Morning all
A busy weekend on the reserve with some good birds and lots of visitors. A Hoopoe paid a brief visit for a few hours on Sunday evening and we managed to arrange access for everyone on the site as it was in an area normally off limits.
Hoopoe by Barry Jackson
Unfortunately it was not around on Monday despite searching. Migrants were still very thin on the ground although the first House Martins were blown through. Highlight of yesterday was a huge Alpine Swift that careened into view by the visitors centre just before closing much to the delight of the many visitors still around. This bird has spent the last few days a few miles away at Warren Gorge and we had all been hoping that it would pay us a visit.
Alpine Swift by Chris Allen