Confusing seasons!

Yesterday evening at Cilgerran 30 Sand Martins came over in a rush at 1630. No hawking around, they flew in a very direct way straight overhead, but a lovely sight nonetheless.

Then on the way back South, 4+ summer plumage Golden Plover in a field near Crymych, where I had seen a flock of 60+ three weeks ago. They are such beautiful birds at this time of year, it's really worth searching for them before they go.

The Greenland Whitefronts at Trehill seem astonishingly settled. They can be really easy to see from the road early-ish in the morning: the last two days they have been within 30 yards of the road, and have not minded when I have got out of the car to watch them.

3-4 Yellowhammers (o/w 2 males) flew up from the road verge about a mile from Hasguard Cross on the road to Haverfordwest at around 0900.

The real highlight of this morning was a fall of Wheatears on the Trehill Farm field directly South-East of the Deer Park. I initially noticed 6 birds at around 0800, all pretty nervous, and frequently flocking together on a gorse bush. Then, looking around, I realised that the longer grass was full of birds, mainly Wheatears (at least 20, probably closer to 30), as well as some astonishingly tame Skylarks and Mipits. What a treat.