After The Fall

 

As well as some wet and windy weather, Saturday also saw a fall of migrants all along the coast. The Nose was no exception, but lacking viewable sheltered cover, little of it was visible. The next day dawned far drier and brighter, [quite vexing those hoping for more seawatching, mind] and my, weren't the bushes busy? Both PDs were present and the three of us had lots of fun, both trying - usually in vain - to see what we could hear, and making sure all of us connected with everything that was about [the little darlings couldn't even sing for any length of time, could they?]

 

Getting pictures of said lovelies proved even harder - oh shock - so you get but a taster;

 

Chestnut fringes and pale legs

 

One of four Whitethroats on site  :) 

 

Much more mobile, sneaky, and indeed vocal was the Lesser variety. One [but possibly two], from both the Top Meadow and Second Slope [south cover]. Patience led to seeing as well as hearing, but no chance of pixels, unfortunately. Likewise the 2 Sedge - in subsong - Reed - in more like proper song - and 2 [plus another on IMD] Garden. 

One of the two or three Willow - also with some singing - did pause in the wrong place, though;

 

Not the most obvious, but look at the legs

 

The inevitable Blackcaps [11] and Chiffchaffs [6] made up the remainder of the 8, yes 8 spp. of warbler present *. Not bad, eh?  :D

At least 6 Wheatear were about the shore, from Quarry to South Side,

 

"Get my over-the-shoulder, will you?"

 

I never said they were all close...

Speaking of the Quarry...

Whinchat!

A female, so not the same as the day before;

Saturday's bird: nice male

Note clear contrast! Male looking like a super-marked Greenland-type Wheatear, while the female could almost be mistaken for a well-marked female Stonechat [Autumn ones are tricky in that regard].

Overhead, a continuing trickle of Swallows - with a surprise Sand Martin [!] with one group - continued, but no Swifts or anything else seen.

The sunshine brought out the insects, and I've got enough that going to put them in another post; you have some in-focus efforts to come. [Gasp]

 

Having prepped for Seawatching II; The Cold Front, rapidly shifted on the day to 'oh well, might as well go see if there's any sign of that Cuckoo', I got far more than I expected! Not a bad [long] morning at all!  :)

 

 

 

Be Seeing You...

[[* These totals are mine and include walking to and fro from Home, btw! ]]