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| Satellite-tagged 2CY female Hen Harrier |
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| Another 2CY female. This individual still has a very dark eye compared to the above bird. It also had very rusty toned underparts which almost lacked streaks. |
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| In certain lights it could appear similarly toned to an imm Pallid/montys and gave me quite a fright when I first saw it. It's secondaries look dark here but were in fact quite pale like an adult females (see below) |
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| A third 2CY female seen briefly crossing the road. Separated from the above bird by it's more streaked underparts. |
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| An adult male Hen Harrier going out for one last hunt before dark. |
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| A migrating male Osprey came north through the valley and got chased away first by a female Hen Harrier and then a Buzzard. |
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| The late date will point to it being a non breeding three year old heading back to Scotland for the summer. |
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| Red Grouse |
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| Short-eared Owls |
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| Male taking a vole back to his incubating female in the centre of the picture. He landed a few meters away from the nest and quietly called to the female who scurried out and took the vole. |
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| Lesser Redpolls. I don't often get the chance to watch lesser Redpolls like this in the south. |
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| I can only assume that these frosty individuals were Mealy Redpolls. I don't have difficulty identifying Mealies in the winter but I'm not as confident with birds in late April/early May, especially given the variation among the Lessers that were present. |
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| A chunky thick-necked bird with a pale streaked rump. |
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| Adder. |
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| Green Hairstreak |
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| Sparrowhawk on the bird feeder |
