Shaun invited out me late morning to go looking for raptors in the area around his home. Conditions were ideal with a light breeze with a bright, sunny outlook. We had immediate success, which was great, but it did mean the later stages were inevitably an anti-climax.
- The first birds we saw were not raptors at all but a superb, small family of mistle thrush, comprising parents and a juvenile.
- Just after this, a sparrowhawk flew overhead and not long after another 2 joined it.
- Several buzzards were seen.
- A hobby also graced us with its presence.
- Pride of place went to a honey buzzard that showed well high in the sky quite close to us.
- The best we got late on were 3 yellowhammers which we heard then saw high in the trees close to where we were standing.
Thanks for a great couple of hours birding Shaun.
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