Italy 2

Sorrento - Mount Vesuvius and Gulf of Naples

Montecassino - from the A1 south east of Rome

Vatican Square and St Peter's Basilica

Part of the Roman Forum 'ruins' (I believe). 

Arch of Constantine (Arco di Constantino)

 

Colosseum

Piazza Venezia - Rome

Trajan's Column 

Trevi fountain

The Spanish Steps

 

Amalfi Coast 

Capri (one of many stunning views from the island west of Sorrento)

 

 

Italy

Back from a holiday to Italy. Not a birding holiday; but more a sightseeing coach trip. But still managed some birding at times.

 

 

 

Headon and WHD

Forecast wise today looked the more suitable of my two days off to check the west wight: though foggy and damp, it wasn't ideal, especially for overhead migration. But something scarcer, surely, was grounded somewhere.

After covering some ground, I ended up feeling a bit short changed in that respect. Though a nice enough variety of common migrants about to keep things interesting and 'hopeful'.
One each of Lesser Whitethroat, Tree pipit, restart and yellow wagtail; three spotted fc.

 

spot fly - lonesome bird along cliff fence line

 

Wheatear

 

Goldfinch

 

Kes