more hobbies?

[Tursiops2]

Originally Posted by Fieldfare95

Thanks
I am in St Helens, Merseyside

Ah. I think you're probably too far north and west of their breeding range to have much of a chance of seeing one without trucking down south. As far as I can tell, the nearset birds to you are in the Midlands - Derby/Leicester/Coventry area. I don't know that part of the country at all.

They're great travellers though, if you keep an eye open at your local wetland site in late summer/early autumn, you might catch a post-breeding wanderer after dragonflies. They're fast movers, mind - gone in a flash!

Good luck, let us know if you manage it

[kiff]

Originally Posted by andywolves

I saw my first (and second!) hobby down at Ham Wall last week. One of the guys down there reckons that there can be as many as 30 on the go at any one time! Now THAT would be something to see!

yes Ham Wall and Shapwick Heath had loads of Hobbys during early spring there must of been at least 70, most of them seem to be moving on now, did see one early evening yesterday while I was waiting for one of the bitterns

[aeshna5]

They're not uncommon in the London suburbs. Over my garden it's the second most seen raptor after Sparrowhawk ( they breed locally), with Kestrel in 3rd place.