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Garden / Yard List 2017 (3 Viewers)
- Thread starter halftwo
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Richard Prior , had quick look on a bird site I belong to .
More than 50 Black kites seen by someone in Pau yesterday - thats only 30 minutes max drive from here ,so yes you are right.
I hope to see one or several today, havent seen any since some months which is as usual at the time of year.
More than 50 Black kites seen by someone in Pau yesterday - thats only 30 minutes max drive from here ,so yes you are right.
I hope to see one or several today, havent seen any since some months which is as usual at the time of year.
Three days into spring and stacks of birds now - Skylarks abundant, another Woodlark, quite a number of Cranes calling and displaying, lots of Lapwings drifting about, first Starlings, another small flock of Waxwings, three Grey Herons back at their colony, 30-40 Common Buzzards through during the morning. Great Grey Shrike still about.
Also five Greylag Geese over (3rd record, all in March, first multiple count) and two Whooper Swans (7th record), plus a Mute Swan a little later.
31. Whooper Swan
32. Greylag Goose
33. Grey Heron
34. Starling
And forgot to add Treecreeper some time ago.
35. Treecreeper
Also five Greylag Geese over (3rd record, all in March, first multiple count) and two Whooper Swans (7th record), plus a Mute Swan a little later.
31. Whooper Swan
32. Greylag Goose
33. Grey Heron
34. Starling
And forgot to add Treecreeper some time ago.
35. Treecreeper
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Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Spring? Harumph, snowing here again :-C
A very early start to spring this year, I do not rule out a return to snow here too :t:
All lakes still totally frozen - is actually a good time to get Whooper Swan and Greylag Goose etc as they are flying around looking for open water (almost all my records of both have been in this early stage of spring when lakes are still frozen)
joannec
Well-known member
You'll just have to start a new list.
Two not very exciting ones to add:
42) Collared Dove
43) Mallard
but on the plus side, Yellowhammers singing!
Jabberwocky
Well-known member
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
jasperpatch
Amy, Brit in Quebec.
Fanfare please! ~150 Canada geese just flown over the ridge, which takes me to the giddy heights of 17.
Why does 17 deserve a fanfare? Why, because that is the number Dad (Jabberwocky) reached on January 1st! The chase is finally on
(PS. Love the Buzzard photo Dad. Poor bunnies. We had both Barred Owl and Northern Shrike yesterday, I was thrilled, the chickadees less so!).
Why does 17 deserve a fanfare? Why, because that is the number Dad (Jabberwocky) reached on January 1st! The chase is finally on
(PS. Love the Buzzard photo Dad. Poor bunnies. We had both Barred Owl and Northern Shrike yesterday, I was thrilled, the chickadees less so!).
GuyinUganda
Let's go birding
We are happy the rains have come but the birds are finding water everywhere and not visiting our bird baths as much. Here are a couple of regulars to our garden but nothing to add to the list. A pair of Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu and a pair of Scarlet-chested Sunbirds.
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Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
I know how you feel Ken, I've a similar situation with several Alpine Accentors hanging about just 750m up our lane, from our place I can even see a bit of the roof of the house some of them were frequenting yesterday. I have had a couple of glimpses of crest sp too but not clinched which species, hopefully I'll see both in the garden during the year, but the Alpine Accentors ?
