What have you seen
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There was a Black Shoulder Kite in England this summer RK. It stayed for quite some time. I didn't get to see it as it was somewhere down South I think. Your sightings and this one so far North may indicate a move northwards by the breed probably climate driven and following their food source. I've only ever seen the 1 that being in North East Spain one year.
We always saw lots of Cattle Egrets around the Caussade area when we stopped for a few days heading South. Now see them on the Dee estuary on the Wirral, even overwintering. How times change.
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While taking in the woodland walk at Wightwick Manor this morning we came across this natural Xmas wreath!
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Great to see @peedee. We saw a magnificent one a few years ago, before Covid, at the Ham Wall reserve in Somerset. It's a memorable occasion. The noise they make and then when they drop into the Reedbed the silence is just as amazing. We did see a Sparrowhawk following them in in order to pick off any stragglers, which they always do.
Thanks for sharing.
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Grand spot @peedee it is definitely the time of the year as there are a couple of videos on the BBC web site one from yesterday in Oxfordshire and one from Lincolnshire on the 10th October
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There have been lots of Tawny Owls calling around the Blackmore site, both in the evening and the early morning before sunrise.
There are still a few bunches of Fungi about. We say this group yesterday atop a gate post at Croome Park.
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Had a stroll next to the marshes on the river Dee on the Wirral this morning. Plenty of bird activity with both Marsh and Hen Harriers putting up hundreds of Lapwing and Pink Footed Geese. Plenty of winter ducks and a flying Bittern on show for about 3 seconds before dropping into vegetation.
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Today we saw a roadside bank which had lots of daffodils in flower, and over the last week we have also seen snowdrops and camellia in flower. It just goes to show how mild it has been so far this winter.
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West Kirby Marina threw up a couple of interesting viewings yesterday. There was a beautiful Male Scaup quite close to the path showing really well in the sunshine and there was 17 Brent Geese gently bobbing along on the waves.
Plenty of Knot out on the sands whirling around trying to avoid an unidentified raptor.
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Over the last few days when there is a dry spell Red Kites are moving north of us to where not sure and today sun all day so had 5 Red Kites flying around before they went north and in the last week we have had about 100 Jackdaws flying around early morning behind us and landing in two large oak trees and this evening they were on the move again to a wood west of us about 200 metres away and I thought I would go outside to see them before it got dark and saw the local crows gathering about 40 of them usually see 6 so was surprised that they were flying around in through the Jackdaws as if to say this is our place go away and boy did they chase them even attacked a couple of jackdaws the crows really did not want them around the woods at all and it started to get a bit darker and they were all still flying around will see what happens tomorrow morning, we have not had Jackdaws around here before.
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I spotted a Grey Wagtail this afternoon, for me a rare site around the streets on our estate, but not a rare bird per se.
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I'm delighted to tell you all I've just seen my first Brimstone of this year ๐
We have another bright day, this is day 5 ๐ซฃ. How I and nature are loving it, daffodils that weren't showing buds at the weekend, are now showing colour. The birds are singing and pairing, well the latter in my garden ๐
Isn't it a beautiful world?
OH cutting our 2nd area of grass, 1st done yesterday but it got too cool for him. He went to start the 2nd area, the orchard (2 fruit trees ๐) yesterday afternoon but neighbours came over to chat to him, and i wandered out too - lovely, but meant it didn't get done. But we did have good catch up. 1st since tge new year, we've waved through the rain ๐คฃ Hopefully he'll start on the back this afternoon. Forecast for tomorrow has some of that wet stuff again! Since it turned milder and bright you can almost see the grass grow!
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Yes we have butterflies here over the last few days of warm sunshine 3 Brimstones and Red Admirals and 2 Large Tortoiseshells Spring is on the way and yesterday whilst having morning coffee outside saw 2 Blue Tits looking in one of the bird boxes so could be the one she likes ha ha, and also had a pair of Black Redstarts flying around our field so they could be the same pair as last year and lots of birds singing and woodpeckers drumming.
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Spring is certainly here with lots of Daffodils now showing off their trumpets, still plenty of Snowdrops in the hedgerows. We came across this carpet of crocuses, never seen them in such an abundance.
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There is a pond in one of the fields close to the site's walk where today there were flocks of 30 Canada Geese, 60 or more Wigeon and one of over 50 Curlew, also a large skien of Pink Footed Geese flew over as i was walking round, so it was quite a noisy place,
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Durng our walks today around Ashton's Flashes at Northwich we saw Lapwings and Curlew on the ponds, and about 20 Teal feeding at the stream outfall at Witton Mill Bridge but the highlight was seeing out first Brimstone butterfly of the year. Back at the Site there was a Peacock Butterfly sunbathing on a shed wall.
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Goosanders on the River at Shrewsbury today plus a lovely Treecreeper climbing a tree in front of our lunch bench. Brimstone for us as well @nelliethehooker.
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There have been a lot of drumming around here too @RedKite We saw another couple of Brimstones and a Peacock Butterfly in the Quinta Arboretum this afternoon. The spot of the day, through the car window was a field mouse feeding on the new shoots on the branch of a flowering current. Tried for a photo but not a success.
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