Today started well with our first Willow Warbler in the garden! Confident that migrants would be around in good numbers, I embarked yet again on the Bempton circular walk with Symphony in tow. How wrong could I be? Best bird was a Sedge Warbler near Buckton Pond! It was so quiet - everywhere, and nothing to point the camera at!
Thank goodness for the Gannets, they always perform! With many of their Gugas almost ready to fledge!
Regular observation of Gannets enables you to learn their communication and mannerisms. When a Gannet intends to move or fly, initially it will "sky point"
Before launching into a "Geronimo" dive and ultimate flight
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you may recall that recently I observed that a Gannet Guga had suddenly appeared in what previously was a Fulmar nest, with a young Fulmar in situ. Well, the Guga is still in the nest hole, still alive but still looking very dishevelled. I can only assume its parents are still servicing it but I've not seen any evidence yet. Only with time will we know the outcome!
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