Late November

It's a funny time of year. One feels as though the Autumn migration is over with lots of winter flocks about and the Black Redstarts having brought up the rear of the migrants. But there's always the stragglers to keep things interesting, isn't there? A walk around Colyton today saw lots of Fieldfare and Redwing flying about, then suddenly out of their midst a silhouetted hirundine appeared! With a Crag Martin hanging around in the Midlands recently I wondered if my premonition of finding one here had come true...sadly, it turned to reveal a white rump and underparts so it was 'only' a House Martin. Still, that's a pretty late bird, it can't be one of our Colyton breeders, wonder where it came from? There's life in 2015 yet- the Glossy Ibis was still at Seaton Marshes yesterday and more gulls may arrive with BARNEY blasting them in. Channel coast birding's not bad in November - the sea can often be worth a look. Happy Birding, folks,and yes, the title of this post is a Pavlov's Dog reference!