26 Feb - After a bit of a wait in showery weather, the immature White-tailed Eagle at Old Basing appeared and soared for a few minutes late morning, viewed from Blackland's Farm. Very large, with "barndoor" silhouette and prominent head. An impressive bird. The Buzzards (6+ seen) and Red Kites (3+ seen) mobbing it appeared puny by comparison. Photo, copyright Steve Copsey. Another 3 Red Kites seen en route home between Hungerford and Ramsbury.
In the evening a brief check on pit 12 at the CWP revealed a very smart summer-plumaged Mediterranean Gull in the roost - pleasing but not especially surprising in view of the spring movements in recent days, including several birds arriving at Slimbridge.
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