Hi there,
Yesterday I had 10 minutes to mess about before work and as it was sunny decided to go a walk. I was just on the outskirts of Edinburgh in a reasonably rural area. I noticed 2 birds gliding about in the air. If I had been in Southern Europe I would have put them down as Bee eaters without a second thought due to their jizz and they way in which they were flying. However being in Edinburgh I considered this not enough. Unfortunately I had no binoculars with me and the sun made it impossible to see any colour on them even though I watched them for at least five minutes also they didnt make any calls which was very unfortunate and in my experience quite unbee eater like.
Went into work early today and took an hour for lunch also in the hope of relocating them but to no avail.
Is it likely/unlikely these were bee eaters? Can anyone think of any commoner British species that behave like and look like bee eaters obviously without the colour? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks James.
Yesterday I had 10 minutes to mess about before work and as it was sunny decided to go a walk. I was just on the outskirts of Edinburgh in a reasonably rural area. I noticed 2 birds gliding about in the air. If I had been in Southern Europe I would have put them down as Bee eaters without a second thought due to their jizz and they way in which they were flying. However being in Edinburgh I considered this not enough. Unfortunately I had no binoculars with me and the sun made it impossible to see any colour on them even though I watched them for at least five minutes also they didnt make any calls which was very unfortunate and in my experience quite unbee eater like.
Went into work early today and took an hour for lunch also in the hope of relocating them but to no avail.
Is it likely/unlikely these were bee eaters? Can anyone think of any commoner British species that behave like and look like bee eaters obviously without the colour? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks James.