RED RUMPED SWALOW at Pendrathen

RED-RUMPED SWALLOW performing very well at Pendrathen quarry. This is not the earlist RR Swallow that I've seen. Paul Stancliffe found one at the time, the earlist UK record, at Lower Moors, 21st-22nd Feb '98

 

  Just before 10.00, Ritchie called to tell me that he had just found a RED-RUMPED SWALLOW at Pendrathen Quarry. Some ten minutes later with Big Al, we arrived to find the bird distant, but it soon came closer and showed well for the next half an hour. Later in the day Graham and Bob Dawson found a very early Swift followed by a Hoopoe at Costella Down.

 

There were also 7 Sandwich Tern just off Bar Point.

 

Ritchie and Big Al looking over the quarry  at the swallow

 

 

Yesterday Richie and Tony came across this cracking male Ring Ouzel on the Garrison by the Woolpack

 

Also yesterday, this male Black Redstart was 1 of the 8 on the Garrison. Bob Dawson walked the north west side of the St Mary's and got over 20 Black Redstart, 5 Wheatear and at Bar Point a Swallow flew straight through towards Tresco. Also, I had a Common Tern from Star Castle with 2 Sandwich Tern by the Bacon Boy. I discovered later that Joe had a very high count of 67 Sandwich and 2+Common Tern near Samson. On St Agnes Graham counted 7 Wheatear and a pair of Brambling

 

Up to 5 Chiffchaff were on the Garrison with 3 Pied Wagtail

 

The male Pintail that was behind the quay a few days ago joined the pair at Porth Hellick

 

There are still up to 5 Short-eared Owl on Tresco including this one near the Abbey Pool Max Rowe

 

Looking from Garrison

  

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