Red Kite 'fly-past' and other garden birds

7th February 2022 - there have been a number of sightings of a Red Kite flying over the villages recently, and Andy M was lucky enough to see two birds over the end of his garden. Both birds were circling low down at treetop height for several minutes, occasionally swooping down as if they were eyeing up some carrion along the field edge, but neither felt the urge to land.

Red Kite

Red Kite

Other birds in the garden recently were: 

A Robin displaying by extending its head upwards whilst singing

A 'charm' of Goldfinch have been regular visitors to the feeders

A Great Spotted Woodpecker probing for tasty morsels on a dead truck