New patch tick

I was out in the back fields and hedgerows putting up another 2 nestboxes and scored another unexpected tick for my uk'08 list. A common buzzard flapping lazily overhead. Interestingly, it was following exactly the same flight-path as the osprey that flew over last year.
Flushed a snipe from one of the unfrozen ditches. Bullfinch and reed bunting in the plantation field too.
I've been shooting the rats that have been coming to the feeders. They have definately been breeding and numbers spiralling out of control. Nobody wants a rat infestation. A shot from a powerful .22 rifle is much more humane than poisoning or whatever other pest control methods some might use.