[mountainbiker]

hello i live in the bolton area nw england, I went for a ride on what used to be an open cast mine the coal board have filled it in and made loads of little ponds most of which are full of bullrushes, within these bullrushes were loads of little (i think they were some kind of finch or maybe a tit) then as i rode towards one of the ponds a medium sized almost black bird smaller than a kestrel swooped down and almost picked off one of the finches then chased another one...what was it do we have sparrow hawkes on bolton near a small town? was it a perigrine?
any ideas? think it had rounded wings with a little tip on the leading edge of the wings and a skinny tail


thanks, leon


.....see not all mountain bikers are just out to destroy the land!!