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Post by gray1720 on Apr 23, 2024 18:04:56 GMT
Dunno what you are on about, Martin, I can't see the robin's bollocks.
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Post by spinno on Apr 23, 2024 18:16:21 GMT
Dunno what you are on about, Martin, I can't see the robin's bollocks. TBH I didn't notice any art...but I didn't like to mention it... |
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Post by don on Apr 25, 2024 14:27:10 GMT
Dunno what you are on about, Martin, I can't see the robin's bollocks. TBH I didn't notice any art...but I didn't like to mention it... Hmm me neither but seeing as you mentioned it…….😊🤣👍 |
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Post by zou on Apr 30, 2024 13:49:55 GMT
My wife informs me we have been visited in the garden by lesser redpolls. I've seen her phone pictures which seem to support that but are not good resolution and she has told me she took photos with a proper camera too which I'll see when I get home. Very exciting!
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Post by peterob on May 1, 2024 14:19:41 GMT
Saw a sedge warbler (two) today - first time in ages  DSCF7575.jpg by Pete, on Flickr Someone pointed this out to me as being a willow warbler but I'm sure it is a chiffchaff even though something was being differently melodious at the time.  DSCF7605.jpg by Pete, on Flickr It was very back-lit so basically a silhoutte through bins. Photo shows legs are darker than the id book says for willow warbler. Also got some poor shots of Avocets - they were feeding and moving a lot, mostly with heads submerged  DSCF7681.jpg by Pete, on Flickr |
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Post by zou on May 3, 2024 13:35:25 GMT
Almost forgot to post this!  |
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Post by peterob on May 3, 2024 14:21:18 GMT
Presumably a lesser redpoll. I've never seen one. |
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Post by stevewmh on May 3, 2024 14:22:46 GMT
Been hopeful for years of getting a shot of one of these. The out of the blue one turned up  DS2_2553 by Stephen Hayto, on Flickr |
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Post by peterob on May 3, 2024 14:37:52 GMT
Been hopeful for years of getting a shot of one of these. The out of the blue one turned up DS2_2553 by Stephen Hayto, on Flickr Excellent! Well spotted. |
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Post by MJB on May 3, 2024 16:40:01 GMT
Been hopeful for years of getting a shot of one of these. The out of the blue one turned up DS2_2553 by Stephen Hayto, on Flickr Excellent! We have them on the farm, but they're unbelievably shy and I've yet to get a photo. |
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Post by zou on May 3, 2024 19:09:53 GMT
A better pic of the redpolls.  |
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Post by jewl on May 4, 2024 10:19:01 GMT
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Post by peterob on May 4, 2024 11:21:08 GMT
I have only seen tree creepers when I have been without a camera. On my wish list too. |
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Post by skyehammer on May 6, 2024 11:18:05 GMT
Had Tree Creepers at the Clan Donald Centre where I worked as a Gardener for 7 years [ changed its name to Armadale just as I was leaving ] - green woodpeckers too .
We've got a variety of birds in the garden - few years back I thought I'd spotted a pair of Goldfinches but they flew off so fast I wasn't sure - then last week I was sat outside with a cup of tea when I heard chirruping above - looked up to see 5 Goldfinches on the wires overhead - bought a feeder off a well known marketplace thingy which arrived next day - a plastic tube with 2 tiny holes either side - filled it with nyjer seeds and waited - on the 3rd day it was mobbed with Goldfinches , Chaffinches , Greenfinches and a Starling came to have a look too . I sat there watching them and I tell you it's better than any drug * , TV programme or what have you for relaxation purposes .
* Not that I'd know .
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Post by gray1720 on May 6, 2024 12:15:43 GMT
Not that I'll get a photo unless they use the box with the camera in, but THE SWIFTS ARE HERE!!! THE SWIFTS ARE BACK!!!
I'll freely admit to getting all tearful when I realised, I could hear faint calls and when I looked up about 10 were wheeling round high, high up. Just timed right too, the sparrows in the swift box can only be a day at most from fledging.
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