[Jane Turner]

One you find it, its easy to identify! Inspired by Harry's Blackbird

[Brian Stone]

I think I have found it but it don't look that easy to ID.

[Michael Frankis]

Firecrest, no probs!

In a Scots Pine

[Jane Turner]

In my garden too!

[Brian Stone]

Aaah... I had the scale all wrong there.

[Michael Frankis]

Wish I had room for a Scots Pine in my garden!

[Jane Turner]

Its only a baby, but it pulls the crests!

[Jane Turner]

Enlarged...well sort of made more obvious!

[CJW]

Think you've dipped out there Jane......

[Jane Turner]

Why, did you find a Black and White warbler in there as well?

[Stephen Dunstan]

I couldn't see the Firecrest at all, but CJW appears to have added a (Red-breasted?) Nuthatch.

1 out of 2 isn't bad for me if that's the case. My first self-found Long-eared Owl in the Fylde was last week when one flew past me whilst jogging at night. I can never find them in bushes unless someone gives me twig by twig instructions.

Stephen.

[Michael Frankis]

Been looking a bit closer . . . I think its just a Goldcrest . . . carrying a feather for nest material

[Elizabeth Bigg]

Think I need new glasses - but my present ones were new last month!!!

[Highway Man]

Originally Posted by Stephen Dunstan

I couldn't see the Firecrest at all, but CJW appears to have added a (Red-breasted?) Nuthatch.

1 out of 2 isn't bad for me if that's the case. My first self-found Long-eared Owl in the Fylde was last week when one flew past me whilst jogging at night. I can never find them in bushes unless someone gives me twig by twig instructions.

Stephen.

They're easy to find, just look for the Sh-t. It looks like someones whitewashed the branches.

Mark

[Michael Frankis]

Originally Posted by M N Reeder

They're easy to find, just look for the Sh-t. It looks like someones whitewashed the branches.

Mark

Hi Mark,

How do you tell LEO sh-t (rarely to be found) from crow / pigeon / heron / sparrowhawk etc sh-t (abundant)?

Michael

[Stephen Dunstan]

Mark,

Thanks for the tip, I will certainly bear it in mind! Unfortunately at the local site (Marton Mere) they often shift from roost sites soon after they are found because people don't stick to the paths and pressure them. So the accumulation of 'guano' doesn't get that great.

Stephen.

[Highway Man]

Originally Posted by Michael Frankis

Hi Mark,

How do you tell LEO sh-t (rarely to be found) from crow / pigeon / heron / sparrowhawk etc sh-t (abundant)?

Michael

Good question Michael

Pigeon and Crow muck is usually splattered randomly around the upper branches. In my experience LEO's tend to sit in the same spots (close to the trunk) on a regular basis, because of this the mess tends to be concentrated in a small area close to the tree trunk and on every branch below the bird. The birds that I find are usually in Pine or Hawthorne. Once you find a suspect area follow it up from the bottom and with luck they should be a LEO at the top of it.

Mark

[Highway Man]

Originally Posted by Stephen Dunstan

Mark,

Thanks for the tip, I will certainly bear it in mind! Unfortunately at the local site (Marton Mere) they often shift from roost sites soon after they are found because people don't stick to the paths and pressure them. So the accumulation of 'guano' doesn't get that great.

Stephen.

Yes I know what you mean Stephen. We used to have a roost containing over 14 birds. Unfortunately they got hassled to death. Now when we find them we keep them quiet.

Mark