<\/span> Stanmer Park, 8.18am<\/span><\/p>\nI had hoped to see a stoat, but they were elusive as ever. I did spot a kestrel hovering over the road on my way to work (perfect height, about 20 foot up, but nowhere to stop). But the biggest surprise (and another missed opportunity<\/a>) was this evening. I'd just got in and was looking out into the garden when a sparrowhawk swooped in, grazed the bird feeder (I doubt it was after peanuts) and skimmed along the hedging before ascending over the roof and out of sight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[992,1003,8],"tags":[1144,1130],"class_list":["post-880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-butterfly-insects-2","category-landscape-2","category-rabbit","tag-butterfly","tag-rabbit","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t
<\/span> This Comma butterfly was flitting along the edge of the meadow<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span> And the Meadow Browns were everywhere<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span> There are plenty of rabbits, but they tend to disappear at the first sign of human activity<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span> The rabbit on the left is about to bolt<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span> Making for the safety of the hedgerow<\/span><\/p>\n