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joannec
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Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
Maybe if you stay up all night in the garden, you might be surprised what waders you'd hear flying over in the autumn. Got Whimbrel and Oystercatcher on a Berkshire garden list that way!
halftwo
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halftwo
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From The Horse's Mouth
Crushed cumuli along the western horizon had already faded from dawn's oranges to yellow-topped cauliflowers. Two rainbows - multi-coloured parentheses - shone from the clouds' edges. But above only blue.
In the paddock, lit by a million raindrops refracting dazzle from the early sun, horses grazed quietly, studiously. The closest, a chestnut mare, nose down by the five-barred gate, cropped wet grasses, lips brushing gently at the meadow, long and sparse orange whiskers catching the light. And she had company.
Three Yellow wagtails, one a first year bird, tip-toed around the soft and creasing muzzle, deftly, delicately, picking flies from the soaking ground, flicking and pirouetting amongst the diamond spikes, watching hooves for movement.
Linnets balancing on the wire above watched and, on occasion, called their nasal music. The gentle day stood, reluctant to move to autumn: though a Meadow pipit, heading south, called in the season.
Crushed cumuli along the western horizon had already faded from dawn's oranges to yellow-topped cauliflowers. Two rainbows - multi-coloured parentheses - shone from the clouds' edges. But above only blue.
In the paddock, lit by a million raindrops refracting dazzle from the early sun, horses grazed quietly, studiously. The closest, a chestnut mare, nose down by the five-barred gate, cropped wet grasses, lips brushing gently at the meadow, long and sparse orange whiskers catching the light. And she had company.
Three Yellow wagtails, one a first year bird, tip-toed around the soft and creasing muzzle, deftly, delicately, picking flies from the soaking ground, flicking and pirouetting amongst the diamond spikes, watching hooves for movement.
Linnets balancing on the wire above watched and, on occasion, called their nasal music. The gentle day stood, reluctant to move to autumn: though a Meadow pipit, heading south, called in the season.
skylark25
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hey halftwo and all,
hope all is well:t:
I live in a typical maltese village in mainland Malta. The village holds a population of 10,000 persons and luckily the village is surrounded by countryside|:d|
I do spend some time in my garden looking out for any birds. It isn't really a big garden. A few orange and lemon trees, grape vine, pomegranite and a plum tree with a pond in the middle...thats all!Although most birding is done from my roof overlooking the neighbours gardens
This is my garden and roof list life list:This is quite good for Malta as we don't have any resident finches, tits, crows etc...
winter birds...
1) Sardinian Warbler
2) Robin
3) Black Redstart
4) Starling
5) White Wagtail
6) Chiffchaff
7) Chaffinch (flying over)
8) Spanish Sparrow
...and migrants, all recorded flying over while the smaller passerine birds in the garden:
8) Marsh Harrier
9) Honey Buzzard
10) Hobby:t:
11) Kestrel sp.
12) Bee-eater
13) Song thrush
14) Common Swift
15) Barn Swallow
16) Redstart
17) Wood Warbler
18) Rock thrushsee record pic...it visited 4 years ago in april
19) Pied Flycatcher
20) Spotted Flycatcher
21) Skylark
well thats about it I suppose. All I know is that if I spent more time on my roof looking out for birds I know the list will increase alot||
cheers
hope all is well:t:
I live in a typical maltese village in mainland Malta. The village holds a population of 10,000 persons and luckily the village is surrounded by countryside|:d|
I do spend some time in my garden looking out for any birds. It isn't really a big garden. A few orange and lemon trees, grape vine, pomegranite and a plum tree with a pond in the middle...thats all!Although most birding is done from my roof overlooking the neighbours gardens
This is my garden and roof list life list:This is quite good for Malta as we don't have any resident finches, tits, crows etc...
winter birds...
1) Sardinian Warbler
2) Robin
3) Black Redstart
4) Starling
5) White Wagtail
6) Chiffchaff
7) Chaffinch (flying over)
8) Spanish Sparrow
...and migrants, all recorded flying over while the smaller passerine birds in the garden:
8) Marsh Harrier
9) Honey Buzzard
10) Hobby:t:
11) Kestrel sp.
12) Bee-eater
13) Song thrush
14) Common Swift
15) Barn Swallow
16) Redstart
17) Wood Warbler
18) Rock thrushsee record pic...it visited 4 years ago in april
19) Pied Flycatcher
20) Spotted Flycatcher
21) Skylark
well thats about it I suppose. All I know is that if I spent more time on my roof looking out for birds I know the list will increase alot|
|cheers
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Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
What, no nearctic passerines in the garden yet H?
halftwo
Wird Batcher
Hey, you've been keeping a few up your sleeve, Joanne!
joannec
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One Man and His Dog
GATESHEAD BIRDER
A long wait!
At last another couple of garden ticks!
72: OSPREY!!!
73: Barnacle Goose
lets hope i get a few more before the years out?
cheers
steve
At last another couple of garden ticks!
72: OSPREY!!!
73: Barnacle Goose
lets hope i get a few more before the years out?
cheers
steve
joannec
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I'll never get that one!
Larry Sweetland
Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'
you're not alone there!
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