My birding adventures have been restricted of late having
had a couple of wisdom teeth removed at St Georges Hospital Tooting. My face
has looked like I had been involved in a fracas but of course everything was
above board having signed the consent forms prior to the operation!
Short outings close to home are the order of the day leaving
me within dashing distance of my home when my face starts aching! Canons Farm is about a ten minute drive and the fields have had plenty of
passerines flitting about between the fields.
A couple of flocks of Linnet and Chaffinch have been
frequenting the fields near Canons Farmhouse so I spent some time looking
through the flocks before moving over to the Viewpoint to start my sky vigil. I
did not have to wait long before a Red Kite drifted into view heading towards
Epsom Downs. A species that is now common in the county with several established
breeding sites.
As darkness descended I was joined by Steve Gale who had
been on site from late afternoon. He picked up a couple of duck which were
likely to be Mallard crossing the site. A Buzzard and a Sparrowhawk were the
only other raptors seen before we exited stage left and the warmth of our cars!
I wish I was as high as that Kite as face ache is not pleasant!
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