It was back to the cove again today via Rufus Castle and the 151 steps down to the beach and the 300+ back up.
Main highlights today were very much like yesterday, though there were an additional 5 Rock Pipits today with 16 counted. The female Black Redstart is still in residence along with a Pied Wagtail and a Grey Wagtail. As I arrived at the north-east corner of the cove an Oystercatcher took off from the rocks there and flew south.
There was a bit more action out to sea with Cormorants, Shags and a Fulmar passing through, whilst 50 metres or so off the beach, there was a gathering of gulls which included 8 Common Gulls, 3 Black-headed Gulls, 7 Herring Gulls and 2 Great Black-backed Gulls.
Birds Recorded:
1 Fulmar
Cormorant
Shag
Kestrel
1 Oystercatcher
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
8 Common Gull
Wood Pigeon
16 Rock Pipit
1 Pied Wagtail
1 Grey Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
1 Black Redstart
Blackbird
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Carrion Crow
1 Raven
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Fulmar
Pied Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
Church Ope Cove:
Ted:
A Fulmar far out to sea.
Kestrel
A Kestrel hovering over Penn's Weare with a Dunnock singing away in front of me, as I stood on the beach.
And another video of it hunting over Penn's Weare
Gulls
Black-headed Gull
Black-headed Gull below and Common Gull above
Common Gull
Common Gull
Common Gulls
An adult Great Black-backed Gull
Rock Pipit
Black Redstart
The female Black Redstart is still overwintering at the cove.
Wren
Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
Church Ope Cove:
A sunny Church Ope Cove
Ted:
Ted in a hurry to get to the beach