My first turtle dove
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:20:16 +0100
Just spotted in a friends garden in Holbeach Links. Only noticed it
apart from the normal collared doves we have as it is much smaller and
the wing markings actually do look like a turtle markings. Crazy but
great to see. ...
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OT - Sacred Ibis in France
Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:58:11 +0100
Just back from short holiday in SW Brittany. The Grande Bri¨¨re marshes
and salt pans, near Gu¨¦rande, on the N of the Loire estuary were good
for birds. Lots of Marsh Harriers over the Grande Bri¨¨re and Spoonbills
on the Gu¨¦rande saltpans.
Was very surprised to see Sacred Ibis paddling around the Gu¨¦rande
saltpa ...
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Good Scottish Website -- www.scotbird.co.uk -- checkit out
Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:56:29 +0100
www.scotbird.co.uk, gallery, alertz system, ticklist and forum, 90 members
and a great bunch at that.
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Close encounter
Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:53:28 +0100
I was pruning a slightly neglected bay tree this afternoon when I heard
a rustle and saw something move from a branch about 50cm from my head.
My first coherent thought was "collared dove" (frequent visitors to my
garden), but as I followed the blur it was plainly too big and I thought
"woodpigeon" (even more ...
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Great tits
Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:40:23 +0100
I read an article recently that suggests that they eat bats. Is this true?
Might have been on the daily mail website, can't remember exactly where I
saw it but it was in the last few days.
Seems ridiculous - surely not, what do you think?
Tina
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Sparrow hawk
Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:46:54 +0100
We just witnessed an attack on our bird-table by what appeared to be an
immature, male. It grabbed a greenfinch and flew down to the lawn where it
stomped it. It then flew off to enjoy it in peace!
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"It is very strange, and very melancholy, that the paucity of human
pleasures should persuade us ever to cal ...
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Eagle in England...?
Wed, 2 Sep 2009 08:17:19 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks to copious feeding, we get a lot of wild birds in our garden
just outside Buckingham (UK). These, in turn, ensure we get daily
visits from hawks, buzzards and red kites who are also looking for an
easy meal.
But today, the missus and I saw the largest raptor we have ever seen!
It was gliding low over the ...
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Seen on Snowdon Summit
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:51:38 +0100
I know it's probably obvious, but we didn't take the bird ID books with us
and I can't find it on the RSPB bird finder. Can anyone ID this, seen on
Monday?
http://tinyurl.com/lbhhtc
Cheers
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Identify please
Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:45:13 GMT
Seen swimming on Marden Quarry, Tyneside. Two large ducks - greenish-yellow
bills. Male(?) all black with white breast - Female(?) mottled gray with
broken-white breast.
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Jim S ...
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Durham man in court on egg theft charges
Tue, 18 Aug 2009 02:05:13 -0700 (PDT)
Aug 12 2009 by Neil McKay, The Journal
A MAN from County Durham appeared in court yesterday charged in
connection with the smuggling of endangered and exotic bird eggs in
and out of the country.
Includes his photo so you'll recognise him and be able to re report
him !
More at http://www.journallive.co.uk/n ...
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