A swift visit

Given that there have been yet more Arctic Terns passing through the country (and the county), with a smattering of goodies amongst them (e.g. Little Tern at Hoveringham yesterday), plus a putative Whiskered Tern last night at Long Eaton (which then apparently flew NE up the Trent), another visit to Girton seemed in order. But no Arctic Terns - just 1 Common Tern on the Sailing Lake. But there were 6 Swifts there instead, and loads of hirundines, including good numbers of House Martins.

Nearby at Collingham, there were a further 2 Swifts (and a few Yellow Wags, but not much else), with another Swift over the village itself. Added to the sigle Swift I spied over Farndon (just south of Newark) on the bus home this afternoon, this brought the day's total to ten.

Looking on the Notts Birdwatchers website, there have been a few bits n pieces this week locally seen by others - 9 Blackwits on the Silt Lagoon at Collingham on monday, and an Arctic Tern at Kilvington yesterday.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Yes it's a plane - a Vulcan bomber over Langford village