Despite another day of very light SE being forecast, I detected a faint Northerly as I reached the top of the cliff path this morning and things seemed as they had been for the past few days although finch passage was more notable with small parties of Brambling (6,2,4) c60 Siskin and some invisble Redpolls. Best of them though were 4 Hawfinch south West over the valley, the first ive seen this year and perhaps part of a wider movement of this species across the country at the moment?
A new Dartford warbler in Fan bay with a pair of Stonechat, a male and much more elusive than the first year bird from last week.
The highlight for me this morning though was another Short eared Owl, a different bird to earlier in the week (which was in primary moult) and appeared from out over the sea just after the rain started. It landed in one of the fields so will hopefully be around for abit.
Still no YBW or Pallas’s here despite my checking tit flocks and an increase in crests noted, Keep looking.
PERDIX BIRDER 