Saturday, 2 May 2026

Peregrine at Corton OSW

On Saturday 2nd May, I walked around the Corton OSW, at just after 7pm, I may have heard a brief snatch of Marsh Warbler song but it was only 5 seconds and inconclusive plus. a very pale bird flew up and settled for a second before darting into cover, only seen with the naked eye so again inconclusive. What I definitely did see was a very large Peregrine Falcon fly up from the edge of the grassy area by the wind turbines, obviously a female bird I later found a freshly killed Wood Pigeon which had been extensively gorged on, barely anything left of the carcass and the scatter of the feather spread for around 8 feet. As I walked past the dyke bushes I also saw a male Blackcap.

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