Today started with a Grey Squirrel running across the road in front of the school bus. Its another creature I find it hard to be charitable about, especially as one last year was almost certainly responsible for clearing out our nest box full of half-grown Blue Tits.
Gulls have started to congregate on the grassy areas beside the Newark Castle shipyard. One of them might have been a juvenile Common Gull. I'll try to have a closer look tomorrow.
Saw a Kestrel hovering over the verge opposite Langbank at 9 30 tonight. I guess he has a brood to feed, and the very wet weather we have had over the past two days can't have made hunting very easy. A nice way to end the day though. They are such specialized birds, using a combination of hovering and telescopic vision to find their prey. They really are a perfect blend of form and function.