This morning I visited one of the coastal valleys off the road to Sagres. Only a week ago, I had watched Red-rumped Swallows and House Martins noisily preparing for their departure south. Now it is the turn of Crag Martins to take advantage of the isolated rock faces, found in these parts. The arrival of about forty Crag Martins was really noticeable, they were quick to find a place on the cliffs and began preening immediately. I'm sure they must have arrived this morning as short distance migrants, to winter here on the coast. There appeared to be some juvenile birds who were still 'begging' as the parents flew close by. The dark underwing patch shows nicely on this bird in flight. Also on the cliffs this morning were these two Red-billed Choughs. For a change, the light was in a favourable direction and produced some nice highlights on the Choughs plumage. Also seen on the cliffs were 2 Black Redstarts and a Blue Rock Thrush. Down on the beach were Yellow-legged and Lesser Black-backed Gulls and this Osprey flew through.
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