What a Boar,New Forest + Goshawk & Penduline Tit.

An early start to drive the 140 odd miles to Gloucestershire & we pull  into the small car park at Plock Court Longford. It's a large recreation field but to the left in the corner is a small pond not much bigger then a large puddle with Reedmace and that is where we head to join a couple of people already watching our target bird. A Penduline Tit sitting in a small bush next to the pond sitting up & showing really well, a nice looking bird that gives us all an easy year tick.
We spend a good time watching the bird fly over to a hedge row then back to feed on the rushes for really close views of a cracking little bird.
Off now to the Forest of Dean about 30 minutes away, but before we get to the view point at New Fancy we see 4 wild Boar.
Despite many visits to the area we have never managed to find any, so out of the car in a rush to get photos & watch them feeding. I won't say we got chased by any but we did move a bit quick when they came our way.
 At Fancy we get to see one Goshawk along with a Raven then two appear to give a good display.
A few more Ravens show before another two Goshawk fly across.
Some fellow at the view point had just come from seeing a Shrike & he tried to tell us where it was,we set off to look for it but we went wrong, we walked 20 minutes one way then the same the other but not seeing anybody about we give it up as a bad job.

The Penduline Tit

A cracking day birding with the added bonus of the Boars spoilt only by a long delay on the M25 at Chorlywood on the way home.

Below is a brief video clip of the encounter.

Boars

One of the Boars this is when we moved a bit quick.