A little over a week ago (on the 23rd August 2012) I described here, how I thought I'd seen the last of my favourite birds of all this year (the best).

With a chill in the air on Friday morning and leaves starting to turn yellow (and drop in some cases) - yep, I thought that was it.

But noooo..... I took an hour or so to myself (and the cr@pping hens and vomming cats) in the garden yesterday afternoon (Saturday 1st September) and as the mercury rose quite well in the afternoon - so did the buzzards (three over the garden, kites (ditto), dragonflies (two - a darter and a hawker of some kind) annnndd.... THREE more swifts!

Last year I saw my latest ever swift over the UK on September 3rd from exactly the same spot (in our garden) and I thought September swifts would not be repeated for me. But I managed it again yesterday and even got a very poor photo of one of them in the muggy, heavy skies above me yesterday.

Will there be any more I wonder? I know there are a few being reported from all over the country, but it does seem like I am the only one recording (and indeed reporting them) in Berkshire right now (and have been for a fortnight or so)....

Farewell my little, dark, screaming beauties - see you next year, when I shall have TWO swift boxes to tempt you down....

(Now.... I wonder if there'll be a part three to this post before long....?)