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louiseuk

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• Jun 25, 2004

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Has anyone had/seen any nightingales to their table or in the garden this year? Being in the Southeast where they are more likely to be found in the UK, I was just curious.

 

Ruby

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• Jun 25, 2004

• #2

Hi Louise,

Not in my garden.... but there are a couple of reliable sites for Nightingale that I know of.... Stodmarsh in Kent and Pulborough Brooks in West Sussex.

Not sure if either of those is near you...


Rgds... Ruby

 

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louiseuk

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• Jun 25, 2004

• #3

Thanks both of you.

 

John Cantelo

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• Jun 25, 2004

• #4

Stodmarsh is certainly a good place to see Nightingale as the attached (I hope!) photo I took this spring indicates!

John

 

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Surreybirder

Ken Noble

• Jun 25, 2004

• #5

louiseuk said:

Has anyone had/seen any nightingales to their table or in the garden this year? Being in the Southeast where they are more likely to be found in the UK, I was just curious.

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They tend to be very skulking birds, Louise, in the UK at any rate. I've never heard of one on a bird table... but you never know. Sadly, they are a declining species as the BTO survey a few years ago showed.

 

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louiseuk

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• Jun 25, 2004

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Surreybirder said:

They tend to be very skulking birds, Louise, in the UK at any rate. I've never heard of one on a bird table... but you never know. Sadly, they are a declining species as the BTO survey a few years ago showed.

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Exactly....how ever the pic on the last reply is the same looking bird I've seen in my garden (twice now) which is why I thought it was odd they should be in my garden as they like undergrowth and bushes which I have not got and there is nothing of that sort where I live really?? :h?: Hense why I asked if anyone else has had them in their garden,
I looked it up and came accross the Nightingale but wasn't 100% sure until I saw that pic. Not that anyone will believe me I doudt.....