Great bird sightings

[old 30-06]

Yesterday I was doing some chainsawing at the shoot and four Ravens flew over. I thought this will not be topped, but driving back I saw a Merlin. Lovely to see.

 

[VSS]

Yesterday I was doing some chainsawing at the shoot and four Ravens flew over.

Ravens are fine until you start seeing them 40 or 50 at a time, and then they're murdering bastards.
(And will rip up any deer you shoot in the time it takes you to fetch your quadbike for extraction).

I thought this will not be topped, but driving back I saw a Merlin. Lovely to see.

Beautiful!

 

[old keeper]

Ravens have become a real problem here, increasing numbers have led to increasing attacks on ewes and lambs.
A Merlin was spotted here last year on the cliffs, amazing fliers!