The first day of autumn seems to have arrived today with good numbers of common migrants around on patch. I didn't manage to get up to Beer Head but a text from Bun had me heading over to Beer Cemetery Fields, where I photographed one of four
Spotted Flycatchers that were there but dipped the
Garden Warblers that Bun had seen earlier. There were also four
Redstarts,
including two males. In a couple of visits to Seaton Marshes today I've seen lots of
Wheatears ( two dozen or so) , two
Whinchats and another male
Redstart. I hung around for ages hoping that a
Whinchat would approach close enough to get a photo but it wasn't to be. I didn't manage to get a decent photo of one in the spring either despite seeing several. Still, there's plenty of time for another chance. The
Wheatears didn't disappoint though, you can always rely on a
Wheatear for a good photo opportunity.
No.119 Spotted Flycatcher
Wheatears on posts.... again... It must be autumn!