Tag Archives: Hobby

Brampton Summer: the arrival of the Hobby Falcon

Posted on 03/06/2018 by marklittle

The combination of speed, grace and agility make any glimpse of this small falcon an exhilarating one. Hobbys are summer visitors to the parish. Every year, when I see one, I tend to get over-excited about it. For obvious reasons … Continue reading →

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Brampton Summer: the return of the Summer Falcon

Posted on 30/05/2016 by marklittle

The familiar flight silhouette. An insistent call, loud and chattering, high up around the upper branches of a swaying Poplar, following by an effortless scything flight. The Summer-visiting Hobby Falcon was back. In this case, two of them – the … Continue reading →

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Brampton Spring: still waiting for the Cuckoo

Posted on 25/04/2015 by marklittle

In most years the Cuckoos arrive in the Bure valley on or around St George’s Day. This year is an exception. Even though the radio-tracked BTO Cuckoos are starting to reach the UK, we have yet to hear the first … Continue reading →

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Flight of the Summer falcon: For me Summer of 2012 ended at 8.45 on 2nd September.

Posted on 03/09/2012 by marklittle

For me Summer of 2012 ended at 8.45 on 2nd September. The swallows were gathering in groups around Hall barns. Further down Church Lane a single Swallow circled the doctor’s house uttering an urgent hawk-alarm call. Looking up we spotted … Continue reading →

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Street falcon

Posted on 09/06/2012 by marklittle

The Hobby flew down the village street at eaves height. So fast did it appear and disappear that I was left dumbfounded as I stared into its wake. The small hawk, sickle winged, jinked and swerved in its run. Its … Continue reading →

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Hunting Hobby

Posted on 14/08/2011 by marklittle

Saturday afternoon and with clear predatory intent a Hobby is circling the lower end of the village.  Swallows call in alarm and seem to dash about in panic. The falcon circles effortlessly in a wide arc and, when it seems … Continue reading →

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Variety in the village

Posted on 10/08/2011 by marklittle

One of those mornings in Brampton. Two sightings of birds which were distinctly out of place.  The unmistakeable, whirring shape and arrow like flight of a Kingfisher. It caught me out somewhat – we were walking along the railway line … Continue reading →

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garden Hobby

Posted on 02/06/2011 by marklittle

An audible tension, a pause and an alarm call made me look up in the garden. The cause was a Hobby, a small falcon, which in the songbird world is seen as a real threat. It’s route was marked by … Continue reading →

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