Other than a Peacock  butterfly, first of the year, barrelling around the library and off into the distance,  this male Pollenia spp was the only obvious insect. The single Gorse bush is still keeping Honeybees busy. The refuge was empty due to disturbance from a contractors vehicle. This Sparrowhawk appeared out of nowhere and was into the light so I was  pleased just to get it in frame and recognisable; whatever this camera set up is good for it ain't difficult light or action and earlier a couple of Long-tailed Tits were impossible to find and focus on with the relatively poor EVF.

A pair of Peregrines were incredibly high overhead and even with muted but still audible calls between them were tough to find in a bright blue sky with 8x30s. They dived at each other and flashed their talons and eventually slipped away northwards.

Yesterday a quick check on the Brambling flock found them along the main track going north east from the car park about 250 yards along but flushed by a string of dog people and kids. A calling Treecreeper was the first this year and 2-3 kites were over the A3 and surrounding fields.

The Swarovski Facebook live broadcast from Costa Rica and Colombia was a nice splash of colour and a big improvement over many similarly themed events on the web since COVID first broke and even better being 'cast' to the TV, something I've not been able to do before. Sickle-winged Guan was a lifer😁😁