Monday, 4 August 2025

More on Sand Martins

From Chris Grayell:

In answer to a blog entry concerning the Sand Martin colony at Newgale, I have watched them here for a number of years and this year they were present in smaller numbers which I believe can be attributed to a part collapse of the garden above and the soil cliff they were using, but they were definitely there until mid-July.

I believe there were greater numbers at Whitesands this summer - it would be nice to know whether the displaced Newgale birds made their way up the coast to this other colony.  I suspect they probably did.