What's your favourite bird?

[aestarte]

I adore buzzards they are beautiful birds, would actually love to spend a day as one actually, peace and quiet up on the thermals. But I love all birds, they make me laugh, they amaze me but they always provide pleasure. Fi. X X X X

[boroughparker]

Mine is an Osprey. They are so majestic.
I have been following the progress of a family that visit Bassenthwaite lake in Cumbria

[kestrel76]

For me, it has to be the Kestrel. The male`s plumage is stunning. I love the way the bird hovers so persistantly looking for food.

[artdemole]

Collard Dove is mine color is great and like to see them on feeder.

[Hedera]

Blackbird because of its song and friendliness; wren for its energy and melodious song on a dull day.

[StuMack]

Heron, they've got so much character

Stu

[RoyW]

Originally Posted by JeffH

So, with 37 'votes' in so far no clear favourite has emerged with Robin, Swift, Blackbird, Dunnock, Nuthatch and Kingfisher pretty much neck and neck in the leading group

I doubt that there will be a clear winner (and I'm certain that there won't be agreement!). I would say that every species has something appealling about it.
I'm certain that my choice(s) won't get the most votes, at least in part because they won't often be seen by people!

My 'vote' is for Nightjar - an enigmatic species, with an amazing (if not the most melodic) song. A summer evening visit to a suitable site is a real experience, and I find birds with intricate, cryptic plumage far more interesting than the brightly coloured ones.

Wryneck comes a very close second, with Corncrake perhaps taking third place.

[rogpow]

Raven for its playfulness and intelligence.

[faz]

wren and sparrowhawk for me


not at the same time lol

[briar rose]

I have two favourites, the first is the Long tailed Tit, cheeky little chaps and really cute, one day when I was out with the camera a youngster saw me, hid behind a leaf on the small branch he was on, then kept peering out at me, and slowly got a bit braver, I don't know who was watching who, but it was great

Then there's my Swift, they nest just down the road from me and I can sit out in my garden and watch them for hours, I tried to get some decent pics of them this year and I'm sure they knew what I was up to, I would be standing looking at a few in the distance, when suddenly I heard their loud screams from behind, then this whoosh as they flew just a few feet over my head and were gone If only they would hover a few feet from me, I'd be a very happy bunny