Interesting post by Bob and Annie. I went to meet friends for a picnic this evening at Strumble. At about 18. 30 a couple of Swifts flew past alerting me and then a steady trickle passed by over a couple of minutes, gathered around the lighthouse, I estimated at least 100 birds heading west! Were these Bob and Annie's birds?
I very much doubt they were local. I doubt if there are more than ten pairs in a ten mile radius of Strumble. I got the impression they were migrating, bon voyage to them, my favourite birds!
Twenty years ago when i spent some time watching breeding Peregrines at Carreqwasted, a pair of Chough bred nearby, raised 3 chicks one at least was eaten by the Peregrines!.I did not see them on subsequent years .
