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Richard Prior · May 24, 2015

joannec said:
H: re Hobbies, I've been to my usual Hobby location and saw one. Also saw a few at Dunge last week and there were a reported 25 there one day last week so THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY!:king:

Hmmm, they seem to have missed me, as they do most springs:C

Still, the good news is that despite the chilly nights (and days), the first of the Marsh Warblers is back on the territory just 100m from the house. I've been straining my ears for 2 days trying to hear him singing, but he's not at full volume it seems, plus another species is singing much closer - and louder:

75 Garden Warbler

A typical date for the latter, the Marsh Warbler is my earliest ever here, by three days.

Barrie Hamill · May 24, 2015

74 - Arctic Tern
75 - Whitethroat
76 - Rock Pipit
77 - Sedge Warbler
78 - Little Tern
79 - Razorbill.

Barrie

BrendaA · May 24, 2015

39 Redstart male and female

KenM · May 24, 2015

halftwo said:
I'd just set out to look for Hobbies when a bop passed by overhead going south.....

RED KITE !

Aj

A just once a year sight here - so a great garden year tick.

(See Your Birding Day)

They might just increase their frequency in the near future H, like you my average has been one per annum over the last few years...this year there have been 3 so far!

Warixenjalka · May 25, 2015

Sum of the weekend:

#40. Thrush Nightingale
#41. House Sparrow
#42. Caspian Tern

timsg80 · May 25, 2015

56. Green Woodpecker
It was a very nice surprise to see one feeding on the back lawn with three Great Spotted Woodpeckers this afternoon. This is the first record of the species actually in the garden after two fly-over birds. It's a bit worrying that I haven't heard a Cuckoo yet, hopefully it's only a matter of time before I do. The Hobbies should also be back soon!

Peter C. · May 25, 2015

Friday, May 22:

25) Chestnut-sided Warbler

KenM · May 25, 2015

Warixenjalka said:
Sum of the weekend:

#40. Thrush Nightingale
#41. House Sparrow
#42. Caspian Tern

Three very impressive birds there, I need all three! Having seen just two of No.40 and just the one of 42 (within the UK).

:t:

Warixenjalka · May 26, 2015

I have never seen your Nightingale (we call it Southern Nightingale). Actually I don't have a dozens and dozens sightings from our Nightingale nether. I don´t see it, even every year (also this year I have not seen yet), but I hear it quite often - this morning too.

House sparrow is regressed species - in whole Europe I think - but I see it allmost every year in my garden (usually only couple of times). Presumably Tree Sparrow is more agressive and they have driven HS's at corner.

I was little surprised that Caspian Terns are so rare in UK. They´re range is quite odd. They seem to be missing large areas, but have spread to all continents, however.

One newbie on yard:

#43. Common Swift - now it is officially summer! B

Also +20 Celsius and sun shining...

BrendaA · May 26, 2015

30 to 40 black kites seen from my garden now , they are circling above the village, woods ,fields and some above my head!. Great to see so many together.

Richard Prior · May 26, 2015

BrendaA said:
30 to 40 black kites seen from my garden now , they are circling above the village, woods ,fields and some above my head!. Great to see so many together.

I bet there's a farmer haymaking somewhere nearby Brenda, it really pulls the kites in:t:

BrendaA · May 28, 2015

40 Common Buzzard . seen several times including yesterday ,had forgotten to add this bird to my list weeks ago!

41 Goshawk . Seen over couple of days this week trying hard to take young from magpies nest high up in a big old tree just over other side of my hedge. I wasnt sure at first of species but the next day could definitely see was a goshawk, thanks for your advice Richard P.

KenM · May 28, 2015

BrendaA said:
41 Goshawk . Seen over couple of days this week trying hard to take young from magpies nest high up in a big old tree just over other side of my hedge. I wasnt sure at first of species but the next day could definitely see was a goshawk, thanks for your advice Richard P.

Been conspicuous by their absence this Spring! Sadly just the one Juv. bird through...although I got my 4th Hobby this am!

Jos Stratford · May 28, 2015

End of the run migrants arriving, only a few regulars left to go now... today's haul including two female Montagu's Harriers together, along with a Hobby. Also a very smart Red-backed Shrike.

111. Montagu's Harrier
109. Icterine Warbler
110. Spotted Flycatcher

Moose by the cabin again.

Richard Prior · May 30, 2015

An ex-colleague managed to sneak some some C**bury's Cream Eggs past the Swiss Chocolate Alert Customs at Geneva the other day, and very kindly gave me A DOZEN :t: So, after getting a bit hot weeding in the garden (at last, it's warm!), I treated myself to a coffee and a naughty egg. To make it a triple pleasure I scored two Garden List year birds within one minute:

76 Common Swift
77 Hobby

(still not been able to hear Marsh Warbler song from here, despite a second male arriving nearby - as well as the previously-mentioned Garden Warbler belting out his song, a herd of cows have been joining in the fun, all wearing bells of course (it is the Alps after all!)).

Jos Stratford · May 30, 2015

Surprise today - after recording my first ever Moorhen last autumn, one or possibly two were calling in a series of reed/rush patches today in the flood forest. Hopefully breeding!

111. Moorhen.

Richard Prior · May 30, 2015

Jos Stratford said:
Surprise today - after recording my first ever Moorhen last autumn, one or possibly two were calling in a series of reed/rush patches today in the flood forest. Hopefully breeding!

111. Moorhen.

Presumably Moorhen is a summer migrant in your part of the world Jos?

BrendaA · May 30, 2015

Young black redstarts

Seeing male and female black redstarts now with three young. They are very close to the house and today active on a piece of trellis (only fixed there yesterday) or on a raised box or washing line or on top of parasol or in wood abri!
My photos are never much good of birds!

Jos Stratford · May 30, 2015

Richard Prior said:
Presumably Moorhen is a summer migrant in your part of the world Jos?

Not a very abundant bird overall even in summer, but any Moorhen that decided to spend winter here would need his marbles seeing to

halftwo · May 30, 2015

Was one in pursuit of the other, Richard?

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