A flying visit today produced plenty of raptors. Three Kestrels took turn in being the target for Raven belligerence, each skilfully evading the mighty corvid by just inches.
A pair of Buzzards sat on posts not doing much and a Sparrowhawk zipped in and out going unseen by the estuary residents.
It was a different case when a Peregrine went on the rampage - just about every other bird was in a panic as the falcon hunted unsuccessfully before alighting on the mudflats no more than three feet from a frozen Curlew. It was comical to watch as the wader slowly inched itself away from the predator not daring to make any sudden movements.
However, the star of the show was a Hobby passing through, even though it was only around for a matter of seconds.
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