Pittswood Birds

Not much to note on my way in to work this am, a few HERRING GULLS and LESSER BLACK BACK GULLS were at the college sports field, and a WILLOW WARBLER sang in the grounds. In the afternoon I went and watched the tractor finish ploughing the field at migrant alley, hoping for a migrant Wheatear, but none showed, just 20 or so PIED WAGTAILS and a couple of SKYLARKS, I wonder if they had nested in the field? As I sat and waited I saw a KESTREL hovering above, then another joined it a bit further away, as I watched it hover I caught sight of a COMMON BUZZARD going over, nice one Kestrel and Buzzard. It got even better when a few minutes later all the corvids and Wagtails went crazy! I scanned the sky and found a PEREGRINE FALCON! It came in low swooping at the ROOKS and JACKDAWS, calling - Kek Kek Kek - as it did so. I dont think it was seriously hunting, more like a bit of practice. Three raptors in one day is pretty good going on my patch, but a fourth appeared ! A SPARROWHAWK flew acroos my garden later in the afternoon. Now where's that Hobby !

I caught this fox napping in the wet woods- it took me 10mins to creeping up on him!

I couldn't get any closer as there was an expanse of water between him and me

Peregine, great record for my patch

chasing the corvids

It was around for a few minutes causing havoc.

off it went into the blue......................

...............................and back again

ploughing at migrant alley