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[joshjenkinsshaw]

Unfortunatly I was stuck at home today, and didn't get out to see the Bee eaters, 5 of them on my patch!!. Absolutly gutting (very very very unhappy face, with tears streaming down my face) Went to the New Forest yesterday which was good, report on my blog
www.josh-birdbrain.blogspot.com

 

[***DIJ***]

Long time no post, sorry about that! Went to Bempton Cliffs and Blacktoft Sands today, the cliffs were alive with kittiwakes, fulmars, gannets, razorbills, guillemots and the odd puffin. way too many to count o Blacktoft sands produced 3 Marsh Harriers, around 30 Avocets, 1 female Garganey, Shoveler, Pochard and Shelduck, missed out on the Bearded tits though :-C but there will be other times

Daniel

 

[MCspudd]

Hi everyone i went to marton mere today and saw 10 whitethroats, 15+ reed buntings, laughing gull (go on blog to se a photo), 2 g c grebe, 3 sedge warblers, 2 chiffchaffs, 2 linnet, 1 goldfinch and 2 dunnock. Then went to newton marsh and saw 28 black-tailed godwits and 1 heron.

 

[shrikebirder]

good day today! At strumble there were loads of birds and dolphins and porpoises too!
On way back saw a collared dove sized bird with grey head and dark wings- any ideas? (hoping red backed shrike- the only other one I could think of was extremely late fieldfare!)

 

[joshjenkinsshaw]

Red-backed shrike is about the size of a House sparrow!!

 

[Littleegret]

arent red backed shrikes rare? But I bet their COMMON to you guys you see bee eaters regualy over here!

 

[joshjenkinsshaw]

arent red backed shrikes rare? But I bet their COMMON to you guys you see bee eaters regualy over here!

Not rare no, scare migrants to Britain. Stunning birds they are.

 

[Littleegret]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm bird watching ist about rarites you know I think its time to apprechate the regular birds!

 

[joshjenkinsshaw]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm bird watching ist about rarites you know I think its time to apprechate the regular birds!

I do appreciate the regulars!!! All I said was that Red-backed shrikes are stunning coz they are! They look bloody gorgeous!

 

[Littleegret]

oh wasnt talkin bout u sorry. Did u recieve my private message or you just being rude Josh!

 

[joshjenkinsshaw]

Oh Ok lol yeh got your PM....

 

[tjbirdofprey]

had a nice enjoyable day out with the parents today in the New forest... when we arrived i could hear some crunching in the pine trees above me, i looked up and got the best view of a Crossbill i have ever got:t: there were loads in the surrounding trees.......Hirundines were everywhere along with a group of Treecreepers scampering up along the pine.Later on the path there were a few Stonechats and some Lapwings(passing through?) aswell as Some Cuckoos "Cuckooing" (elusive buggers!!)also seen were Chaffinches,Great tits,LTTs,Blue tits,Buzzards and some more stuff i cant remember:-O

the only downside was that it was SO HOT and we had forgetten the drinks(it runs in the family) it was defo a candidate for hottest day of the year:eek!:

 

[mr.sim]

Got 4 (!) Cuckoos the morning. 1 male holding one territory, then another 2 males fighting over a female in another territory! Also a pair of Turtle Doves, 2 Common Terns, 4 Oystercatchers, and 2 pairs of Shelduck (one of which had a brood of 9 chicks!) at my patch today.

Below is a pic of one of the male Cuckoos.

 

[MCspudd]

Hi everyone setting of to scotland at nine, i'm goin for 3 days hope me good luck, birdin

 

[tjbirdofprey]

Hi everyone setting of to scotland at nine, i'm goin for 3 days hope me good luck, birdin

goodluck MCspuddo see a Golden eagle for me:king:

 

[tjbirdofprey]

Got 4 (!) Cuckoos the morning. 1 male holding one territory, then another 2 males fighting over a female in another territory! Also a pair of Turtle Doves, 2 Common Terns, 4 Oystercatchers, and 2 pairs of Shelduck (one of which had a brood of 9 chicks!) at my patch today.

Below is a pic of one of the male Cuckoos.

arrghhh you so lucky Sim!! Cuckoos in the open! and well done on the Turtle doveso(another bogey)

 

[Littleegret]

had a nice enjoyable day out with the parents today in the New forest... when we arrived i could hear some crunching in the pine trees above me, i looked up and got the best view of a Crossbill i have ever got:t: there were loads in the surrounding trees.......Hirundines were everywhere along with a group of Treecreepers scampering up along the pine.Later on the path there were a few Stonechats and some Lapwings(passing through?) aswell as Some Cuckoos "Cuckooing" (elusive buggers!!)also seen were Chaffinches,Great tits,LTTs,Blue tits,Buzzards and some more stuff i cant remember:-O

the only downside was that it was SO HOT and we had forgetten the drinks(it runs in the family) it was defo a candidate for hottest day of the year:eek!:

do you mind the whole sweary thing cos im kind of sick of it.You know you sound just like the troublesome year 9s on our bus!

 

[Littleegret]

when I went to the new forest I saw crows and thats about it!

 

[Littleegret]

on life/year lists can you count the birds you hear

 

[Littleegret]

:-C:-C

on life/year lists can you count the birds you hear