Monday, January 28, 2008

Friday, Sunday, Monday, 25th, 27th, 28th January

With a high tide (just on the turn) most bird activity is in the air, or for the Peregrines over in the trees opposite. On all three days there were Peregrines roosting in the oaks opposite, on Friday and Monday two, and Sunday one. They get up and fly occasionally, either returning to the oak roost, or coming over to land underneath the Peregrine Watch. You have to be quick to catch sight of them! This morning one of the two birds was just visible from Sea Walls. On Sunday a pair of Carrion Crows could be seen pestering a Buzzard over towards Sea Walls, they chased it over towards Leigh Woods, leaving it be once it reached the woodland. The Buzzard worked its way over the tree line, and then reappeared up by Nightingale Valley, where it was chased by another couple of Crows! Other birds during the three days - Mallard and Gulls on the river, Cormorants flying up river, then Magpies, Pigeons, Crows and Gulls on the Downs.