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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