TonyC
Well-known member
I've just come back from a short trip to Rome, and I was banned from taking my bins as this was a cultural holiday.
Without binoculars I managed to see - Swift, House Martin, Sand Martin, Kestrel, YL Gull, Mallard, 'Italian' Sparrow, Turtle Dove and Bee-Eater.
Ones that got away - a big raptor circling just outside the airport - long narrow wings like a Kite but a square tail, bigger than a Common Buzzard (Short-toed eagle ???)
A Warbler singing at the top of the Spanish Steps, similar to Blackcap but more 'fruity' and musical.
A diddly-dee type song in the same park - stronger and more musical than Goldcrest, presumably Firecrest.
Any ideas ?
Without binoculars I managed to see - Swift, House Martin, Sand Martin, Kestrel, YL Gull, Mallard, 'Italian' Sparrow, Turtle Dove and Bee-Eater.
Ones that got away - a big raptor circling just outside the airport - long narrow wings like a Kite but a square tail, bigger than a Common Buzzard (Short-toed eagle ???)
A Warbler singing at the top of the Spanish Steps, similar to Blackcap but more 'fruity' and musical.
A diddly-dee type song in the same park - stronger and more musical than Goldcrest, presumably Firecrest.
Any ideas ?