Today was all about meeting my niece from Reading, for a walk around The Bill. We chose today as the forecast was for dry and sunny conditions. What hadn't realised, was just how windy it was, with wind gusts reaching 40mph.
Needless to say, the walk, as enjoyable as it was, was pretty cold, but at least we all managed to have a good chinwag.
This was obviously not a bird watching walk, but I did keep my eyes open, and was rewarded with a stunning male Black Redstart in the hut fields.
Birds Recorded:
Gannet
Cormorant
1 Kestrel
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
4 Rock Pipit
1 Black Redstart
Carrion Crow
1 Raven
100+ Starling
A real stunner of a bird on our walk was........
...........this male Black Redstart in the hut fields.
One of the resident Ravens on a hut roof
There are a good number of Starlings at the Bill. This is just a a small number of them taking off.
General Shots:
The Red Crane with one of the waves being squeezed upwards as it hit the rocks.
A lot more dramatic in this video
Ted:
Ted sporting his new waterproof coat and thoroughly enjoying his walk.