Today I took Mrs C out to Sandy Point with the hope of catching up with one of the Razorbill's that Andy Johnson had found yesterday off the Lifeboat Station. We parked up in Southwood Road and walked through the gap to the shingle. Straight away I caught sight of the familiar white flash of a Wheatear dipping into one of the gardens , this then hopped onto the fence to give excellent views.
 Wheatear, Black Point, 02 November 2009
Immediately another bird flew onto the adjacent roof and this proved to be a male Black Redstart, I had seen these here in previous years but not for a while. We carried on to Sandy Point but there were no other birds of note and unfortunately no Razorbills, but it was a pleasant walk in the autumn sun for both myself and Mrs Cutts.
Mark C. |
