Migrants on the Castlemartin peninsula

Today at Stackpole a small passage of yellow wagtails noted this morning, at least 12 individuals flew over during a 2 hr period. One seen briefly on the dune grassland was a male of the thunbergi race.

Five turtle doves noted between Stackpole Head and St Govan's Head - on tracks and road. A single quail was also calling in a field near St Govan's Head.

During the evening a flock of c. 50 swifts was feeding with c. 30 swallows and 30-50 house martins. They may have been migrants but probably all were from coastal/cliff-nest sites along the Range.