Bright and warm with southerly breeze:
The best birds where obviously 3 HOBBIES one of which came near enough to watch it feeding in flight. It was catching small stuff in the air, but pictures are hard to come by in such circumstances. I also had several WHITETHROAT calling today but only one BLACKCAP and only one CHIFF. The song of MEADOW PIPITS parascending is always a joy but how few there where in comparison with several years ago. I could count 50 birds plus today, seven. So what does it say for the SKYLARK of which there was only one singing. The other missing birds where no Green Woodpecker and no Ringed Plover. What does this say for us let alone the birds. On the good side it was a thrill to hear SEDGE WARBLER chatting away and the KESTREL, still alive this year and doing so well after a few years of decline.
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