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| | Welcome to our newest member, yvonnem | |  | Yesterday I was tracking a coal tit in the conifer and spotted something else move - thought it was a wren but on further careful observation saw a red/orange flash and two black lines either side on the top of its head - yes a firecrest! I was amazed - never thought I'd see one of those in "my" conifer.
Is it a migratory bird just finding landfall - I am 5 minutes from the sea on sussex coast. 
Saw a beautiful male bullfinch at Pulborough Brooks yesterday | Active Member | | Comments 0
 | | | Two days ago I was having my usual scan of the garden from the comfort of the kitchen and I thought I saw the usual female sparrow on one of the feeders - hang on a minute! that's not a sparrow- bins out quick - have a really long look at it and take in all the details. creamy/yellowy line above AND below the black eye, pale underneath, beigey on breast, back looked stripey brown from head to tail. Tail had round ends with a notch. I scoured the books and some photo websites including BirdGuides... | Active Member | | | Comments 0
| | Posted 17-03-2010 at 01:52 PM by SAHop Thank heaven for sunshine! On my daily walk around the lakes today, the wildfowl were out in huge numbers - we saw 5 great crested grebes in one small area - and the sound of bird song was fantastic. 3 male and one female blackbird in the garden this morning - what a decision she has to make! And Mrs Pigeon was sitting proudly on her nest - of about 6 twigs!!! I will try to get a photo of her tomorrow as she looks so ridiculous although I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post photos of nests...?... | New Member | | | Comments 0
| | | Jim Swalwell, Charlie Dodd’s and I left King’s Lynn at 2am Saturday morning and headed off down the M1 toward the Moonfleet Manor hotel near Langton Herring (Dorset). We arrived at the hotel at c.6.30 and found a further 3 birders that had travelled down from Notts. Within 20 minutes of arriving the adult drake Bufflehead was located off of Herbury Gore. The bird showed really well although a scope would be advised. The bird tended to stick close to a female Red Breasted Merganser. Also on... | Active Member | | | Comments 0
| | I've got some room in my garden to plant a small to medium sized tree.Its a wildlife friendly garden and would a wild cherry be beneficial as an addition??  | Active Member | | | Comments 1
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