Just packing up to go home and Peter Bradley, our Senior Site Manager spotted five ravens soaring directly over the Gatehouse. A great end to the working day! I haven't had any reports of the hobbies since one flew over The Lodge gardens on Sunday- so they may have started their long journey back to Africa now. We'll now enjoy the feast of fungi before the first autumn birds start to arrive.
Fantastic! I hope that means they've had a good season.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.