Booted Eagle: Well, I finally made it down for the beagle, with a 1am alarm, a 13 hour round drive and a 2 hour wait in the freezing cold we thought we were going to be unlucky and be adding to our dip lists but managed to move over to the A394 railway bridge where the bird soared above our heads giving some brilliant views.
This magnificent bird is thought to have come from southern or eastern Europe and is also thought
to be the same bird that was seen at Kenidjack Valley in west Cornwall back in October.
Seen from below the booted eagle has striking looking wings with a distinctive black edge and white body.
Unfortunately the bird didn't hang around long before soaring over a hill and out of view. But we didn't care, we both dipped the dark phased booted in Oxfordshire so to connect with this beaut was a thrill.
