Kingfishers (1 Viewer)

[zomerset]

3 Dippers today.
Sunrise the youngster & adult on the River Rea. The youngster singing & standing upright.
Late afternoon the other youngster along the Bourn Brook. No singing or zipping. Some stretching, high speed flying & quick stops.
Bad photo over the wall;

https://flic.kr/p/2krPmRY

 

[zomerset]

3 Dippers & 3 Kingfisher today.
The sunrise River Rea pair having a standoff at the ramp and whilst they did I could see it getting lighter. The Kingfisher went past & the Buzzard was back.
This afternoon on the Bourn Brook, 2 Kingfisher at the blue bridge & first time one sat under the roundabout.
I just saw the white of the roosting Dipper as it flew up & in really quick.

 

[the Harborne Flyer]

3 Dippers & 3 Kingfisher today.
The sunrise River Rea pair having a standoff at the ramp and whilst they did I could see it getting lighter. The Kingfisher went past & the Buzzard was back.
This afternoon on the Bourn Brook, 2 Kingfisher at the blue bridge & first time one sat under the roundabout.
I just saw the white of the roosting Dipper as it flew up & in really quick.

I see on Birdtrack someone has recorded a dipper on the Rea at Wychall Reservoir ,King's Norton. Could this be a fourth bird in addition to the ones at Cannon Hill Pk and on the Bourn Brook ?

 

[zomerset]

I see on Birdtrack someone has recorded a dipper on the Rea at Wychall Reservoir ,King's Norton. Could this be a fourth bird in addition to the ones at Cannon Hill Pk and on the Bourn Brook ?

Hi Paul, yes it's been seen a few times at Wychall by John, Adrian & Stuart on twitter.
Some are saying it's a 4th Dipper.
I've now seen the Bourn Brook Dippers high flying at roost.
One flew off in the direction of the Rea, amazing to see!

 

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Bourn Brook Dipper

https://flic.kr/p/2ksLvuU

 

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Bourn Brook River Rea Dipper;

https://flic.kr/p/2ksXTzh

 

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Bourn Brook Kingfisher;

https://flic.kr/p/2ksYkX8

 

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Bourn Brook Dipper from Saturday;

https://flic.kr/p/2ku5SvD

 

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River Rea Dipper;

https://flic.kr/p/2ku5UP1

 

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Sunrise River Rea I was surprised to hear first the Dipper & then the Kingfisher.
The Rea was fast flowing & brown, you can see it in the photo.
Out for a quick run at roost along the Bourn. A surprise Kingfisher & then Kate spotted the Dipper. Then it disappeared to roost.

https://flic.kr/p/2kupHS3

 

[zomerset]

Good to be able to see 3 Dippers on the Bourn Brook & River Rea.
Saturday I saw the Bourn Brook Dipper leave roost.
Then we saw it again late afternoon.
A Dipper or the two Dippers appeared most of last week at the River Rea.
Yesterday/Sunday the younger singing Dipper chased the other quiet Dipper.
It seems the younger singing Dipper likes to sing at the other Dipper.
They came in chasing & the singing Dipper sang twice and chased the other Dipper in between each song.

 

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Bourn Brook Kingfisher from Friday;

https://flic.kr/p/2kuEt4f

 

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Saturday Bourn Brook Kingfisher in the snow;

https://flic.kr/p/2kuSf8C

 

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Long distance photo of the Bourn Brook Dipper from Saturday;

 

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From Sunday River Rea Dipper at sunrise;

https://flic.kr/p/2kv7941

 

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Monday we saw a roosting Bourn Brook Dipper. Kingfisher as well.
First light this morning 2 Dippers at the River Rea, Cannon Hill Park. Kingfisher.
As per the other thread; 2 River Rea, Wychall Dippers.
(I wonder if they are the same birds)

 

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Bourn Brook Dipper this week;

https://flic.kr/p/2kvFMYh

 

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Bourn Brook Kingfisher yesterday;

https://flic.kr/p/2kwHAE6

 

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This morning a Dipper singing at a fast flowing, brown River Rea at Cannon Hill park. Then 2 Dippers turned up at Wychall. Fast flowing, brown River Rea.

 

[the Harborne Flyer]

This morning a Dipper singing at a fast flowing, brown River Rea at Cannon Hill park. Then 2 Dippers turned up at Wychall. Fast flowing, brown River Rea.

1 KF today by the Uni sports field plus peregrine on the Clock Tower ,probably a male.