I think I have have captured the first flight of Aveline, one of the Salisbury Cathedral Peregrine chicks (ringed SC).  It was a bit of a dodgy flight, and not sure where she ended up, but she seemed to be able to fly okay.  Got lucky with a break in the clouds, so lighting was quite good this afternoon.  And yet again, the new camera seems to be able to do amazing stuff in terms of immediate lock on and tracking - never misses a shot.

On the way home from the Peregrines, I stopped off in the village at a spot where a Barn Owl had been sighted a few weeks ago.  And it was there - initially in a barn on some hay bales, and then flew right past me at 18:00.  So more visits required given it's so close to home.

Popped in to Salisbury to see how the Peregrines were doing.  One of the youngsters looks almost good to fly - the adults seemed to be trying to tease it out with food.

First proper play with the new camera today - trying out high ISO, high shutter speed photos on two Barn Owls hunting around Langford Lakes early this morning.  The tracking on this camera is much more accurate and quicker to lock on than previous ones.

Some photos of some of the moths from the moth traps in Bentley Wood this morning.  And also, a Common Ground Hopper.

I was lucky enough to be invited to photograph the ringing of the Peregrine chicks on Salisbury Cathedral again this year.  Four hatched this year, only two have survived - probably down to the heavy rain over the last couple of weeks.  As last year, I did a few photos of the chicks being ringed, and then spent a few minutes out on the tower to photograph the adults in flight (it needs someone out on the ledge to prevent the adults returning to the nest while the chicks are being ringed).  With only two chicks this year, it was all over really quickly comapred to the four last year.  Still, fairly happy with some of these shots, but plenty of room for improvement for next year.

Photos of the ringing:

Photos in flight: