This evening at St Mary’s in a blustery westerly , I hunkered down at the foot of the cliffs and birds just came to me. No less than 17 White Wagtails fed amongst the seaweed on a narrow stretch of beach at high tide. With them was a splendid Blue headed Wagtail discovered yesterday , giving great,close views as in caught insects not 3 metres from me. Also 9 Pied Wagtails, 3 Wheatears and 64 Turnstones shared the feeding, as did 57 Sanderling and 6 Purple Sandpipers and 5 Rock Pipits. Swallows and Sand Martins took advantage of the disturbed insects, swooping very low along the sand. A.S.Jack.
