September part 2

6th We go back to the river but no sign of the kingfisher. We did see rats and herons. At home the hedgehog is also absent as are the blackbirds. However we are still seeing sparrows, robins, pigeons,collared doves, magpies and blue and great tits.
7th spent some of the day watching a variety of tits perching in the blossom tree before coming to the bird table. Then they all dive for cover!  A sparrowhawk lands in the garden.

 Sparrow Hawk (Accipter nisus)
Usually seen in forests and woods. the female is larger than the male. They can kill birds a sbig as pigeons but normally eat finches , tits, sparrows, mice, voles, and young rabbits. They lay 4-6 eggs.