A Red-throated Diver was close in to Manorbier Beach this morning though, needless to say, had swum further out by the time I unpacked the camera - must get something more portable! A Wheatear was on the coast path and a Whitethroat sang from a fence. Several Swallows were passing overhead and on the cliff at a regular nest site a small Raven chick with a very large red gape was being attended to by its parents. A couple of Gannets were circling quite close in over a Porpoise.
Elsewhere on the south coast I saw a pair of Dartford Warblers following each other through the Gorse and another male was singing close by. Mike Young-Powell is co-ordinating the collection of all records of Darfords this year in an effort to better understand how many pairs we have in Pembrokeshire. Please contact Mike via the blog email address - pembsbirds@hotmail.co.uk - with details of any records.
