Spring is here!! (4 Viewers)

Fozzybear

Ich bin ein Vogelbeobachter

• Mar 31, 2012

• #81

I heard a Willow Warbler this morning here in Chelmsford (Essex). Really surprised me as though near a wild area it was singing beside a block of flats in my neighbourhood. I only heard it once though so likely was passing through to rather more salubrious environs!

 

gareth_blockley

Smile people

• Apr 1, 2012

• #82

Lesser Whitethroat in Sussex today.

Gareth

 

Espen

Well-known member

• Apr 1, 2012

• #83

pied flycatcher reported at nagshead, fores of dean yesterday!

1lrp and 3 sand martin at wellington gravel pits, herefordshire yday

 

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Cheshire Birder

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• Apr 1, 2012

• #84

Subalpine Warbler in London, Yellow Wagtail in Herts and loads of Swallows going thru' Cheshire today

CB

 

dantheman

Bah humbug

• Apr 1, 2012

• #85

gareth_blockley said:

sounds exciting down at Portland Bill!

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http://www.portlandbirdobs.org.uk/aa_latestnews.htm

Very exciting, would have been nice to see some photos/vids of the scene though!

 

perlin

Well-known member

• Apr 2, 2012

• #86

watching common sandpiper this morning,bobin about on rock,on the river calder in lancashire.this morning 2April 2012.7.15am.first this year.

 

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Cheshire Birder

Well-known member

• Apr 2, 2012

• #87

Garden Warbler in London and Bee-eater reported in W.Yorks.

CB

 

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Cheshire Birder

Well-known member

• Apr 3, 2012

• #88

Quite a few Ospreys going thru' today also Tree Pipit in Staffs and Grasshopper Warbler in Dorset

CB

 

Edward

Umimmak

• Apr 4, 2012

• #89

An incredibly early Common Swift in Reykjavík, Iceland today, easily the earliest record.

 

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Cheshire Birder

Well-known member

• Apr 5, 2012

• #90

Not surprisingly the cold weather of the last few days seems to have damped down the migrant arrivals.

CB

 

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socksitis

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• Apr 6, 2012

• #91

Cuckoo heard just North of Ivybridge this morning - expect they are elsewhere as well, also had a Hobby on Sunday (really!) topof Yealm Head, Dartmoor

 

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Cheshire Birder

Well-known member

• Apr 6, 2012

• #92

Pied Flycatchers in London and Devon today with Red-rumped Swallow on Channel Islands.

CB

 

ClarkWGriswold

Carpe Carpum

Supporter

• Apr 6, 2012

• #93

A couple of Stonechats today in Ceredigion. Heaps of CC's again.

Rich

 

gareth_blockley

Smile people

• Apr 6, 2012

• #94

Got my first House Martin today at my local patch, in amongst c55 swallows and Sand Martins. More were seen at the same site yesturday (c.80 in total) and a Yellow Wagtail. Farmoor reservoir had a mixed flock of several hundred hirundines this evening.

Gareth

 

dantheman

Bah humbug

• Apr 6, 2012

• #95

markallen5 said:

Also, when I was out on my kayak yesterday I saw 2 terns, sorry don't know what sort as i'm not very knowledgable about these things.
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As an early migrant most likely by a fair way to be Sandwich Terns - also the largest, whitest common species.

 

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Seatallen

Well-known member

• Apr 7, 2012

• #96

Whitethroat singing yesterday on the Ridgeway and saw Hobby fly over late last week.

 

gareth_blockley

Smile people

• Apr 7, 2012

• #97

Arctic terns starting to turn up now.

Gareth

 

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Cheshire Birder

Well-known member

• Apr 7, 2012

• #98

A possible Red-breasted Flycatcher in Lincs and another Grasshopper Warbler in Dorset.

CB

 

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Himalaya

Well-known member

• Apr 8, 2012

• #99

Has the season slowed down because of the cold weather?

 

Fozzybear

Ich bin ein Vogelbeobachter

• Apr 8, 2012

• #100

Himalaya said:

Has the season slowed down because of the cold weather?

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Maybe - I saw a Redwing here yesterday so we might be changing to autumn migration!