Friday 15th

An afternoon walk around the farm turned up an excellent 28 Yellowhammers, 6 Tree Sparrows and 2 Reed Buntings, plus 150 Linnets out on the fields.

Sunday 10th

Coverage of Langdon Cliffs this morning turned up a Lapland Bunting, 3 Stonechats, 8 Tree Sparrows, 200 Linnets, 17 Yellowhammers and 3 Reed Buntings.

Thursday 7th

The latest Covid-19 lockdown is obviously going to have a negative effect on coverage here, but at least there are a few locals who can keep an eye on things and this morning a Black Redstart was in the bay, 3 Little Egrets were on the rocks and 5 Redwings were scattered about.

Monday 4th

In persistent rain with a brisk and cold NE wind 300 Gannets were moving steadily NE across the bay, but otherwise variety and numbers were nothing to write home about, with 2 Shags, 2 Red-throated Divers, 4 auks and a Brent Goose the best of the rest.

Friday 1st

The first visit of the year was cold but tolerable in the merest NW breeze and the birding pretty good for the time of year. About 140 Cormorants were moving about aimlessly offshore but eventually arranged themselves on the harbour breakwater, like that ditty about Ten Green Bottles. The farm margins were particularly productive, containing at least 13 Tree Sparrows, 20 Yellowhammers and 3 Reed Buntings, while 300 Linnets and 80 Skylarks were out on the fields and at least 30 Blackbirds were enjoying what is left of the autumn hawthorn crop.