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.
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.
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