Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
It's a Euro Raptor fest!
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Garden/Yard List 2020 (2 Viewers)
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Farnboro John
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I'm at work (at home) so haven't managed a concentrated watch, but:
27. Jay
flapped past a few minutes ago.
John
27. Jay
flapped past a few minutes ago.
John
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Just had two more Red Kites but unlike yesterday’s bird which seemed to be prospecting, these two were almost certainly migrating, circling higher and drifting northwards, my only slight doubt is that one of them (perhaps both but I lost the second) eventually went back west, perhaps deterred by a bank of cloud and the wall of mountains they would need to get across if they continued on their initial track.
Anyway, a case of little and large as the latest addition for the year flitted into one of the conifers:
58 Firecrest
Very much a migrant breeder here, absent between September and mid to late March
Anyway, a case of little and large as the latest addition for the year flitted into one of the conifers:
58 Firecrest
Very much a migrant breeder here, absent between September and mid to late March
Wow, a lot of raptors spotted So far! That's amazing!
No new additions. I'm probably going to close this list before I move In April.
I did, however, have a great horned owl in front of my house. I was finally able to get a video of him up close. He actually went after a couple of small birds that I could not identify. Seeing an owl in action was awesome.
No new additions. I'm probably going to close this list before I move In April.
I did, however, have a great horned owl in front of my house. I was finally able to get a video of him up close. He actually went after a couple of small birds that I could not identify. Seeing an owl in action was awesome.
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Nice one Jared, what kind of birds do you think the owl was after? Hope the move goes OK in these tricky times. Do you think you’ll get a canine companion once you’ve settled into the new place?
KenM
Well-known member
On a roll this am....c15 Greenfinches over South East at 6.15am, Chiffchaff at 6.30am, 25 finches S.East that were too distant to ID at 6.35am, followed by 15 Chaffinches East at 6.58am and what I initially thought was a large flock of (black dot) Cormorants coming my way....morphed into no.146 on my all time garden list with 33 Brent Geese high and South East...including the Greenfinch no.61.....well they were distant. :eek!:
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Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
Must be a lot of Chaffinches moving east today as I had a total of 20 this morning, biggest group 12.
Steve
Steve
jasperpatch
Amy, Brit in Quebec.
17 Dark-eyed Junco
Turned up under the feeders yesterday. They've been around locally most of winter I think, but clearly had better offers than my selection!
Turned up under the feeders yesterday. They've been around locally most of winter I think, but clearly had better offers than my selection!
Warixenjalka
Birdwitcher
March 19th:
#33. Wood Pigeon
#34. Grey Heron
March 20th
#35. Great Cormorant
March 23rd
#36. Bean Goose - Strangely four birds flew to the south.
March 24th
#37. Buzzard
#38. Skylark
#33. Wood Pigeon
#34. Grey Heron
March 20th
#35. Great Cormorant
March 23rd
#36. Bean Goose - Strangely four birds flew to the south.
March 24th
#37. Buzzard
#38. Skylark
Over 5000 past my house the past two mornings combined
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Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
:eek!: I've still got about twenty here but only 9 Brambling still hanging on today.
Farnboro John
Well-known member
25 March
So far this morning three additions to the total list:
28. Pied Wagtail (local bird, over North then back South later)
29. Sparrowhawk (female, high)
30. Goldcrest 2, hedge beyond brook
Also ran the moth trap last night
Hebrew Character 3
Common Quaker 3
Fairly happy this morning!
John
So far this morning three additions to the total list:
28. Pied Wagtail (local bird, over North then back South later)
29. Sparrowhawk (female, high)
30. Goldcrest 2, hedge beyond brook
Also ran the moth trap last night
Hebrew Character 3
Common Quaker 3
Fairly happy this morning!
John
Andy Adcock
Worst person on Birdforum
Considering starting mine but the nights are still cold here in the bleak E. Mids.
Farnboro John
Well-known member
Is that a carol (In the bleak East Midlands...)? :king:
If you build it they will come. :t:
John
Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
If ever you want to sell your house...…….
Even better if it is a bungalow, although with the view I guess it won't be.
Steve
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
Yes, I imagine Ryan is birding from the top of his lighthouse every day now!
