Autumn has got off to quite an amazing start. After a Pied Flycatcher in the small woodland behind the visitor centre yesterday (this is often referred to as "Pallas Patch") we knew migration was underway, but then think of the bird you might least expect to find sat on a bench and you've got it. Yep, today a Nightjar was found sat on a bench in the Dell! It is incredible what they think they are camouflaged against at times, hopefully now though a little better hidden to sleep the day away.
Small numbers of Whitethroats and Willow Warblers are now passing though too and large numbers of Swallows and martins are overhead daily with a few Swifts joining the throngs. Being part of the Flamborough Headland means this is a fab place to see huge numbers of migrants heading south for the winter (sorry, I know it is only August and summer, but some of the birds don't see it that way!).
Massive Gannet chicks are still very much a feature of the cliffs and keep an ear out for noisy Sandwich Terns offshore.