Light SW, overcast but warm – A quick dash around Fox hill down (in the hope of a Pied fly) on the afternoon of the 14th took a nice turn when the gulls alerted me to a female Honey Buzzard, powering in over the eastern docks and heading for the Castle (15.35)
Continuing West after abit of circling and lost to view. This bird followed the same line as many I have seen arriving at Langdon , though of course more likely at this time of year could be following the coast rather than ‘in off the sea…(?) The same scenario happened on the 10th August last year in light SE winds.
Im yet to beat my (conservative) high count of 40 Willow warblers on the 11th and also yet to see anything more excting in the bushes but I’m still half in ‘Inland HB mode’ so not firing on full cylinders at the coast currently, if thats an excuse!
PERDIX BIRDER 