Martin's Haven & Deer Park

The Deer Park was alive with passerines this morning: large groups of Swallows (with 4 House Martins and a solitary Sand Martin), two separate flocks of 40+ Linnets and, reassuringly, at least three family groups of Stonechats. At the far end were two very large "clean" female Wheatears, and a Turnstone on the rocks.

In the valley there were large numbers of Whitethroats: I counted 6 in one small bush alone, and I presume that, like the Stonechats, several families have fledged at once. However, apart from a single Willow Warbler, no other obvious migrants.
I got a glimpse of a large raptor this morning that I suspect was Dave's Harrier, and there has been a very persistant immature Sparrowhawk in recent days. Also Slowworms, Lizards and an Adder.

Off Wooltack Point this morning was a single immature Guillemot, a steady trickle of Manxies coming out of St Bride's Bay and south from Ramsey, good numbers of Kittiwakes (both adults and juvelines, and a couple of very distant terns. While not in the same league as the report from Newgale a couple of days ago, there were up to 20 Gannets diving actively over at least 6 Porpoises. There have also been multiple reports of a pod of 20-30 dolphins seen off Martin's Haven and Skomer in recent days.