The Isle of Wight - Day 3

 A different feel to today, the temperature had dropped somewhat on a cool breeze.  It was windy that made strolling around a little less comfortable as of the last couple of days.

The male Common Redstart was still present in the same place as yesterday but there was a marked increase in Wheatear with a minimum of 15 counted along the coastal path.  A Whinchat also sat up nicely along the fenceline.

A few metres on, a Raven appeared, settling on the top of the cliff-face.

 

The far end of the coastal walk was where the vegetation had built up.  It looked good for passerines.  A warbler flew up from seaward side of the path into the scrub.  It was worth a look and from a brief agonising appearance looked like a Melodious Warbler but sadly I couldn't quite get the prolonged view I was hoping for.

Later on in the day, a visit to Shanklin was generally quite underwhelming failing to realise that there were going to be hoards of people there.  A stroll along the beach however made it all worthwhile when an Osprey cruised past on a fishing sortie, presumably the individual that had been at Brading Marshes for the previous couple of days.