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  1. Ptarmi

    Unusual feathering on one of my garden Great Tits!

    Has anyone else come across this type of unusual feathering before? This Great Tit has looked like this for the past few months. I'm hoping it'll moult out & go back to normal. Cheers, Dick
  2. Ptarmi

    Great Spotted Woodpecker!

    I had another one of those Magic Birding moments today! šŸ˜Ž The weather this afternoon was overcast & rather dreary with light rain, but anyway I headed off towards dusk, to my local wood, near Armoy, North Antrim with my team of dogs, but only took a Macro lens, as I didn't really expect to see...
  3. Ptarmi

    Coal Tit explosion!

    Is anyone else 'suffering' from an explosion in Coal Tit numbers in their garden, right now? I have two resident pairs whose territories include part of my large garden, but I walked round my garden's 10 feeding stations, here in North Antrim, yesterday morning & counted at least 24 Coal Tits...
  4. Ptarmi

    Tree Sparrows: Great time of year to get new Nest Boxes up!

    A few of my pairs of Tree Sparrows have been busy, over the past few weeks, making new winter roost nests in their boxes, following me cleaning them out in mid September. I even had two pairs fighting over one box, so clearly it was time I put up a few new boxes. This week I put up 6 new...
  5. Ptarmi

    Red Kite in North Antrim.

    Here's a couple of photos I took today of a Red Kite here in North Antrim. I have since learned that this bird comes from a nest in the Irish Republic. Cheers, Dick
  6. Ptarmi

    Waxwings in Ballymoney, Co. Antrim!

    I saw at least 14 Waxwings in Ballymoney, Co. Antrim this afternoon. Cheers, Dick
  7. Ptarmi

    Waxwings in Ballymoney today!

    I saw at least 14 Waxwings in Ballymoney, Co. Antrim this afternoon. Cheers, Dick
  8. Ptarmi

    Establishing a colony of Tree Sparrows!

    I've just created a new web page, with details of my efforts to date to establish a wee colony of Tree Sparrows here in my north Antrim garden. Hopefully it might encourage other folk to put up a nest box or two in their own garden. Helping Tree Sparrows Cheers, Dick
  9. Ptarmi

    Helping Tree Sparrows!

    I've just created a new web page, with details of my efforts to date to establish a wee colony of Tree Sparrows here in my north Antrim garden. Hopefully it might encourage some folk to put up a nest box or two for Tree Sparrows in their own garden. Helping Tree Sparrows Cheers, Dick
  10. Ptarmi

    Helping Tree Sparrows!

    Back in 2009 I wrote here that: However, as a follow up to my comment here, all those years ago, I just constructed this site today, which will show how my luck has changed, regarding Tree Sparrows, here in north Antrim. :t: Helping Tree Sparrows Cheers, Dick
  11. Ptarmi

    *Woodcock Season*!

    Disgusting to see the GWCT celebrating the start of their - *WOODCOCK SEASON*! ā€œTo mark the start of the Woodcock season, here is a FREE ā€œsportsmanā€™sā€ guide to woodcock.ā€ With them continuing to promote the shooting of endangered species here in the UK, isnā€™t it high time the GWCT removed the...
  12. Ptarmi

    Swifts - new colony started!

    That Magic Moment I've been waiting for, has finally arrived! Imagine my delight, when I ventured out into my garden today, the 22nd of July & looked up at my Swift Nest Boxes to see my first young Swift looking down at me! ļæ½ļæ½ My Swift Nest Boxes went up in 2015 so it's only taken 3 years to...
  13. Ptarmi

    A 2nd Lens for wider angle & video?

    I use a Canon 7D & 400mm f5.6 Lens & as all my shots are in woodland or in my garden, this is the only gear I'll ever need. However, although I can get stunning shots, like that of the Jays below, when it comes to getting a wider angle to include more than one bird in a shot, &/or good quality...
  14. Ptarmi

    Birds of Ulster & their Scots Names!

    Just posted an album on Facebook, of a number of photos of birds, taken in Ulster, along with their Scots Names. Birds of Ulster & their Scots Names! There is an old thread in here, which looked at this topic too. Northern Ireland Dialect Bird Names! Cheers, Dick
  15. Ptarmi

    Honey Buzzard?

    I spotted an unusual bird of prey this morning around, here on the Causeway Coast of north Antrim! It was sitting on a telegraph pole at the roadside & as it was Buzzard size & on a typical Buzzard perch, from a distance & at a glance I assumed it was just a Common Buzzard. However, as I got...
  16. Ptarmi

    Feather - ID?

    Any guesses as to what this came from? One of a small clump of feathers I found, in the middle of the road, high in the Antrim Hills, so surrounded by moorland with forestry quite close by, too. I suspected it might be grouse, but then it's very red to be that. Of course, it may also have...
  17. Ptarmi

    Which Wader?

    Hi, I'm afraid I don't do sea birds myself, but a friend sent me this photo & asked what they were. Of course, i know they are waders, but after that, I'd just be guessing. Seen by Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, yesterday. Cheers, Dick
  18. Ptarmi

    Buzzard in my Garden!

    A collection of photos & video clips of a Buzzard in my north Antrim Garden, last Friday! Common Buzzard in my north Antrim garden! Cheers, Dick
  19. Ptarmi

    Very narrow escape for a male Hen Harrier!

    On Friday evening, after 90 minutes away hunting, the male returned to the nest site & she rose, calling for food & after a few circles with her chasing him, he dropped it & she caught it. Of course, this beautiful display, on such a gorgeous evening was well worth waiting for, but the best...
  20. Ptarmi

    Buzzard & Goshawk ..?

    The other day I was watching a Buzzard circling over a large clearing in a forest, when another slightly smaller raptor joined it. This bird had the typical flight of an Accipiter & it was interesting to watch the different flight methods. It appeared to me to be far too bulky to be a...
  21. Ptarmi

    Groups of Jays in Winter?

    I've been spending a bit of time watching my local Jays & I'm delighted to see at least NINE gathering to feed at the Red Squirrel boxes from before Dawn. I'm guessing this group is made up of two families. Some mornings they are chased around by one of the local Hawks & it's fascinating to...
  22. Ptarmi

    Sparrowhawk!

    I spent 5 hours yesterday & 2 hours today, in my Ghillie Suit, in my local Oakwood, trying to get some good shots of the resident Jays. The bonus was this Sparrowhawk { photos 1 & 2 } which spent over an hour hanging around the Jays, as they raided the Red squirrel feed boxes. In one photo...
  23. Ptarmi

    Greenland Wheatear ~ North Antrim, this morning?

    It has been suggested that this Wheatear, which arrived on my field here in North Antrim, Northern Ireland this morning, following a night of strong winds, may be a Greenland Wheatear. Any takers? ;) See photos below. Her breakfast seemed to go down the wrong way, or she was trying to...
  24. Ptarmi

    DPD ~ Had any Problems?

    I bought a camera from MPB & it was "Collected" on Tuesday 27th & today, Friday 30th still no sign of it, despite it being sent by what should have been a 2 Day Delivery ~ "DPD TWO DAY"! When I check Tracking on their website, it says that the parcel has been Collected & is at their: Sortation...
  25. Ptarmi

    Rode Videomic Pro with a 600D?

    Would I be able to use a Rode Videomic Pro with a 600D? I recorded Cuckoos recently, but wasn't too impressed with the sound I got from the camera's Mic. so would like to be better equipped for next season. ;) Cheers, Dick YouTube: Glendun Cuckoo Calling
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