This weekend has been 2 more very still days with barely a suggestion of NW breeze but enough to bring a drop in temperature and decent passage over head early on both days.
Saturday was highlighted by 2 Hawfinch which flew out of the windmill garden calling and continued SW, other notables include Short-eared Owl which I saw over the Channel being harassed by Peregrines until it dropped below the cliffs, a very brief and skulking Lesser Whitethroat which I just couldnt get a good look at, Ring Ouzel, Black Redstart, Golden plover, 55 Lapwing, 26 Fieldfare 100+ Redwing, ocasional Redpolls and siskins and a least 15 Brambling calls (below).
Sunday promised brighter skies though started off overcast with the first notable Wood pigeon movememnt for me here with c2,000 was nice, probably 100 Stock doves within that, 3 flocks of Fieldfare totalling 120 birds moved SW, a Woodlark North, 10 Golden Plover,2 Snipe, Red Kite, at least another 10 Bramblings, 3 Chiffchaff and 5 Firecrest, 11 Swallow, 2 House martin and the highlight was this superb adult male Hen Harrier that dropped in hunting over the top fields around midday.
There are 2 Firecrests in the garden at the moment.
PERDIX BIRDER 
i had een up there from 0800.
A very quiet morning,
Linnets, Goldfinches, Pheasant, Meadow Pipits, Skylarks, Cornwall Bunting, Ravens, Kestrel, Fieldfare, Jacks n Carrions, Robins, Stonechats.
Check usual haunts for Snow Bunting ,
None seen
I left at 1130,too many dogs with people.
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