Hearing Golden Plovers call as they fly over is one of the many little perks of vis migging in late autumn. That distinctive plaintive whistle is always the first clue one or more are coming, and this is exactly how I found my first of the autumn late this afternoon, during an after-work family walk around Axe Cliff.
Highly unusually for the site though, as soon I spotted them (there were three) it was clear they were coming in to land and not flying straight over. One even uttered a short burst of song as they made landfall on a neighbouring field...
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| Three big brown dots |
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| A closer pic of a golden beauty |
These were a fitting end to the day, as an hour out this morning felt very 'late autumny'. Several flocks of Wood Pigeons flew over high west, along with a couple of sizeable Jackdaw flocks, plenty of Chaffinches, alba Wagtails and Meadow Pipits and small numbers of Skylarks and Siskins.
It was another cracking sunrise too, along with a very refreshing chill in the air. I just love this time of year...
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| Looking east from Seaton Beach |
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