Friday 25th Jan
A sudden panic in the garden as the local sparrowhawk swooped through, but it didn't appear to catchanything this time.
Thursday 24th Jan
On my way back from my keep fit class I saw a red kite circling above Echo Hill, it's forked tail twisting as it flew. At Mahjong, I heard that neighbours had also seen fieldfares and bramblings in their garden.
Wednesday 23rd Jan
I was in London today, and Ray saw a brambling in the garden and two red-legged partridges - they often visit in the winter months. He later walked up towards Therfield, the snow is still thick on the ground here, quite soild and icy. He spotted a great grey shrike, then immediately after in the opposite direction saw quite possibly another individual, which dropped down and up, then down and up again, flying off across the field with something in its claws, maybe a mouse.
Tuesday 22nd Jan
Very cold with snow lying on the ground and on the branches of the trees. In the front garden 4 fieldfares are perching on the branches of our big tree. They stayed a while then flew away over the roof, joined by another 2 we hadn't seen. Ray walked up past the farm and then towards Therfield, where he saw lots of hares and grey partridges. The farmer here farms sympathetically for grey partridges in particular, so it's good to see so many of them. Ray met another birdwatcher (a bird ringer from Stevenage) who said he had seen 2 long-eared owls near to where we saw the short-eared owl last week.
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