In response to the lack of gannets. I’ve seen the odd single bird out in the bay on a few occasions in the last month or so. Yesterday morning I took a brief walk up to Bird’s Rock and saw two passing SW. On the same visit there was a peregrine which had a short interaction with one of the ravens. Over the sea these were some fulmars, presumably the ‘local’ birds and the first ones I’ve seen this year. Other sightings include stonechats, wheatear, meadow pipits and small groups of skylarks passing. A few sand martins also passed northwards following the cliff line.
A few days ago there were ten turnstones and three purple sandpipers at Parson’s Cave at the end of Rock Street.
Viv Evans