At last we managed a few patches of blue sky after a week of cloud though it did not seem to have any affect on the birds when Dave and I went to the pond this afternoon. Our walk out to farborough spit produced 2 Shag on fishing platform, 5 Yellow Wagtail over farborough bank, 2 Common Tern, Buzzard and thousands of gulls including at least 200+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls either out in centre or hawking insects overhead. Double-striped Pug was on the wall of cafe.
The valley was a different matter with two Wheatear in the raked field along flecknoe rd, Whinchat, Buzzard 2, Stock Dove 19 and over 100 Linnets. A Grey Partridge was accidentally flushed then I picked up an immature Marsh Harrier with its golden head and throat some distance away and it came low over our heads and started hunting the recently harvested wheat fields before drifting out of view.
Back home with Bullfinch and Coal Tit on feeders late afternoon and Dave has just phoned to gloat he has a Pale Egger in last nights catch, another tick for him.
Richard
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