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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mike Montier" data-source="post: 4179871" data-attributes="member: 60722">The first job I ever had was working in a photographic studio in Soho. London.We had a Hasselblad camera there and the noise that made was incredible, so much so that it was nicknamed “kerrplonk”.Some groups of Bee-eaters have been seen but generally they are thin in the ground so far.Whinchats are around as are Pied flycatchers. Terns are more scarce than normal too.I have not seen many warblers on my local patch nor many other migrant passerines so it’s a poor time at the moment with many grey days, today being just the same.Early May is the top time for Rollers and I hope to find some in the local fields here in the south-east.A few Eleonora’s have been seen but it’s still early for this species.Pep saw three Red-footed falcons at Vilafranca where I also saw one and a couple of Lesser Kestrels are still at that site.An immature Egyptian vulture was seen yesterday after I left. This must have been a migrant which is fairly unusual.Collared pratincole are proving hard to catch up with this year, a few have been seen but a couple of birders have been unable to connect. A long-stayer is needed to rectify this situation.More news later I hope.Just waiting for a bombshell to arrive, let’s hope for a mega.Mike</blockquote>