An uneventful few days being mostly too hot and crowded for my taste.
Yesterday's 'highlight' was a first post-lockdown visit to a major supermarket which actually wasn't too painful! An overflying Med Gull was the only bird en route.
The pond's singing Reed Warbler has been silent for the last three days so probably moved on. The Canada Geese had just two young.
Wednesday saw lots of Peregrine activity with both birds very noisy and making low passes over the nearby houses. The female put on a nice high speed stoop but came up empty handed while the male soared up and was harassed by a Herring Gull. Later, both were cruising around to the front of the house and later still both were flying in to roost at 20:30 looking very bright and well lit by the low sunlight.
Today, a brief visit to Hill Head in very windy conditions saw the beach car parking being rapidly swamped by wind- and kite-surfers. Caught up with MF at the viewpoint adding Avocet to LDlist along with plenty of Common Terns and Swifts but no sign of Marsh Harriers. An adult Gannet heading east was the best bird; back home before 10:00am. A Peregrine slipped over whilst lunching in the lounge.
