Clara Vale and Far Pastures

 A recent trip to Clara Vale didn’t produce Kingfisher but there was still some canny birds there. I didn’t go into the hide at Far Pastures but instead I had a walk up the lane a couple of birds stood out.

Chiffchaff from the hide at Clara.

This Mistle Thrush looked up and

this is what it saw a Sparrowhawk.

It then carried on doing what it had been doing.

My first Orange Tip butterfly of the season.

Yellowhammer.

 Buzzard. 

Crows were constantly dive bombing it.

Long-tailed Tit.

Chiffchaff in the reserve.

Blue Tit.

Female Blackcap.

My first Green-veined White Butterfly of the season.

Red Kite at Far Pastures.

Female Blackcap.

Male Blackcap.

Barn Owl

 A local Barn owl recently.

Barn Owl on the hunt.

My first…

 …Grasshopper Warbler of the year late afternoon yesterday. The light had just about gone, the Barn Owl that I had been watching had flown off somewhere else and I was about to go home when I heard a call that was unmistakeable.  I went to the spot where the call had come from and sitting in the brambles was a Grasshopper Warbler.

A distant Barn Owl.

Grasshopper Warbler.

Same day…

 …different location. Roe Deer and Red Squirrel. The light was really harsh in both locations making getting a half decent shot difficult.

Roe Buck.

Red Squirrel.