Blakehill purple patch.......

Nov 6- The rain stopped mid-afternoon so a quick look at Blakehill before dark - 1 Short-eared Owl ventured out and hovered in the wind for 10 minutes - a smart male Merlin flew in at 3.40 then perched up preening, and to cap it all a Peregrine was on the ground nearby.......also a male Stonechat, and a Brambling flew over calling, my first ever here. 55 Fieldfares flew around chacking, along with Meadow Pipits. An unexpectedly worthwhile walk.