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Summary - Wednesday 10th April The birding again proved to be hard work and it initially appeared that there were birds present however with the slackening wind after lunch and a determined effort to see out the most sheltered areas there proved to be some good numbers of birds present. The count of 51 Willow Warbler is the highest yet recorded. Other birds that proved to be present in reasonable numbers were Wryneck (7 - highest count this year), Woodchat Shrike (34), Nightingale (43) and Redstart (28). One unexpected surprise was the reappearance (presumably) of yesterday’s White Stork feeding amongst cattle on Pipit Plateau. Grounded Migrants: Details to follow later, run out of time again ! Visible Passage: Limited, one small flock of Spanish Sparrows seen to head north. Raptors: One Kestrel was the only migrant raptor seen. Bird Ringing: None
Weather: Another windy day, still WNW or NW 6-7 all morning, then F5-6 in afternoon. Dry. Some scattered cloud but mostly sunny .
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| A Wryneck doing a dead stick impression at Paliros |
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| Unknown insect in the mining bee colony at Mamari |
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| White Stork feeding amongst cattle on ‘Pipit Plateau’ |
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| Spanish Sparrows - after yesterday’s large movement there are still small groups scattered across the headland |
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