Press Ridge Warren, Ashdown Forest
Alastair invited me to join him for a morning's birding at Press Ridge Warren targeting Honey Buzzard. I had previously tried Black Down, Acres Down and Newhouse Farm, each time drawing a blank.
This session was to prove no different with no sign of the bird.
- However, we did have some compensation with good sightings of Buzzard, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Red Kite and Hobby.
- The Red Kite was a welcome first for me at this venue.
- The pair of Hobbies were particularly interesting and are obviously nesting here. They were seen flying together. Then the male was seen fighting off a nearby Carrion Crow before settling down on a nearby branch to act as a sentinel. We saw it for lengthy periods thereafter.
- There was also a family of Stonechats nearby - a male and 3 juveniles.
- A pair of Spotted Flycatchers was also present.
A good session despite the absence of the star item.
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