Luccombe Down
Hornet mimic hoverfly
100s/1000s of House Martins Whale Chine to Atherfield (17/09)
Atherfield Point and Cottages 17/09
Looking towards St. Catherine's Hill at sunrise
Wednesday, 4 September 2024
Honey Buzzard
After missing a couple of autumn HBs (so far) over Luccombe/Ventnor Downs, it was nice to get one Honey B today (Sept 4th) over the downs. Watching with Neil, we picked it up at around 11:50am just to North of us, high-up and seen to circle for a time before making its way south-west passed the Radar Station towards St Lawrence. The local common buzzards were also out in force with at least 12 airborne and seen at any one time; plus sprawks etc. And very early on this morning a Falcon sp, perhaps a hobby, was seen heading on similar line to the honey. [Conditions were light North winds and broken clouds]. Also: hirundines aplenty/c100, Tree Pipits 10+ over, a few Grey wagtails etc. A female/juv Marsh Harrier over the downs midday back on Sept 1st; same day the lads had a honey as well. Plus, an interesting 2nd-hand report of a Hoopoe seen in nearby Coombe Bottom on Aug 29th.
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