Monthly Archives: April 2017

A bitterly cold & strong NE wind, clear skies continue. The north wind worked again by dropping in some migrants, despite a clear night and morning. Wood Warbler in the old trapping area. Literally the first bird I saw this … Continue reading →

A bright morning with a brisk NW wind, warm in sheltered spots. Clouding over by mid morning. Willow Warbler in Belle Tout. I only covered the Belle Tout area and Crowlink, up towards Went Hill. Another arrival of Willow Warbler … Continue reading →

Another day on foot all over the headland. A switch in wind direction with a cold NE airflow under mostly cloudy skies. Male Hen Harrier. Jamie’s shots of the mornings star bird. In general numbers of Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Blackcap and … Continue reading →

A calm, bright morning with a light SW wind building throughout the day with rain late on. Wheatear in the gully first thing. A full and rewarding day on foot covering most of the headland with pal Jamie Partridge. Every … Continue reading →

Another bright start to the day with a strengthening in the NNE wind. Raven on the cliffs near the very highest point of the headland this morning. A quieter morning for me with less the 10 Willow Warbler and 4 … Continue reading →

Another bright morning, not as much cloud cover as anticipated in fact the bank of cloud seemed to have stalled some miles inland. The wind had switch to a light NNE wind which did, as anticipated, drop in a few … Continue reading →

Having had time to reflect and digest the fact Thursdays Blue Rock Thrush was the same bird that wintered in Gloucestershire, I now feel have a vested personal interest in it’s outcome. I had only loosely followed the narrative surrounding the record … Continue reading →