At Home,9 am: hirundines groups of 5 and 6 continually passing over heading south including one Swift,counted 50 when i went out birding to: Appleby Carrs: poor with wind increasing, usual Buzzards-5/6 6 yellow wags over,decided after an hour to head home for a coffee. Messingham S.Q.-afternoon: 2 Peregrines 3 hobbys,summary of-; only been in the duck hide 20 minutes when a huge female Peregrine lauched an attack on the lapwings and other birds. then joined by Canadian mike and 3 Hobbys appeared yes three! +a male peregrine came in and had a go. 1 Common Sandpiper. Hobby mobbing C buzzard was interesting also, 8 Common Buzzards,at least. around 50 hirundines south, all in all a good result today. Roger+canada Mike.
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