Another warm morning with almost undetectable winds that seemed to move from NE to SE during the first few hours of the day and a change in my luck it would seem.
The bird of day was undoubatbly a Red–Rumped swallow that flew past the lighthouse at 09.45. Picked up calling over the light house lawn as I arrived at the eastern gate, a nice view of it as it zipped through and then continued SW. My third encounter with this species here and another ‘only time for bins or camera’ situation only, a real thrill, one day one will linger I’m sure.
Previous to that I’d been watching a Tree pipit on the path above the enclosure, which I saw again perched in the dead Ash trees in a similar spot later on.
The rest of the day was spent hoping for more in the skies, c30 Swallow and my First 3 Swifts were a warm up for an Osprey North over the lighthouse at 1pm.
Previous days have been fairly disappointing however highlights have been: Ring ouzels on the 27th and 28th, a Marsh Harrier in off on the 29th, a walk along the cliff bottoms on the same day held a smart 2cy Caspian Gull aswell as views of Whimbrel and Common Sandpiper on the deck.
PERDIX BIRDER 