Friday, 1 August 2025

1st August - sunny spells, a few brief showers/drizzle pm, light-mod NW, 19C

Willey; 

This morning, Perkins filed area, I found the remains of a Kestrel which appeared to have been plucked and eaten, next to a large fallen Oak branch, like a low plucking post!.

About 1630 through the window I noticed a bird land on the railings facing away from me, at first I thought a Robin, and it 'bobbed'  like a Robin, but it wasn't right, too long a tail and appeared more slender and more uniform grey-brown than a Robin.  It flew down out of view, but I grabbed my bins and camera which were handy and waited, it flew back up on to the church wall, then onto gravestones.  It was a  female Black Redstart.   It disappeared from view, I'll be looking tomorrow!!   Obviously my first ever record here.

Lilbourne Meadows; evening

Less about this evening.  A Little Egret and two Grey Herons, two each Common Sandpipers and juv Little Ringed Plovers.

A Green Woodpecker, a Kestrel and Buzzard.

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