Hobbies .........

13 May - A midday visit to pit 57 on hot, sunny conditions revealed the remarkable total of 13 Hobbies hawking high above the pit, some invisible to the naked eye, with Gulls and Terns hawking lower down on the insect hatch, mainly Mayflies. The Hobbies graceful as always, gliding and swooping with typical Falcon profile, either rakish or with tails flared as required. These birds will shortly disperse to breed and become much more elusive. Cuckoos calling soporifically in the sun.