Little Owl Belair at last! Sparrowhawk and kestrel South Norwood Country Park, Bearded Tit

On saturday 12th at 11am ish finally saw the delightful Little Owl of Belair at last, staring at us through a loop in an old Boundary oak tree, next day at  South Norwood Country Park ther were lovely sites of a Kestrel, a Sparrowhawk, long tail tits, Shovellers and then, a big red fiox in nearby Maberly Park which as the River Beck flowing thriough it  - this river leads into or creates the Chaffinch and then goes into the Pool and the Ravensbourne and down to the Thames. 
A few weeks ago we saw a Bearded Tit feeding on Bullrushes in  South Norwood Country Park, a beautiful, exotoic bird. Thank you Carl Zeiss!

Peregrines over Canary Wharf

I think this was a peregrine pair yesterday , I saw them several times - flying around the top of the Canary Wharf sky scraper. The falcon is to the left of the tower. When you zoom in it looks like the mate is flying close by.

Streatham crochet bomb by 319 bus stop

Barcelona Cafe Streatham

peregrine falcon - Tate Modern chimney

A lonely peregrine  up on the Tate Modern chimney this afternoon ....not a great picture but Through the RSPB scope I could clearly see she /he moving his mouth as if angrily screaming , or so it seemed to me . The RSPB man told me they think there are 25 of them in London, he also said he'd seen Honey Buzzards while doing his stint at the Tate Modern. I was thrilled to see this Peregrine - imperious and apparently in a white hot rage above the city.

A peregrine falcon high on the Tate Modern chimney this afternoon, moving his/her mouth as if screaming, an erupting rage of yellow eyes.

A documentary about these birds claimed to measure a peregrine in a hunting stoop (dive) at 242 mph- it's the fastet animal on the planet. The RSPB man said they couldn't tell its gender, like sparrowhawks the female is bigger - this is called sexual dimorphism.

Wild flower meadow Horniman Gardens and fungi walk poster

Box Hill and Headley Common ride

On Friday I enjoyed a lovely day riding to Box Hill via Banstead Heath and Headley Common - hardly anyone else was around - perfect!