After the failure of our peregrine pair we were eagerly awaiting signs of another spectacular raptors chicks fledging. Goshawks are regularly seen at the rock and behavior seemed to suggest breeding somewhere in the area. A few months ago we saw a rather large female goshawk acting very territorial, chasing anything away from here patch of trees. We thought that she might have had chicks and our suspicions were confirmed a few days ago when we heard the sound of fledgling goshawks calling to their parents for food.
It's quite remarkable that we haven’t seen a goshawk at the site for weeks but they have obviously successfully reared young under our noses! Hopefully the young will start to show as they attempt to explore the beautiful Wye Valley.
We have also been seeing plenty of youngsters visiting our feeders. Great tits, robins, dunnocks and even marsh tit fledglings have been seen in the vicinity over the past few weeks. A really pleasant surprise was seeing a spotted flycatcher feeding a fledged chick this morning. I had to visit the viewpoint early this morning and was really glad I did.