May 8th 2009

It was still windy this morning though not as strong as it had been but soon became stronger so spent the time checking the skies above me garden while I did me domestics. A few Swifts, Cormorant heading east and Sparrowhawk over while a male Bullfinch brightened up the ironing.
Out with Dave for coffee this afternoon to the pond – and yes it was still windy. I was hoping that the skua’s seen in the Bristol Channel this morning might have been the start of something big inland but alas what do i know so we had to make do with 200 Swift, 4 Yellow Wagtail and female Wheatear as we struggled in the conditions with one gust recorded at 35mph this afternoon.

Richard