A cool and overcast start to the morning with yet another moderate NE breeze. 2 singing Reed Warblers on Foxhill down and Langdon and a trickle of Swallows and House Martins was all of note until I reached the lighthouse and heard a few fluting notes of Golden Oriole coming from the valley.
I ran towards the singing bird and emerged at the top of the valley as it continued to sing a few more phrases whilst I scanned for it optimistically. The bird now sounded further away and gave a couple of ‘cat calls’ one of which was all I, just about, managed to record in the video below. No further sign after sadly.
A Hawfinch Flew North over the valley as I contiued my search, a small group of 6 Med gulls flew very High and North and a 2cy Caspian Gull joined 100’s of immature Gulls also flying North along the cliff tops.
PERDIX BIRDER 