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29-11-2008, 03:53 PM
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29-11-2008, 04:00 PM
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A party of 13 Long-tailed tits flitting around my garden while the sun was shining for a change!
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30-11-2008, 03:32 PM
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My bird of the day today is a superb juv Great Northern Diver on the marine lake at West Kirby,Wirral.......my first this year too so extra special!  |
30-11-2008, 03:54 PM
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Definite bird of the year today. Coming home from walking the dogs at Llyn Clywedog (local reservoir in mid-Wales) a male henharrier flew across the road in front of us and settled in a field, maybe fifty yards away. An absolute first for me in this area, in fact I haven't even heard of them being around here and this was less than a mile from home. I'll be going back with the camera to see if he's still around as soon as I get a chance.
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30-11-2008, 07:09 PM
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Bird(s) of the day would have to be Red Grouse......absolutely loads of them!I've been out for a walk across the moors and along Derwent Edge today and can't believe how many there were. They're so noisy too!
Oh, nearly forgot...
As I got back to Fairholmes car park, I heard a sort of tapping noise in a tree.
I scanned with my bino's thinking there might be a Woody in it.
Then I caught sight of a little head poking out of a nest box which was fixed to the trunk. It was a Nuthatch!
Not sure what he was up to. Maybe hiding nuts for later!
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30-11-2008, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Gerel  Definite bird of the year today. Coming home from walking the dogs at Llyn Clywedog (local reservoir in mid-Wales) a male henharrier flew across the road in front of us and settled in a field, maybe fifty yards away. An absolute first for me in this area, in fact I haven't even heard of them being around here and this was less than a mile from home. I'll be going back with the camera to see if he's still around as soon as I get a chance.
Steve | A very nice bird to see, Steve!
By coincidence I was reading about Llyn Clywedog just the other day, on a web site by someone who walked the Glyndwr Way long-distance path that goes by it. |
30-11-2008, 08:28 PM
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My birds of the day (yesterday) was the Siskin and the Goldfinch. I have never had Goldfinches in this garden and only seen one Siskin here a few years ago. I saw a pair of Siskin and was very pleased to see both these birds. It must be the new seed I am putting out! |
30-11-2008, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Phoebe My birds of the day (yesterday) was the Siskin and the Goldfinch. I have never had Goldfinches in this garden and only seen one Siskin here a few years ago. I saw a pair of Siskin and was very pleased to see both these birds. It must be the new seed I am putting out! | Lovely birds to have in the garden. Well done in switching to different food! 
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30-11-2008, 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Phoebe My birds of the day (yesterday) was the Siskin and the Goldfinch. I have never had Goldfinches in this garden and only seen one Siskin here a few years ago. I saw a pair of Siskin and was very pleased to see both these birds. It must be the new seed I am putting out! | Very well done! The birds obviously like the new seed! I had Siskins visit here last winter, so I'm hoping they'll be back this winter. |
30-11-2008, 08:56 PM
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Thanks Pete, and Jez, I am really chuffed I watched most of the day today whilst cooking in the kitchen but did not see them, I know they are around because I have seen them in a friends garden (a mile away as the crow flies). this new seed smells of aniseed, really pleasant, so I went out yesterday and bought a 20kg bag! . It almost halved the price per kilo! | | | |
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