What Goes Around...

Friday, after a clear cold night and wind shifted to the NW.

I was not at the Nose first thing, due to having to get my new car slightly sorted out [they just don't build them like they used to..]. On my way home, it would have been rude not to swing by the Rose-coloured Starling, which has been loitering around the Foxhole estate.

What was rude was said bird, which refused to sit on any wires at all for me, and barely condescended to fly overhead.

Not like it was on Patch anyway....

What were on Patch [well passing over it] were 60+ Woodpigs. Small beans compared to elsewhere, but taking what I'm given and all that.

I got myself to the Nose, where the Teacher and The Artefact had - once I found them - relocated that Blackstart from last weekend.

After much sitting on the clifftop overlooking the South Side beach [in the wind], I eventually got almost photos. 'It' turned out to be;

"Congratulations, it's a boy!"

[The white bits]

Contrasting juvenile wings

So a 1cy male. Of note, those white bits were only visible from above and behind, it really looked to be more 'female type' otherwise - actually quite pale and almost sandy-tinged..! [That's 'for a Blackstart', btw]

We'd both had a couple of Firecrests independantly, so those are still about. Mipits and alba Wags were still both passing and grounded.

Well, that one's Pied!

Also passing, a nice group of 4 Balearics, with 2 Common Scoter picked up while watching the shears. A few Gannets were scattered about, and well out in Lyme Bay to the SE was another broad front of feeding seabirds.

Also seen in the area..

Red Admiral

A couple of Chiffs and Blackcaps only were in the bushes, though at least 3 Song Thrush looked like lingerers, too.

Finally, I'm hoping you, my dear readers, can help the authorities identify and locate a band of ne'erdowells who were seen acting in a highly suspicious manner in the area;

Wanted by French authorities

for almost 80 years...

Notorious figures 'The Artist' and 'The Boss'

believed to be among the crew.

[AKA @clennonvalley and @SeaSkywatch, for those of you who tweet*]

 

Time for their close-up;

Not bad for something that'll fit in your pocket.

Ok, ok, enough of all that.

Be Seeing You...

[[* Readers are warned that my ugly mug is visible in the latter's tweets, he having started it with great big cameras..! ]]