Back at the caravan this morning and there are big changes.  Firstly, no buzzards whatsoever which is unusual and the first visit in several weeks when there has been no sign of at least one buzzard.  This has got to be as a direct result of yesterday's harvesting which is now over and all that remains is a bare field. Meeting up with the "shooting" fraternity yesterday makes me suddenly realise how vulnerable the wildlife is and particularly any species that comes in to conflict with the interests of the shooting fraternity.  Foxes are the obvious example but I would have thought that buzzards would be seen as a pest by people who introduce (legally of course), pheasants in to the environment.  These pheasants cost money and human nature dictates that the owners of these pheasants would want to protect them.  Quite how far they would and are prepared to go is uncertain of course but there are regular examples of poisoning of buzzards here in Devon.  At the moment as I sit here in the hide there isn't a buzzard to be seen.  Hope this is a temporary thing.  

As far as small birds are concerned, this morning for a while it was pretty much pandemonium with birds coming and going constantly.  I experimented with the one way glass and had Nuthatches 6 inches from me on the other side.  Now at lunchtime it's very quiet again, I suspect that the forenoons are the optimum time for feeding.

Keep checking back daily to see whether the buzzards return...... I certainly hope so and I have got my fingers crossed.

Stop Press .........I am glad to say that I did see a buzzard feeding, probably on worms, on the bare soil of the newly harvested field.  From the distance I couldn't tell which individulal it was.