News on Friday 11-7-14.

Kexboro - family party of 4 curlews, 2 adults,2 juvs were a suprise considering this field and other fields in this area which have breeding curlew were all cut around the 19th,20th of June. Surely far too early ?. Ewden shooting lodge for a couple of hours had family party of merlins 3+, buzzard 5, kestrel 4, raven 1 heard only. News from Wilthorpe Marsh last sunday 6th - grasshopper warbler still singing and showed well briefly, family party of 6 calling water rails had 1 fledgling + 2 adults showing well. Family groups of both jay and treecreeper seen.