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20-01-2007, 09:24 AM
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Sparrowhawk banking flat out when I opened the curtains obviously in a chase or near miss
chap delivering telephone directories stood open mouthed
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20-01-2007, 10:12 AM
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Bird of the day for me has to be the Cock Pheasant that was sitting tight under a Holly tree/shrub, as I was checking for suitable stick material, he just kept chuntering at me, good job Meg (springer) had gone on with the others, she can't resist flushing them out.
Carol.
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20-01-2007, 11:10 AM
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My bird of today has to be the Yellowhammer, there is a pair of the beauties in my back garden right now 
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20-01-2007, 11:31 AM
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How lovely, Fergus. I've only ever seen distant glimpses of these beautiful birds.
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20-01-2007, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by badgerwatcher  How lovely, Fergus. I've only ever seen distant glimpses of these beautiful birds. | I'm very lucky in that I live in a small village, surrounded by farmland where there are an abundence of them, they visit the garden nearly everyday, throughout winter and spring. This is the second year in a row this has happened!
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21-01-2007, 09:29 AM
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Of course, one hates to brag!! My bird of the day today has to be the two swans in the field two over from my house. I opened my curtains this morning and blearily saw white two fields away, found the binos.. and yes... there are two swans a sitting. To far away to tell what they are unfortunatly. What a wonderful start to the day! My guess is they are wind battered and resting.
jaki
the really amazing thing is they have settled in the tiny area of the field i can see from my window!!
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21-01-2007, 10:15 AM
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No birds at all so far today as the garden is overrun by squirrels. I think the resident four must have relatives visiting for the weekend - at least I hope it's only for the weekend  |
21-01-2007, 10:22 AM
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A green woodpecker just shot through! I hope he's checking us out for a return visit! 
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21-01-2007, 04:32 PM
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Came out of my friends drive and was barely straight on the road and saw a Barn Owl... went down the river through the town and around to the other side of the river... and saw a Barn Owl. I suspect it was the same one, as he eventualy crossed back over the river. (wish I could cross at that point... would save me ten miles every trip!!!)
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21-01-2007, 04:53 PM
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Mr and Mrs Green Woodpecker visited today, both at the same time but kept 3 metres apart (family tiff maybe?)
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21-01-2007, 05:07 PM
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My bird of the day has to be the reed bunting. I saw a few yesterday and they are lovely little things. It was nice to see something a bit different to my standard garden birds.
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21-01-2007, 06:17 PM
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Were they in your garden, Susie? How lovely. You lucky girl!
They look like sparrows at a masked ball!
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21-01-2007, 07:37 PM
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Unfortunately not in my garden but not too far away.
I like your description of them - very fitting.
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21-01-2007, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Susie Unfortunately not in my garden but not too far away.
I like your description of them - very fitting. | yes very fitting - I took this one at summerleys a couple of weeks back 
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23-01-2007, 11:58 AM
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My bird of the day today is a House Sparrow! Ta da-da-da da-di DAH!
First I've seen here, and I've been so sad that I haven't seen any.
But today I have one. Hoorah!
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23-01-2007, 12:34 PM
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There was a coating of thick frost when I looked out at the garden this morning, bbrrr.
But Yippee, perching on a branch was a thrush. Haven't seen one in ages. |
23-01-2007, 12:39 PM
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Well my bird of the day or year, just has to be the one who landed on my washing line today.Never ever before seen one in my garden and it looks like iy may have been a sparrowhawk.Have put it up for ID in the bird forum.Hope it comes back one day so I can get a better photo.Walking around the house with camera round my neck lol
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23-01-2007, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by badgerwatcher My bird of the day today is a House Sparrow! Ta da-da-da da-di DAH!
First I've seen here, and I've been so sad that I haven't seen any.
But today I have one. Hoorah! | Lucky you - I haven't seen one in this area for years. Who'd have ever thought, in the olden days when I was young, that we'd now be longing for the sight of a sparrow? |
23-01-2007, 03:40 PM
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Went to Kew Gardens earlier + several star birds: couple of pairs of Shoveler spinning round (surprised they don't get dizzy!), an active pair of Nuthatches exploring the cavities of an old Sweet Chestnut + c45 Goldfinch feeding on the cones of some Larches, every now + then dancing in flight before resettling. Lovely birds. |
23-01-2007, 03:55 PM
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Today WABbers, my bird of the day is the common or garden blackbird. I was outside a shop and this fella was only three feet from me and wasnt bothered by me at all. Had I been at his level I could have reached out and touched him.
jaki
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23-01-2007, 09:36 PM
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For me it has to be the cheeky Robin at Slimbridge this afternoon. It sat obligingly on a fence so one lucky chap could get pics with his macro lens! Amazing |
24-01-2007, 10:41 AM
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this morning has to be the blackbird, who, at 7.00 o'clock,(pitch black and snowing) sang the most beautiful song to welcome the day!
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25-01-2007, 03:03 PM
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It has to be the dunnock to-day, there were five in the garden but not for long two of them started fighting
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26-01-2007, 10:41 PM
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I was putting some glasses away in the dining room after a family party the night before, when I saw this little chap through the window. I nipped upstairs to get my camera and managed a few snaps of him. I put them on the PC and must have pressed a wrong button because he suddenly appeared as my screen saver, replacing a heron. He is so cheeky, that I have kept him there, and then thought that I would like to share him with you.
It was good to see him as, despite feeders and cover, birds are pretty scarce in our garden at the moment.
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26-01-2007, 11:04 PM
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It's got to be my Goldcrest I got today at Attenborough. This little bird has been teasing me for ages, try as I might I can't get a good shot of one. Today I at least got one that's half way there!  | | | |
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