On Sunday, two ravens were seen flying together and later in the day, I noticed a raven mobbing a buzzard over the Galley Hill end of the new heath. As we haven't had any signs that they are nesting on the reserve, this is interesting behaviour at this time. Are they starting to nest later this year?
Also yesterday, the lone brambling was seen briefly at the hide, along with a male siskin and three lesser redpolls, and on Sandy Ridge, the fieldfare flock was building up nicely to around 200 birds.
The first chiffchaffs and maybe a wheatear or two should arrive here anytime now. There were a few summer migrants taking advantage of the southerly winds and coming into the country over the weekend, including osprey, swallow, wheatear and garganey, so birds are certainly on the move again.
Image Michael Lawrence