A quick look at Strumble produced only one small porp and a couple of Divers (sp) but a fairly constant trickle of Pippits flying out to sea in the general direction of Wexford. I watched them through my bins untill they turned into small specks and dissapeared. A Peregrine seen coming in out of the blue seemed to be carrying something small...
Back at Fishyguard outer breakwater, the single Snow bunting was still present though a complete dearth of waders. A Rock Pippet did its parachute song flight and a Raven flew past with a huge beakfull of nesting matereal.
On the way back out, I spotted a small raptor flit up to the crag above pebbly beach, a female Merlin. She took off in pursuit of a small passerine which dodged her talons a couple of times before she shot off westwards. moments later a Buzzard rose up with a couple of Ravens half heartedly barracking it, breaking off as the Buzz headed out over the harbour. Back for breakfast by ten thirty, there seems to be no cure for this birding bug eh?
ps. pic not a raptor but the one I took of the Buzzard was even worse!
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