KL state school playing fields (12th and 13th July)

I have made two consecutive visits to the playing fields behind the KL state school.  Both visits produced small flocks of Black-headed Gulls (not including any other species), and 16 and 17 groups of Pied Wagtails respectively on the 12th and 13th July, (both groups containing 8 juvenile birds).  The 12th also produced 1♀ Kestrel whilst today's visit included 3 Green Woodpeckers (2♀'s, 1 juv.) and 1 juv. Black-headed Gull amongst the adults.

Cassiobury Park (6th July)

Whilst walking through the park in the morning at 8:15 a female Sparrowhawk came circling out of the trees to the right of the path leading to the cha cha cafe and headed towards the town.

Barnes Lane (5th July)

Early back from school on Tuesday so was able to get out and check the local farmland.  Several Yellowhammers a flock of 12 Linnets and in the farmland directly behind the small Hamlet 1 Little Owl was perched on a poplar branch.  I also checked the location where I last saw the Little Owl family but failed to find either the adults or juvenile birds.

Barnes Lane

My first trip out with my new Swarovski Scope.  Brilliant quality and incredibly easy to handle.  Saw Yellowhammer's, c.12 Linnets, 2 Bullfinches, 1 Buzzard, Whitethroats and a Green Woodpecker.

New Swarovski ATM 65mm Scope with 25-50 eyepiece

Came back from Tyttenhanger yesterday carrying a Swarovski ATM 65mm scope with the new 25-50 eyepiece, an amazing optic!!!  Can't wait to use it in the field!!

Garden Birding (2nd July)

A good number of birds in the back garden yesterday including a Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Mistle Thrushes, and 2 Red Kites that flew together low over the garden.

Hobby behind RSSKL and Tawny Owl in KL Woods (1st July)

A good local highlight for me today was a Hobby that I found heading over the fields behind the RSSKL it headed from Berrybushes wood then flew over the A41 towards the fishing lakes in KL.  A great bird to see locally on my doorstep!  Also saw several Swifts, Marbled Whites, Small Skipper, Large Whites, Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Red Kite on my way back from school in the bus near Hunton Bridge.  Later in the evening whilst walking the dog again through KL woods I heard a Tawny Owl near the western corner.