OK not brilliant pictures but just to give some idea of what was going on at Strumble this morning. I arrived early (about eight o clock left at nine) the sky was overcast with impending drizzle. I parked at the lighthouse car park and as soon as i got out of the car I heard pippits overhead. Sadly from the birds and birders point of view the National Park have removed the telegraph posts and wires so where once upon a time newly arrived migrants would use them to rest on, they continued overflying . They were easier heard than seen and there was obviously a steady pippit movement going on but also wagtails. The identity of the pippits seemed to be mippets but wagtails were difficult to ascertain, mainly of the pied variety, some may have been alba's.
A skien of grey geese passed by to the west, heading inland but again too distant to name in the murky light. At sea the odd auks and gannets were passing by plus 6 Scoter (1 Female) and a RT Diver heading east. Last sighting of note was a single shrilly calling Lapwing.
Its easy enough to log the arrivals of obvious summer or winter visitors such as wheatears or redwings but these more ubiquitous species are rather more difficult to keep track of!
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