The cold and blustery north-westerlies seem to have very efficiently put the mockers on nearly all migration up here on the north coast. Early visits today and yesterday brought just two Swallows battling against the wind and a handful of Chiffchaffs. A bit more going on out at sea this morning (as per news from Hartland), with small numbers of Manx Shearwaters, Gannets, Kittiwakes and auks (mainly Guillemots) moving W out of the Channel. 4 House Martins feeding in the shelter of the Sterridge Valley yesterday afternoon and 5 this morning.
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