Wednesday 16th May (Rollers and Lesser Kestrels)


Mr. Kite looked out of The Joint window into a tree where an azure-winged magpie was carefully constructing a nesting platform from thin twigs.

At 1100 Mr. Kite set out in the heat to watch rollers. Soon Mr. Kite was watching a pair flying over their nesting site rolling about in the sky. When one landed Mr. Kite could see a colourful bluish body but the heat haze made closer details impossible.

The final part of the trip was to watch lesser kestrels near Valdesalo. On the telegraph poles a number of these smaller and finer kestrels sat. Occasionally they took off with fast flapping wings but soon gave up in the heat.

Mr. Kite returned to The Joint for a cold Leffe Ruby. Cheers.