Yesterday: More of the same weather wise. The Tree Pipit is still about - now singing. Also there was a Garden Warbler, a Blackcap, about 4 Willow Wablers, Chiffchaff, Peregrine, 6 Swifts, a late Sand Martin and 4 Greylag geese.
Today. Weather still right and sunny, a little haze at dawn, with a little more South in the wind.
I was up very early, wanting to try an experiment. I'm useless at digiscoping, largely because I hate carrying a big scope, never have a tripod and if I do see something, I tend to want to look at it rather than photograph it. I've picked up a coolpix 4500 and a 3x converter off ebay. My theory is that will give me 12x mags and point and shoot capability. I'll never take good pics, but I might be able to get record shots of anything good I see. This is quite imortant since I mostly bird alone at a site where birds clear off sharpish! The attached, mostly taken before dawn and or into the light, show me that I should be able to get a clinching photograph ok. Had they been Rufous Turtle Dove, Moustached Warbler, Sibechat, Sardininan Warbler and Rustic Bunting, I'd have the proof. Unfortunately they weren't.
There were a few new migrants in today. A female Redstart in the gardens showed well at 5.30 but became elusive almost immediately. Two new Grasshopper Warblers have come in, one at either end of the marsh. A smart male Whinchat made a brief appearance in the dunes before moving onto the golf course. The Tree Pipit was still on the golf course.
There were some interesting waifs and strays about today, notably a Lapwing, two Rooks and a Budgie.