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Yellowhammer
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Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Habitat
Reservoir/trees backing on to it
Location
Hurworth Burn, County Durham
Date taken
25th January 2021
Scientific name
Emberiza citrinella
Equipment used
FZ330
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delia todd
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It's ages since I've seen one of these. I heard a few back last spring before the first lock down and they were the first ones for over a year!!!

That's a grand picture Paul - thanks lad.
 
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delia todd said:
It's ages since I've seen one of these. I heard a few back last spring before the first lock down and they were the first ones for over a year!!!

That's a grand picture Paul - thanks lad.
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Again, I think I've found a spot where they like to spend time, particularly sharing tree space with the reed buntings!
 
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PaulCountyDurham said:
Again, I think I've found a spot where they like to spend time, particularly sharing tree space with the reed buntings!
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About 6 years ago I used to hear them calling on my way home from a nature reserve about 15 miles away. I counted them once and heard 17! Three years ago none! Loch of the Lowes reserve had them visiting the feeders there were none in 2019 (couldn't go last year of course).
 
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delia todd said:
About 6 years ago I used to hear them calling on my way home from a nature reserve about 15 miles away. I counted them once and heard 17! Three years ago none! Loch of the Lowes reserve had them visiting the feeders there were none in 2019 (couldn't go last year of course).
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'Shame that, Delia, hopefully they'll return for when things are better and people can get on with their lives!
 

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Category
Britain & Europe
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PaulCountyDurham
Date added
View count
556
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
Panasonic DMC-FZ330
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
108.0 mm
Exposure time
1/250 second(s)
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Yellowhammer.JPG
File size
474.1 KB
Date taken
Mon, 25 January 2021 1:24 PM
Dimensions
1324px x 994px

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