Fairly quiet on a visit yesterday apart from flocks of Goldfinches, Linnets and Meadow Pipits. 4 Snipe were the only waders present. There was an interesting interaction between a Peregrine and a juvenile Sparrowhawk. The Peregrine was sitting on fence post when the Sparrowhawk approached. The Sparrowhawk dived twice at the sitting bird before, possibly confused as to why this 'pigeon' hadn't flushed, landing on the fence two posts down. Time passed as the youngster measured up the larger bird. It twigged this was not one to be messed with and went on its way, lesson learnt. It was striking that the Sparrowhawk was mobbed by corvids both before and after this event but they kept clear while it was in the vicinity of the Peregrine.
