Bird of the day!

aestarte · #**1511** (**permalink**) 15-02-2008, 04:12 PM

Hi, my bird of the day has to be the pied wagtail as they are the newest of my visitors and we have one pair at the moment, so cute. Fi. X X X X

Deer Stalker · #**1512** (**permalink**) 16-02-2008, 02:35 PM

Up the Forest early this morning & my bird(s) of the day are a Kingfisher & Hawfich & Woodlark singing.

nutmeg · #**1513** (**permalink**) 16-02-2008, 04:33 PM

I have two birds of the day - goldcrests and treecreepers - seen in my garden.

There were at least three goldcrests, twittering and flitting around the firs, often coming down to the lower branches, giving me a very good view of them.

Whilst watching the goldcrests, I spotted a treecreeper in a fir. Another joined it and they flew up towards the treetops rather agitatedly chattering and flying round each other - so I assume they were fighting. One returned to the garden and spent some time on a willow.

Managed a few not very good photos of one of the treecreepers. I've borrowed a friend's 70-300mm lens; unfortunately it's extremely soft (but the poor results with it have given me a kick towards purchasing something an awful lot better!). I wish the one of it plummeting had come out sharper...

Ollie · #**1514** (**permalink**) 16-02-2008, 04:53 PM

Great garden birds the Treecreepers and Goldcrests Nutmeg. Very nice photos as well, A very difficult bird to get a good shot well done on these
Roger

nutmeg · #**1515** (**permalink**) 16-02-2008, 05:19 PM

Thanks Roger, until recently I hadn't seen treecreepers in the garden, but now I'm getting regular sightings

Hope this means they're going to hang around in this area.

bgvi · #**1516** (**permalink**) 16-02-2008, 06:37 PM

my birds of the day, i saw these birds today down at the local reserve
SIDDICK PONDS in workington, a DIPPER as i walked to the reserve by the river, at the reserve i was extremely fortunate to see a bittern which i watched for a good 15 mins, the ice had pushed it to the edge of the reeds,
also i watched a kestrel mobbing a barn owl, plus plenty of goosanders,
pochard and tufted ducks and 1 little grebe. what a good day

aeshna5 · #**1517** (**permalink**) 16-02-2008, 08:06 PM

I've 2 contenders- a couple of Hawfinch at Lynford Arboretum + a Jack Snipe bobbing infront of a hide at Lackford Lakes.

willing to learn · #**1518** (**permalink**) 16-02-2008, 08:37 PM

Today I have been watching and taking photo's among other birds Nuthatches.They are pretty easy in my neck of the woods to come across, but today one Nuthatch took food from between by still finger's quite a thrill

I reckon they have got to know me over the last couple of weeks

Regards
Colin

WestLothian · #**1519** (**permalink**) 16-02-2008, 10:38 PM

Nothing exotic but some nice light today........

John · #**1520** (**permalink**) 16-02-2008, 11:31 PM

My bird of the day is definitely this very confiding Bittern. This normally reclusive bird has set up temporary residence at Beeston Common, near Sherringham, Norfolk. Thankfully it posed nicely for me and I managed quite a few photos of it today. Here are a few of them.

John