Noticed from early this morning that there were "bits and pieces" flying over, all viewable from the front windows, and all originating from the South and East into a very mild North West Wind.
First up were a couple of Buzzards at 8am haeading West, too high and too purposeful for the local birds. These were soon followed by a Cormorant which is fairly unusual here, a very high and very large looking corvid, and a Grey Heron. 56 Woodpigeons headed over, and eventually the local Buzzards and Kestrels made an appearance in the local airspace.
Highlight of the day was an Osprey gliding over the house in a perfect Northerly direction just after 10am. Looking on the OS map, I suspect this bird came up Southampton Water and continued North, possibly via the Itchen for a short spell. Although only a brief sighting, this was a real bonus, and good to know that not all the migration goes straight up the Test Valley missing the house by about 2 miles!
Morning continued with 3 more Buzzards very high, and apparently moving East to West.
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