Went to check on the Hobbys with Marcus Kohler and was delighted to see all five birds. I was not so happy however to see one bird on the ground near to where our bird was picked up. I suspected it was our bird, and after watching the other birds for a while left Marcus and the cover of the wood and entered the field. Again I circled it so that it would fly towards the nest. I got very close to it and so it’s bill was covered in fresh blood. It had been fed. I got very close to it before it took flight and flew into the first (nest-less) tree. Happy that it looked fit, and was able to fly I took a quick photo of it and we left.
I went back to the Hobbys early evening with Michelle. Two juveniles (including ours) and an adult were present. The other adult and the strongest juvenile presumably hunting.
