Monday was a minimal outing with just a Sparrowhawk heading West over the shops - curious that after 4 months with not a sniff of Sprawk I'm on a roll of 6 out of 8 days!! Maybe local breeders?

Today a Goldcrest (heard only) was in the conifer behind No. 7 and another was again invisible in a conifer in the park's cottage garden. Over brunch a distant and barely audible Firecrest came down the slope until much louder; a Nuthatch was also very noisy.

By the pond only a single Moorhen, but I'm guessing the second bird was hidden on a nest, and two Mallard  looking a little out of place here. At least six Siskins were down drinking or bathing by the bridge and a Mistle Thrush dropped in for the same but was too timid to tolerate my presence. Elsewhere just a single Chiffchaff and one Slow Worm under corrugation. With the early morning sunshine replaced with totally overcast cool conditions, insects were a nil and just patches of Lesser Celandine to provide some colour.

Finally, after nearly 12 months, a Kestrel on patch hovering at tree height by the road and from the car was nice to see.

Further east an eagle was over Havant - interesting to see the track on this one. Plenty of irate Herring Gulls around the house but none seeming to point to an eagle or indeed any other raptor.