I called in at 09:15 and noted a flock of starling c300 birds foraging along hill just north of pool, biggest count of the autumn. Then the local peregrine noticed them, panic, the starling were using the twin pole high tension for refuge. The male was flying in and almost landing among them causing them to flush for the waiting female. This process was repeated 3 - 4 times yet I didn't note a kill, I wonder if they were just playing, training. Also 3 greenshank but very nervous, originally foraging along inner face of north dam but continually flushed by dog walkers, 2 ringed plover on Monday but on the whole quiet with a lack of mud.
I've never seen a Peregrine make a kill.
ReplyDeleteWatching peregrine hunting is alway great and i watch a pair once in dare valley country park and he chased them up the valley and she was high in the sky and she dropped and they landed all over the graig and same to fright to move on and some nice records mike and try not to find that wilson phalarope when i am away mate .
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