Pittswood Birds

Still suffering with ''Man Flu'' today, but I managed to bravely drag myself into work this morning. The cool fresh air did me a power of good, and I deserved to see something special for my efforts, but only the usual species were about, WHITETHROATS, BLACKCAPS and CHIFFCHAFFS were all singing, a KESTREL flew over Migrant Alley where two SKYLARKS sang, spiraling out of sight, into the blue sky. the two SPOTTED FLYCATCHERS were chasing around the college grounds, a pair or rival males I wonder ?
After work I felt rubbish again ! So I just went out to the tree nursery, where work seems to of halted for a while, I layed on the grass and watched the sky, within a few minutes I heard squawking/screeching, and found not one but two PEREGRINES, they both, as usual for raptors, put themselves between the sun and me, so I couldn't see to decide wether it was a pair, or two males fighting over territory, they then split up and quickly moved off SW. Apart from the usual SWIFTS, SWALLOWS and HOUSE MARTINS, with a single HERRING GULL nothing else was noted in my short stay.

Swift

And another!