After last night's success in relocating the merlin (female or 1st year bird) I set out with a view to trying to photograph the specimen. A distant falcon, being mobbed by crows turned out to be a kestrel and no merlin was seen. However, as last night, a good passage of swallows, house martins with several sand martins were witnessed over Brick Kiln Hill and a chiffchaff called from woods along Acremore Street. Several linnets flew over the bean field and jays called from the oaks. 2 stock doves headed east whilst an alarming moorhen along the Ash alerted me to the presence of a large dog fox. 1 southern hawker dragonfly was seen as I sat on the bench at Bush Wood enjoying a bottle of 4.6% Old Hooky! Still quiet on the bird front with little else of note and disappointing visible migration. Photos here show a sleepy rabbit and a fly past magpie.
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