Sparrowhawk on patrol

 First thing this morning it was very misty, but when the sun started to shine it soon cleared.

Spent a pleasant 90 minutes this afternoon sat in the garden, enjoying the sunshine.

Not a lot of birdlife. The house sparrows were absent and as I mentioned before the blackbirds have gone elsewhere. Woodpigeons, came to get some food, but did not stay long. I was facing NNE  so as not to be looking into the sun. A herring gull was circling overhead, and a small number of black -headed gulls were heading west. I spotted a sparrowhawk circling quite high up.

There are school playing fields a short distance away, on the other side of the railway line, so I guess it was looking for food in that area.