As I walked back I spotted a falcon, it was a superb Hobby
which flashed past before turning and powering low over a freshly turned field.
Hobby (or possibly speck on camera lens...)
Friday 14 August 2015
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I walked along the river yesterday evening on the hunt for
Common Sandpiper for the year list. These waders are seen in the parish most
years, usually in late summer, but spotting one is down to pot luck. No
sign and it was generally quiet other than a Kingfisher and an unidentified
wader calling as it flew high overhead.
It appeared to land near an old field barn and as I headed
over two Barn Owls flew out. One of these glided over the river bank flushing…a
Common Sandpiper!
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Could this be the same hobby that ripped through our garden? We have also been having a regular visit from at least one GS woodpecker, a juvenile feeding on the nuts and fat. The other evening it was chased off by another, smaller one with no red. The female parent?
ReplyDeleteHi Hazel, it's possible it's the same Hobby although they do tend to wander at this time of year so it's difficult to say. Was the other woodpecker noticeably smaller?
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