Five red kites were wheeling and soaring together over the new heath at 14:45 today, at times mobbing a buzzard flying amongst them. I've only seen individual red kites here before, so this was an impressive sight.
A mixed flock of around 50 fieldfare, 20 redwing and 30 starlings is building up on Sandy Ridge, but no wheatears have been spotted amongst them yet. A male brambling is occasionally joining the chaffinch flock on seed near the Visitor Centre, and several chiffchaff's are calling round the reserve.
Ben Hall (rspb-images.com)