonechat 7/1
039 - Jack Snipe 7/1
038 - Goldcrest 2/1
037 - Redwing 2/1
036 - Linnet 2/1
035 - Water Rail 2/1
034 - Greylag Goose 1/1
033 - Teal 1/1
032 - Guillemot 1/1
031 - Peregrine 1/1
030 - Purple Sandpiper 1/1
029 - Kestrel 1/1
028 - Merlin 1/1
027 - Woodpigeon 1/1
026 - Razorbill 1/1
025 - Gannet 1/1
024 - Shag 1/1
023 - Kittiwake 1/1
022 - Great Northern Diver 1/1
021 - House Sparrow 1/1
020 - Pied Wagtail 1/1
019 - Meadow Pipit 1/1
018 - Lesser Black-backed Gull 1/1
017 - Rock Pipit 1/1
016 - Jackdaw 1/1
015 - Snipe 1/1
014 - Raven 1/1
013 - Carrion Crow 1/1
012 - Sparrowhawk 1/1
011 - Starling 1/1
011 - Chaffinch 1/1
010 - Dunnock 1/1
009 - Robin 1/1
008 - Song Thrush 1/1
007 - Blackbird 1/1
006 - Starling 1/1
005 - Wren 1/1
004 - Herring Gull 1/1
003 - Great Black-backed Gull 1/1
002 - Oystercatcher 1/1
001 - Mallard 1/1