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Post by MJB on Apr 11, 2023 20:40:49 GMT
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Post by peterob on Apr 11, 2023 21:25:22 GMT
A rare sight as they only sing briefly in the spring.  DUNNOCK SONG by Martin Bone, on Flickr That's lovely. Really shows the colours in what can appear quite a drab bird. I've only got one shot of one singing and that is dated March 18th 2016. I hadn't really thought about them only singing in the spring. If I remember correctly it is a very nice song. |
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Post by gray1720 on Apr 11, 2023 21:52:44 GMT
Very nice indeed, Martin. While we didn't hear a dunnock today, we did get serenaded by a wren which was both lovely and unusual. No pics as I don't carry the mamba when hillwalking!
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Post by MJB on Apr 12, 2023 8:27:20 GMT
We were serenaded by many birds yesterday. Warblers that we couldn't see, long-tailed tits that were inmpossible to get a photo of, and a pair of blackcaps wooing each other.
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Post by peterob on Apr 12, 2023 9:15:11 GMT
We were serenaded by many birds yesterday. Warblers that we couldn't see, long-tailed tits that were inmpossible to get a photo of, and a pair of blackcaps wooing each other. Hopefully that means the migrants are moving north. I am hoping that next week will be good. This week is all wet and too windy! Plus schools out means too many bodies. |
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Post by MJB on Apr 12, 2023 10:25:32 GMT
We were serenaded by many birds yesterday. Warblers that we couldn't see, long-tailed tits that were inmpossible to get a photo of, and a pair of blackcaps wooing each other. Hopefully that means the migrants are moving north. I am hoping that next week will be good. This week is all wet and too windy! Plus schools out means too many bodies. The house martins have arrived in numbers and the ospreys have been seen locally. The winter migrant waterfowl and waders are thin on the ground, but the summer birds are only just showing. |
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Post by gray1720 on Apr 12, 2023 13:25:33 GMT
Seen a few swallows up here in the Lakes, won't be long before I need to get the swift calls playing again. The North lakes ospreys are back apparently, but on private land again.
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Post by nickr on Apr 12, 2023 15:38:26 GMT
Hopefully that means the migrants are moving north. I am hoping that next week will be good. This week is all wet and too windy! Plus schools out means too many bodies. The house martins have arrived in numbers Must be Happy Hour in The Beautiful South. |
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Post by peterob on Apr 13, 2023 18:42:59 GMT
No sign of migrants today - but a superfluity of Chiffchaffs. I think I'm now overdosed on them, but trying to photograph one overhead by leaning backwards and pointing the camera up was very good balancing practice! I'm very impressed by the Fuji 150-600 F8. Yet another chiffchaff  DSCF3428.jpg by Pete, on Flickr |
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Post by MJB on Apr 13, 2023 18:46:05 GMT
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Post by peterob on Apr 13, 2023 19:08:29 GMT
Indeed it does! Hope we get as many reed warblers. Another from today  DSCF3434.jpg by Pete, on Flickr |
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Post by peterob on Apr 18, 2023 16:06:18 GMT
A nice day in the sun at RSPB Conwy. More birdsong than of late but nothing much visible. I needed the exercise and hit my steps target for today. A very distant blackbird had me wondering what it was but now on the computer at 100% crop it is definitely a female blackbird and not what I thought. Light patch too high in the throat (is a pigmentation fault) and wrong habitat.  DSCF3466.jpg by Pete, on Flickr and to complete the alphabet day out - ABC - another bloomin' chiffchaff  DSCF3444.jpg by Pete, on Flickr |
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Post by zou on Apr 18, 2023 16:37:58 GMT
Enjoyed watching skylarks by Musselburgh on Saturday.
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Post by stevewmh on Apr 18, 2023 18:13:33 GMT
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Post by MJB on Apr 18, 2023 18:17:02 GMT
Thumbs up for the cormorant and the kestrel. Ring-necked parakeets are best viewed through crosshairs in the UK (schedule 9 species).
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