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16-04-2011, 05:09 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: London
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| | | Re: Bird of the day!
Sorry, I meant the first seen at that nature reserve.  A really nice surprise. 
Ravens are fantastic birds. Well done Pete!
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16-04-2011, 07:26 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: London/ Essex/ Herts border.
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A good day spent in my local area. BotD was a singing Wood Warbler, runners up were male Garganey, 3 Ring Ouzels, Wheatears, Yellow Wagtails, Red-breasted Merganser and Peregrine. |
16-04-2011, 07:56 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sawley, S.E. Derbyshire
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Seeing a lot of blackcaps this last week or so. We had at least one male following us today for a while, making that very distinctive alarm call, like two marbles knocking together. Super little birds and a pleasure to see.
Cheers. Nik.
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16-04-2011, 08:08 PM
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| | | Re: Bird of the day!
Had a good day out today and managed some excellent birds but the Redstart has to take centre stage for its sheer beauty.  
John |
16-04-2011, 09:32 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Snowdonia, N. Wales
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Small flock of about a dozen Wheatear about the farm. Lovely to see them again.
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17-04-2011, 07:24 AM
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| | | Re: Bird of the day!
my bird of the day was a humble Common Snipe on my local patch but 6 Common Buzzard together put in an appearance on mass upsetting local Carrion Crows and Common Terns and a Peregrine put in a brief show. 3 Grasshopper Warbler were reeling away but proving very elusive and the Cetti's Warbler likewise. A good scattering of Blackcap, Sedge Warbler and Common Whitethroat made for frustrating photography but overall a good day out in the sun. |
17-04-2011, 01:20 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: nottingham
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| | | Re: Bird of the day!
had a great walk around clifton grove yesterday afternoon, highlights included lots of warblers, counted up to 15 singing blackcap, lots of whitethroat amongst others, 2 grey partridge, a large flock of linnet and my first singing reed warbler of the year.
no sign of the ring ouzel or brambling which have been seen over the weekend though!
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17-04-2011, 03:17 PM
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| | | Re: Bird of the day!
This morning near Ten Acre wood heard my first singing Lesser Whitethroat of the year + had a brief flight view of it. Plenty of Whitethroats, Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs + a few Willow Warblers.
Also Buzzard over, a white (apart from a red watttle) Pheasant, 2 Sand Martins + 2 Wheatears on the spoil heaps.
Moving onto Ickenham Marsh + a Little Egret along the stream. |
17-04-2011, 04:14 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Aviemore
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| | | Re: Bird of the day!
A Magpie, we see very few of them up here. I see more Osprey or Slavonian Grebes in a year than I see Magpies. 
Regards, Audrey. |
17-04-2011, 07:54 PM
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A buzzard today, wheeling and circling over my mum and dad's garden (in the suburban depths of Long Eaton). It was seen off by a single crow.
Cheers. Nik.
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