Blakehill flyby

17 Mar - A pleasant bright morning for a wander round Blakehill, the definite highlight was a female Merlin that I flushed from a Hawthorn, which very obligingly perched on a fence post within range for a minute or so before flying off after a Meadow Pipit then disappearing westwards. One of my best Merlin views ever. Also 2 flyover Shelduck, a Blakehill rarity!