Had a few hours free this afternoon, so went to check out a few local sites. Snelshall was fairly quiet, so too was Mursley. Also very windy on the hilltops, so decided against Quainton Hill, and spent the rest of the afternoon in more sheltered locations.
Headed to Little Horwood and was delighted to see an Adult Peregrine overhead. Caused a bit of mayhem amongst the many Yellowhammers Goldfinches and Fieldfare at the woodland edge. Peregrine didn't hang around unfortunately, and continued East. Could well be the same bird that has spent the previous month in West Milton Keynes.
Weather was looking bleak, so headed to Calvert (one of only two locations with a hide in the area west of MK!)
An immature Peregrine had been seen here earlier coincidentally, but I didn't see anything out of the ordinary.
Still haven't seen the Long Tailed Duck that has been here for about 3 months now!
Headed to Padbury for dusk in the hope of seeing an owl or two! No Joy, the only birds being a flock of Fieldfare and a Kestrel hunting in the twilight. | 
