Whilst in the garden yesterday I saw a Sparrowhawk in the sky, as I motioned to my wife and kids I noticed it chasing a small flock of Goldfinch. Thinking I’d made a mistake and the kids were about to see a finch get grabbed, all of a sudden the tables turned and 3 of the Goldfinch started to mob the Sparrowhawk. At the same time in the sky were 2 Red Kite ( one of them was arguing with a gull ) and a Buzzard.
I don’t know if the other 3 put it off but I was surprised to see the Sparrowhawk being chased off. Later in the afternoon I took the kids for a walk across the farmland behind our house, and 6 fields away found a sheep carcass which looked like the others had been busy on it, as that’s the direction they came from.
Last night there was a Tawny Owl in the garden too, not a bad haul for 12 hours.
I don’t know if the other 3 put it off but I was surprised to see the Sparrowhawk being chased off. Later in the afternoon I took the kids for a walk across the farmland behind our house, and 6 fields away found a sheep carcass which looked like the others had been busy on it, as that’s the direction they came from.
Last night there was a Tawny Owl in the garden too, not a bad haul for 12 hours.
