Bardsey – off the island for the winter
After an excellent fall of passerines on 1st November, the team finally left Bardsey for the winter on 5th November. Expect more exciting results from tagging Manx Shearwaters in 2022. Read more here.
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Bardsey in September 2021 – warblers in the first week, wild weather and seabirds in the last week
Large falls of warblers at the beginning of the month and wild weather and great seabird passage at the end.
Bardsey in August 2021 – solar power and fluffy Manxie chicks
Solar power is up and running, the last of the seabird chicks are fledging and waders and warblers trickle through.
Bardsey in May: Spotted Flycatcher passage and chicks hatching and fledging
May was another month of weather extremes – from warm sunshine to blinding rain and back within 24 hours. Spring passage didn’t produce any great rarities – a Woodchat Shrike was the best .
Back on Bardsey for the 2021 season
The Bardsey team, led by Steve Stansfield, were finally able to cross to the island on Tuesday 16th March. After an early burst of spring migrants on 30 March, the weather turned very unfriendly! Read more here.
Bardsey in October – the last full month of 2020
2020 has certainly been different, but there’s been no lack of splendid birds.
WOS agrees Memorandum of Understanding with Bardsey
WOS agrees Memorandum of Understanding with Bardsey – read more about this by clicking on the photo.