Hobby

The weather has been decidedly cool over the last few days and this has slowed the birding down but a few observations are of note.
I came across my first migrant hobbies this week, one near Vadalle and the other above the Bandiat .
There was a little sunshine yesterday albeit with a cool northerly wind, and this allowed for some canoeing on the Charente where a common sandpiper was flying around near Mansle.
A golden oriole was very vociferous near the house this morning and a black redstart is sitting on eggs in the garage.
A pair of stone curlews are still crouching motionless in a ploughed field on the plains