jazzy_dave | A very rare visitor...

I was sat at my computer yesterday morning, at the table in the dining room. My wife was looking out of the window over our back garden when she suddenly said: "Goodness, what kind of bird is that on our back fence?!" (Ours is an urban garden not far from the centre of Brighton). Fortunately I always have binoculars to hand and took a look, astonished to see a female Sparrowhawk preening on the fence behind the garden shed.

I have kept records of garden visitors for 35 years and this is a first. Remarkable.