A BOX FOR KES

This female Kestrel turned up this morning which was nice to see, the box next to her was set up by Stephen Carter and myself hoping that we could entice a Kestrel, Jackdaw, Stock Dove or any other hole nester to hopefully give it a go. No luck so far I'm afraid, and the box has taken such a battering off the elements over the last couple of years it might now be uninhabitable.

kestrel with our beaten up box

Other things of note this week were this Chiffchaff, which never comes up this high so must be on the move.

chiffchaff

Also there's still juvenile Stonechat about I think they've had a good year.

juvi stonechat

The swallows are gathering they'll be fattening up before they set off for Africa.

swallows

Most birders now are looking forward to the autumn migration which could blow a surprise or two our way, lets hope so.