Another late afternoon visit produced little, though along Spring Brook Lane I saw 3 Grey Herons all flying from near the STW, as well as a raptor that I'm pretty sure was a Sparrowhawk (didn't have a great view of it but noted blue-grey upperside, quite thick wings with wingbeats interspersed with glides) - had thought it might've been a Hobby even though the wings suggested otherwise.
However, the wings of another medium-sized raptor that I saw fly over gardens near mine at c. 9:50 pm (just after I got home in late evening) certainly did suggest the falcon, even though I only saw its silhouette for about a second - wings were long and pointed (like a Swift) and so I'm pretty sure it was a Hobby. Surely the time of day and the fact that I've only seen a Kestrel on one occasion in my village ever further helps confirm this ID?
M.P. Griffiths
...and surrounding areas
A blog for the recording of mainly birds seen in the Earlswood area of Warwickshire, England. Sites within this area include Earlswood Lakes (Terry's Pool, Engine Pool and Windmill Pool), Clowes Wood and New Fallings Coppice SSSI, and Earlswood Moathouse NR. Notable sightings from nearby areas may also be included.
Your sightings and counts would be gratefully received. Please email them with your name to the address below.
Contact
matt_avesmaster@hotmail.com
Key Earlswood links
Species lists for Earlswood area
Map of the Earlswood area
Sites in Earlswood
More Earlswood links
- Earlswood Wildlife Partnership
- EWP Newsletter Archive
- Earlswood Heritage Project
- Detailed map of Engine Pool
- Detailed map of Windmill Pool
- Earlswood & Forshaw Heath Bod
- Earlswood Lakes Craft Centre
- Article: Duck rescue
- Article: Scheme to improve lakes
- Article: Shock catch
- Article: Turtle turns up again
- Video: Earlswood turtle
2 comments:
i soppose a hobby is the most likly then,earlswood seems to hold suitable habitat.and i have noted a far few more this year than in the past years.the time of day goes for a hunting hobby too.
MB
Cheers.
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