On a mostly sunny, blustery walk along the disused railway this morning I watched a Peregrine Falcon eat its breakfast whilst sitting on an electricity pylon (photo below). Other raptors seen were female Sparrowhawk and possible Merlin. Full list of birds seen below.
| Blackbird | mostly males around at present, c10 birds |
| Black-headed Gull | 10s flying over and 10s feeding in fields |
| Bullfinch | c4 |
| Canada Geese | c220 |
| Carrion crow | c10 |
| Chaffinch | 1 female |
| Collared Dove | one bird by houses |
| Fieldfare | 1 poss being alarmed by female sparrowhawk |
| Goldfinch | 2 small flocks |
| Great Tit | numerous, very vocal |
| Jay | 1 |
| House Sparrow | flocks around houses |
| Jackdaw | 10s flying over and 10s feeding in fields |
| Lesser Redpoll | 3 feeding in Alder trees |
| Long- tailed Tit | small flock |
| Magpie | 3 feeding in Alder trees |
| Mallard | c8 under trees in copse by canal, two males fighting |
| Merlin | possible |
| Moorhen | c5 on canal |
| Peregrine | 1 feeding on electricity pylon – see photo |
| Pheasant | 1 |
| Raven | 2 pairs flying over |
| Robin | c3 |
| Rook | 1 |
| Sparrowhawk | female hunting |
| Starling | no flocks today, just single birds |
| Tree Creeper | 1 feeding on birch tree |
| Wigeon | c8 pairs in seasonal pool near Endon Brook, near pylons |
| Wood Pigeon | 10s flying over and a few in trees |
| Wren | c2 |
An adult Peregrine Falcon clutching a small bird in its talons. It stopped eating as I watched it, obviously wary of me, then as I walked away it continued to eat its catch.
About 100 of the Canada Geese that have taken up winter residence in Endon over the past few years.
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