Tuesday April 22nd

The tide was high receding, and the sky grey. Over by Burwalls I had a brief view of a large bird flying away and below the trees - most likely a Buzzard, though I was hoping to see the Red Kite I heard about! A Peregrine swept past the Watch and disappeared under to the cliff; I have not seen a Peregrine over in the oaks for a couple of weeks, and soon the trees will have too much greenery to see any roosting birds. Four Magpies, four Jackdaws and a Crow squabbled behind me on the grass for scraps of bread left by someone.