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As do herons
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Did a bit of pruning recently.Two Magpies are picking through the discarded twigs for nest material.One bird,presumably the male,is noticeably bigger.
Two female Blackbirds are squabbling over the territory.I thought only the males did that.  |
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Facts - re Snipe. Pretty common on shoots (in Sussex and Norfolk to my knowledge). Lovely little bird, always felt they should not be classed as game, even though not a risk species. Funny how you hardly ever see them in non shooting countryside though. Mind you they are surprisingly small.
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First Brimstone butterfly in the garden this morning. A male I think. Usually first butterfly of the season hereabouts.
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^ Great spot. Male is bright yellow, female a lovely pale green
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Saw the first swallow of the year this morning. Always a pleasing sight. Such beautifully graceful birds.
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Which part of the country Momm ?
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Cyprus.
The flamingoes have all gone and the spring flowers have all disappeared. Everything's still very green after the winter rain but it won't stay that way for long. The long, hot summer will be starting fairly soon. |
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got a plethora of birds in the garden over the last few days. I put out dried mealworms every morning for a pair of robins who set their watches by me. Also got some pied wagtails in and out of a thick berberis near a pond, so they could be sussing out nest sites. Then there's the usual suspects plus some grea tits, chaffinches and bullfinches. Can't wait to see if the green woodpecker comes back who popped in from time to time over the winter.
Saw a huge stoat on Saturday not far from the house and perilously close to a chicken run. Frogs porn but not as much as last year. Anyone heard a cuckoo yet? |
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With apologies,is 'Frogs porn' a freudian slip?
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no definately not
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I'll believe you then.
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Had a couple of Stock Doves in the garden yesterday, they made a nice change to all the Woodpigeons and Collared Doves we get everyday.
Another one i haven't seen in the garden for ages - Sparrowhawk, i know a lot of the time if you blink you can miss them swoop in and out, but our regular was a bit of a stalker. If it missed when swooping in then it would drop out of the tree and hide in the border until the feeders were busy again. |
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well last night was the first night this year the foxes kept me awake most of the night very vocal has been happening around this time of year for the last 5 years. tbh can do with out it again tonight
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At Kempton yesterday,apart from the usual number of Swans,there was a large grouping of Tufted Ducks on the so-called 'lake'.Also spotted a Grey Heron.
However,a pair of geese proved to be a major distraction during two of the races.They were on the track beside the first fence after the winning post.Haven't seen the species before and became more interested in them than the horses.Maybe Bean or Greylag. |
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Did they show Kate's tits.
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Bean ?
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Duck update. Duck sitting on approx 18 eggs, due approx 3 weeks.
Duck 2 just started nesting about 5 yards away, current egg count 2. The walls are planted with box and have wood bark in between. It appears the bark is good for nesting. |
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Facts,Been checking up on geese.The birds I saw had a lot of brown on their breast so I'm ruling out Greylag and opting for Bean.Kempton Park might be some way from their normal over-wintering sites but migrants often turn up in the most unusual places.
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Something i thought was very strange last year is happening again right now. Last year we had lots of Magpies gathering in one tree, with just one on its own at the top of the other tree.
In the end the tree had more than Twenty Magpies in it ! Nothing really happened, there wasn't any squabbling or anything, they all just turned up (not together as one group)and sat still for a few hours and then flew off. [smiley:crazy] |
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Smar Tarse,In the park this morning with my dog, a large group of Magpies were making one hellova din.They came together on a single tall conifer but then quietened down and dispersed,leaving just one pair in the tree.Haven't seen that behaviour before.Meanwhile,in my garden I continue to see Magpies collecting mud/worm casts as nesting material.
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Are Herons migratory ?
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mr winkle,are you David Fishwick?
The answer is not usually. |
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I'm Dafydd Fishwycke
I'm also Spartacus |
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Just been watching a Pair of Bullfinch in our garden, the male was stunning bright colour. A real treat to see as for the 24yrs we have lived here this is only the 2nd or 3rd time we have had Bullfinch in the garden
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the pied wagtails I'd mentioned in a previous post are definately constructing a nest now, which is well hidden inside a large berberis. The pair of robins who come for mealworms everyday must have a nest close by but haven't seen it yet.
Otherwise an increase in dunnocks and a chiffchaff now in the garden. The latter a sign that spring is truly here. On a walk yesterday noticed lots of primroses popping up and lots of rabbit activity. |
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 She's back. (With 6 eggs) |
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great photo, billy!
all good here, everyone tucking in, mainly the usual suspects - sparrows, blue tits and pigeons |
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A new visitor to the seeds laid out on the patio - a field mouse. Looks like it has a nest in a stone wall, as that's the route he's been following each day - selecting the peanuts first !
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shouldn't we be onto Springwatch 2011? Better than just 'naturewatch'
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summerwatch billy - it's british summer time (offician)
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No, please do not go back to 'winterwatch', 'summerwatch' etc.
When we had that, the thread was sometimes not posted on for a while and then we could not find it, or wondered whether a new one was started etc. We also had 'competition' from mr winkle and others with their take on our thread. If we keep it to one thread then we will all know where to look for it and all our LOVELY regulars will post on it and hopefully the rabble will not. Hopefully it will grow to be one of the bigger continous threads on the forum. It is also easier to look back for something that was said if it is on one thread. |
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there were springwatches etc aplenty before annie.
i'm afraid, therefore, that copyright claim is invalid. |
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If we had seperate 'watches' again, then there will be other threads started, like before - surely it will be best to keep all nature sightings to one thread?
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of course, this is fit for purpose. absolutely.
still, there's fun to be had elsewhere. |
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Can you point me in the direction of where the 'fun' is on chit chat, david
To me the fun went a long time ago, I rarely laugh at chit chat nowadays. |
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nope, you got me there.
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On 'WINTERWATCH',during the coldest part of the winter,I posted on a couple of occasions that I had been observing,on the green opposite my home,a Carrion Crow with a broken leg. This afternoon I saw the bird,and I have to assume it's the same one,hopping along as it collected nesting materials from my garden.I wouldn't be the greatest fan of Crows but best of luck to the creature in its adversity.
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it's really great having a little wren nesting. he keeps himself to himself but i've named him chris
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 crescitIt took me a couple of seconds to get it though  |