Lapland Bunting

Post date: May 05, 2011 2:50:59 PM

Having not joined the Lap-botherer's down at Weybourne this winter, I had been quite happy with a close fly-by a couple of weeks ago down at Sidestrand. A pre-work amble this morning, again at Sidestrand, produced an immediate female Ring Ouzel on the cliff face, shortly followed by a delightful 10 minutes or more with a fairly confiding summer plumaged Lapland Bunting, feeding along the cliff top path. The walk back along the same path produced a new Wheatear, followed by a nice bright Whinchat. Also my first Common Swift of the year blazed westwards. Feels like a good day today, well it would wouldn't it, its a work day!