Stack Rocks to St. Govan's Head, Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire

We spent the day walking along the cliffs between Stack Rocks and St. Govan's Head, surveying the cliff top vegetation for suitability for Choughs. It was a glorious day, with a nice display of autumn flowers, and plenty of Choughs.


Castlemartin cliffs. Spot the the members of our group on the cliffs! Sea Aster Aster tripolium and (Lax-flowered?) Sea Lavander grow profusely on the cliffs. We saw the Sea Aster on the saltmarsh on Thursday.


Golden-samphire Inula crithmoides.


Rock Samphire Crithmum maritimum.


The star of the show, we saw about 20 Choughs. Also a few Gannets, Fulmars and Ravens, and there seemed to be a few migrants moving through, with about 10 Wheatears, and lots of hirundines, mainly Swallows. Also a Painted Lady butterfly on the cliffs, which may well have been a migrant which had just arrived from the south.