Thursday, 24 January 2019

24th Jan - cloudy, misty awhile, slow thawing, light SW, 4C

Willey; a mixed flock of Redwing and Fieldfare feeding on part frozen sheep pastureto to the west, max 100 birds.
Great Tit heard singing today.

I did find, a couple of days ago, a mess of white feathers next to a hedgerow and on top of it remains of a Common Gull.  I assume a Sparrowhawk was most likely, maybe an outside chance of a Peregrine, but I would not expect the remains on the hedge but the ground.  Anyhow, first thing the following morning I just caught sight of a Buzzard retrieving the remains off the hedge and taking them into the nearby wood.  Nothing goes to waste!  I checked - no ring on the Gull’s legs - pity.

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