Ok, not the same bird but this is what they should look like:
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| Fieldfare...alive and well: R. Harris |
...And this is what happens to them when a large female sparrowhawk smashes into one:
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| It 'as ceased to be, it 'as shuffled off this mortal coil... |
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Dead on impact - haven't seen such a quick, clean
kill in a long time |
A flock of 40+ linnet and a flock of 56 skylarks the only other birds of note on patch at the moment. Hoping to see the regular merlin return in the next few weeks, fingers crossed.
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| Flock of 40 linnets have been on patch for a while now. |
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No wonder farmers get annoyed - why do people
have to walk right across the crops! Too lazy (or ignorant)
to walk around the outside of the field. |
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