September 18, 2008
I found my thrill...
... on Wandlebury Hill (or Magog Down, more precisely). After days of peering at the skies, seeing nothing but Common Buzzards and distant unidentifiable blobs, I decided to head to one of the highest vantage points close to Cambridge (a whopping 74m above sea level). To my great surprise it worked, and about 20 mins after arriving this Honey Buzzard flew up and over, heading SW. I even managed some dismal record shots as it flapped (looks almost Sparrowhawk-like in this shot!)...
... then glided past.
This is my second county tick in a week following a fly-by Tree Pipit on my way to work (it called twice, luckily) - all that skywatching finally paid off!
Posted by rjhall at September 18, 2008 6:47 PM