Bandit at two o’clock

Bandit at two o'clock
There may be trouble ahead. One of the local Buzzards sets a course to intercept one of four intruders looking for an easy meal over Kenworthy Wood.  Due to a combination of a Myxamatosis outbreak and a healthy population of foxes we now have the remains of rabbits all over the woodland.
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Buzzard, Kenworthy Woods
Twenty years ago if somebody had told me we’d have Buzzards soaring over the local woodlands and even over the back garden I’d have thought they were mad. Amongst all the warnings about climate change and the impending catastrophe its easy to miss recent success stories like the rise of the Buzzard and the return of Kingfshers and Dippers to the once toxic River Mersey.
Treecreeper
A short stroll through the woodlands revealed a Treecreeper picking its way up Wild Cherry
Skulking in the shadows A brief glance on the sunny side
The usual view – one of those birds that have an annoying habit of skulking around in the shadows. A brief glance on the sunny side before going back to the insects and grubs hiding away in the shade.
One of a pair of Long tailed Tits searching for insects in a thicket of Blackthorn.
Long tailed Tit – another bird that appears to be going from strength to strength. One of a pair searching for insects in a thicket of Blackthorn.

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