More Stackpole migrants - yellow wagtail (thunbergi) and Hobby(s)

Today mid morning on the coast (Saddle Point area) a fine male yellow wagtail of the thunbergi race was feeding briefly on the coast path but flew off inland towards Home Farm. Shortly before at least one (probably two) hobby (non-breeding immature) noted to be hawking damsel-flies over the woodland of the lower eastern arm of Bosherston Lake - seen well from lake-side path. There could be two because one was flying/hunting and a few seconds later one came out of a pine tree but I never saw two in the sky together.

The great-spotted woodpecker population has really increased tremendously at Stackpole. Over the passed few days I have looked at various wooded parts of the NNR/SSSI and have found no less than 8 nesting pairs (in places nests are 200 metres apart in the rather linear woodland zones). There are probably more to find as I have only looked at 50% of the wooded compartments here. Previously I had assumed we had 3-4 breeding pairs at most. Sadly no sign of green woodpeckers though!

Finally, I concur with Cliff - congratulations Richard and thanks for adding the colour-ringed chough to a recent sighting message. I could not find the copy you sent me - keep up the good work!