Friday 8th December

Just before Henleaze Junior School I spotted a heron, he came down somewhere behind the houses opposite the school entrance. Goldfish for breakfast, perhaps! By Downleaze there was a large group of black headed gulls on the grass. from the behaviour of the jackdaws above their tree, I think they have decided that spring in coming, thus it was very obvious that they were in pairs, this is particularly appealing when a large group are flying around. The effect is that the flock seems to be doubled up in the air in its movements. There were 40+ birds doing this manoeuvre.

The jackdaws may think that spring is around the corner, I felt that it was rather nippy this morning.

Friday 1st September

Later this am, I left the peregrine watch at 9.50. Occasional light drizzle on the wind, but also sunshine through grey clouds. The Avon Gorge was very quiet, with only gulls, a few jackdaws, and pigeons. As usual the pigeons were scuttling around, they fly over the river and into the trees in Leigh Woods, and up and down the gorge, always fast and as if they are being chased! I have seen a peregrine chase a jackdaw, and another try to attack a gull, but never seen a pigeon taken. The jackdaw tree was mostly empty, but a noisy group came in just after I arrived. However no peregrine this morning.