The
late morning sun encouraged some almost spring-like singing today.
Chaffinches, dunnocks, coal tits and skylarks all had a serious go and
at least 2 yellowhammers were persuaded to join in, but only for a
couple choruses. One was happy perching on top of a tall gorse in the
sheltered scrub, jut south of the northern woods. I watched him for
about 5 minutes, but he refused to sing again. Goldcrests were busy too,
but fairly quiet.
Yesterday
there was a merlin cruising low over the grass at Stackpole Head and a
number of fulmars on the cliffs nearby. Skylarks and pipits about, but
no Dartford Warbler.
(Andrew Sims)