I was bimbling through the village of Haddenham on my genteel sit up and beg F W Evans tourer yesterday and saw a female merlin chicaning through the roadside shrubs, looking at first like a mistle thrush. So that was nice.
I am pretty sure my kids caused me to lose my high frequency hearing, as well as trashing some of my favourite 12” singles when one of them undid the childproof catch on the cupboard.
Seeing @macaroon’s amazing picture reminded me of what might be the same species, which we spotted at 52.18595633606921, -4.4192918162168455 or thereabouts
^lovely cycling country, had a fab holiday near Helmsley and did Rosedale Chimney and met someone I knew from Lewisham in the Red Lion. Must go back some time.
Hurried shot over the shoulder on a FNRttC yesterday morning, rolling along a damp Menmarsh Road towards Stanton St John on our way from Waterloo to Oxford.
I am quite glad we didn’t stay too long in our rented house near Benson as they do low altitude night flying practice in midsummer. Here, a bit further north, we see them in the distance usually as they head north but every now and then we get a direct flyover. Which is fun.
Lens hidden with deep hood, should be safe…