A few hours of light SW winds and sunshine before the rain began was pleasant weather for a walk up the cliffs, the highlight of which was a singing Quail just West of the Lighthouse. A first for me here, it seemed to be moving about abit and singing every few minutes around 8.30 am, I’ll head up there this evening again.
A juvenile Marsh Harrier flew south West over light house down, as did c500 Swifts, 90 Sandmartin, 2 House Martin and 55 Swallow and my first Wheatear of the autumn was on the track to the farm.
3 Small blues, my first Chalk hill blues of the year, a Small purple barred moth and a Ruddy darter were insects of interest.
PERDIX BIRDER 