Not the best of weather today but in between the rain I found a few Common Blues at the warren.

During a sea watch I saw a dark phase Arctic Skua(it was black) harassing Terns. 2 Roseate Terns where feeding with numerous Commons and Sarnies. But time catches on with you and before I knew it it was time to get back home.

Earlier on in the day when I was walking to the shop in the village, with my son and we stopped off to watch House Martins building their nest on the houses. Amazing little birds.

25.05.08

Mucky morning this morning. Paid a visit to Hopes Nose before work. I managed 40mins of sea watch before the low cloud moved in.

3 Manxies, 5 Sarnies, numerous kitties and Gannets and 1 lown turnstone with 7 passing through.

This evening was a little better. Nightjars really close churring to each other, hope you like the vid. If you turn the volume you might just hear the churr.

23.05.08

On the 21st I had a txt from a friend( thanks Nigel) to say that there was a Bonaparte's Gull and a summer plumage Ruff at BGM. I was on holiday in Exmouth( I know it's not far but it's easy with 2 small kids) so it was not far to travel to get a great lifer. And the bird didn't disappoint, it showed really well as did the Ruff, which I thought was better than the gull because it looks so odd, plus I had never seen one in it's summer plumage.

Also from Sandy Bay in Exmouth I watched an Artic Skua harassing Terns.

The 22nd was pretty much of a wash out, I did get some time to sea watch off Exmouth sea front. Terns and Kittys mainly with Gannets feeding close into. I'm pretty confident that this is an Artic Tern ( sitting low down, small red bill).

Sarnie buoy

What a cracker. Again the local grapevine working it's magic. Another txt to sat that there was 1 poss 2 Red Back Shrike by Soussons plantation. I couldn't get down early but I managed this evening and WOW there were definitely 2 birds. I saw 1 by the bottom gate, I got it on it's call first. Then I walked further down the track and a 2nd was calling too.( that's the 2nd bird in te photo). I walked back and there were 2 other birders watching the 1st bird.

I got lost on the way there but I did see a Peregrine being mobbed by a Hobby!