By Eleanor Harris
Today marks the official Lundy air day, a day which celebrates small planes flying into the island. Historically its been very hit and miss if it goes ahead but today we were lucky with the weather on Lundy, however, the mainland was a very different story. Though Lundy was calm, still and clear parts of the mainland were shrouded in fog resulting in fewer planes landing but overall it was a very lovely day. Today was also a special boat day so a change of routine for all.
Lundy Air Day Eleanor Harris
The plan today was to head over to the air field to see the happening of our very own Lundy ‘airport’. Those who arrived yesterday set up tents under their planes making it look rather charming whilst those who arrived today parked up to explore the island. It was a great atmosphere even the Lundy Fire crew were enjoying themselves relaxing on inflatable ducks!
Inflatable Ducks Photographer Unknown
Taking a slow walk towards the west we bumped into flocks of Linnets showing nicely around Acklands pond whilst Meadow Pipits and Skylarks sang around the scrubby areas. Heading towards the west it was notable that the weather was changing with a cold westerly wind descending a change to the calm experienced this morning. A lunch spot was found in Jenny’s Cove an ideal place to watch seabirds with a good number of Puffins, Razorbills, Guillemots and Fulmars still around. If you are still keen to see Lundy seabirds this year we encourage you to come in the next few weeks before they leave Lundy for the year. Whilst at Jenny’s we also showed a group of day visitors some of these species which made their day.
Starling Eleanor Harris
Heading back to village we checked on the air day preceding and headed back for a cup of tea. In the afternoon we decided to open the walk in traps to catch Starlings and Sparrows with the help Lucile. A good number of juvenile Starlings were caught plus a new Sparrow for the project so a very successful little session.
A chilled evening was had supporting Simon in the Tavern playing music with a group of visiting musicians.