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Recent content by tba20042003

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    Yorkshire Birding

    I absolutely love feeding the birds in my garden, and have several feeders filled with a variety of seeds as well as coconut halves filled with suet, fat balls and peanuts in a cage feeder. However, by far the most visited 'station' in the last week or so has been the water bowl - virtually all...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Bolton Abbey/The Strid Just wondering if anyone has been to Bolton Abbey or the Strid in the last week or so - have the pied fly's, redstarts, wood warblers etc started to return yet? Thanks. Tom
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Dartford warbler apparently now at St. Aiden's - went this morning and unfortunately dipped on it, but quite windy so that was putting birds down. Quite a few stonechats about though.
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Many thanks Keith - much appreciated. Tom
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Short-Eared Owls I would dearly love to photograph SEO's as I've never managed to achieve this yet. Does anyone know of any fairly reliable locations for seeing them? I live in Shipley but I do drive so reasonable distance isn't a problem. If publicising locations is a cause for concern, I'd be...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Goldfinches Has anyone else noticed a proliferation of goldfinches just recently? This morning I counted 10 on my feeders, with more in the trees close by. And yet I only have a single scruffy female greenfinch, with no male apparent. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has had this...
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    Strid Walk

    Strid Walk Had a great walk up and down the Strid this morning - plenty of pied flycatchers, male and female redstarts and even saw a woodcock! I've attached a couple of photos. Sadly no wood warblers, however. And if the guy with the telescope who helped me with pied flycatcher and redstart is...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Keith, thanks so much for the invite. Gutted to say I've been away this weekend otherwise would have definitely joined you. How did it go today - what sightings did you manage? Thanks again. Tom
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Barden to Strid Walk Good Morning. Please could someone give me some details of the Barden walk to the Strid. I know that just over Barden Bridge there is a car park which is where I assume people park, but where does the walk begin? Is it on the same side of the river as the car park, or do you...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Have there been any reports of pied flycatchers at Bolton Abbey yet, or is it still a bit too early?
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    UK, Yorkshire, Near Bolton Abbey, Strid Woods

    Hi, I came across this bird while on a walk from Barden Bridge to Bolton Abbey - can anyone help with its identification please? Slightly bigger than a robin, I'm thinking it's a female of whatever species it is. I've attached 3 photos. Many thanks, Tom
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Had a fabulous sight in my back garden yesterday - a young GS Pecker being fed by its mum. They stayed there for about 5 minutes - the mum would fly to a feeder with a suet cake in it, take a beak-full and then fly back to the fence to feed junior. Managed to get a few shots of this.
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Many thanks guys, much appreciated.
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Strid Woods Had my first walk in Strid Woods today - I've never seen a pied flycatcher before, let alone photographed one. The light was poor but I did manage a few bird shots, which I've added, including a trophy shot of the pied flycatcher. However, I'd love some advice on where the best...
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    Yorkshire Birding

    Nice Double Caught this nice 'double' in my garden this afternoon - quite an unusual combination!
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