A late evening session. Red Lane is not a birding hotspot, in fact in years I have only ever seen two people walking down down there with binoculars. So when I see something special it makes it all the more exciting.
Hence tonight when I saw a hobby fly right in front of me I was really thrilled. Walking down the lane the bird flew from right to left just below Westgate Farm and then over the fields diappearing beyond the ridge. The bird flew directly into the sun for much of the 20 seconds that I got to see it, but I had a good enough view.
Other birds included: moorhen (adult, juvenile and chick on the pond), goldfinch (5 adults and juveniles), kestrel (female), house martin, swift, swallow.