Lesser Whitethroats are obviously arriving, probably in good numbers, this week. There were at least 4 singing along the coast path between Carregwasted and Strumble Head this morning. Three were in quite dense willow scrub, the other was in mixed scrub (blackthorn and gorse). Hopefully we'll see them back in the Martletwy/Landshipping area in the coming days.
There was a gradual build-up of passage hirundines during the morning. By lunch-time at least 4-500 Swallows and c.100 House Martins had been estimated moving north or east.
A fine male Yellow Wagtail and a couple of Swifts were noted moving east along the coast near Penrhyn mid-morning. A Hooded Crow was also flying eastwards along the coast from the Strumble Head direction, being mobbed by local ravens. Has this one been around since last summer? There were good numbers of Razorbills at the Needle Rock colony, near Fishguard, this afternoon.
As well as a couple of likely breeding pairs of Chough (one east of Strumble and another east of Fishguard) there was also a small flock of five non-breeders near Carnfathach this morning.