In the small hours, as a sunny day dawned, a Common Quail was heard calling near Cristin, and not too long later, another one was discovered on the South End. The first bird sang again in the afternoon but remained hidden in the long grass, evading all attempts to flush it. A Whinchat was near the lighthouse, and a ringtail Hen Harrier flew north over the lowlands in the morning.
The avian highlight of the day though, occurred just after noon. A local contact on the mainland telephoned to inform us that lots of Red Kites were moving over the LLyn, and – before he had even finished speaking – one had already materialised, soaring high over the observatory. A few minutes later a further three kites had joined the first bird, all drifting slowly over the assembled group of people in the obs garden.
Excellent Steve.
ReplyDeleteAndy Clarke and I had 20+ Red Kites in the Uwchmynydd area on Saturday too with at least 12 together over Uwchmynydd. I wonder if your four were part of that group or were they another 4 individulas invloved in this amazing movement!
Cheers
Marc