Spent the afternoon on the Slovenian Karst watching a pair of
RED-FOOTED FALCONS (above) and listening to some
BARRED WARBLERS holding territories. Up to 5 Kestrels were also quite busy with the hovering and hunting. Also a good amount of the usual countryside birds like
Red-backed Shrike,
Corn Bunting,
Cuckoo, Skylark, loads of Swallows and Common Swifts and so on.
Local patch: yesterday evening I had the first singing
NIGHTJAR for the patch this year. Always a thrill to hear it just "behind" the house. Also a good dusk-chorus of
Nightingales, accompanied by
Golden Oriole, Green Woodpecker, Blackcap and Robin.
The situation on the cliffs is more or less as usual with good numbers of Common and
Alpine Swifts, 1
Blue Rock Thrush on territory, a few
Rock Buntings and the local
Ravens.
