I am most grateful to Peter Mellor for his helpful directions to the Brown
Quail spot. However, despite my spending a couple of hours there, this
morning proved to be relatively quailless. (I'd be interested to know
when/if they appear again, Peter.)
The main interest on the day was provided by 'some' Collared Sparrowhawks.
From frequent sightings, and hearing their calls, and the alarms calls of a
lot of other stuff, these were present and in hunting mode throughout the
time I was there. I don't know the area at all but it looked to me like
core territory of a family group (pair and at least one young). As it
hasn't been reported as such, I assume they were either on migration or had
temporarily resorted to the area in the course of seasonal movement. I note
in HANZAB that Brown Quail is a recorded food item of this species.
Young and adult female below
Geoffrey Dabb
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