A short visit to the old rifle range at Kingsdown did not reveal the hoped for early migrant but the fulmars and a pair of kestrel showed well and allowed me to have a play with the camera.
I first found the female:
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| Kestrel - female |
And a little later she flew along the cliff face not too high up. I took a series of pictures which were a little disappointing given how low she was:
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| Kestrel - female |
Further along was the male:
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| Kestrel - male |
But he flew off as I tried to get a little nearer – the picture shows his departure with the feet and tail being the only part of him in focus.
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| Kestrel - male |
One thing I like about this set of shots is they show the difference in the tail/under-tail markings of the two sexes – something I hadn’t noticed before.
The fulmars are now occupying most of the nest holes with other birds flying up to the holes seemingly just to annoy the occupants.
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| Fulmars |
The only other birds seem were jackdaws and “rock doves”- well they are doves and they are on the rock face!
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