What have you seen
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Aren't we all?
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Although I did not see them myself, Avon Bird website reports 45 Sand Martins at Chew Valley Reservoir and the earliest ever record of a Wheatear in South Glos.
All but one Bewick Swan has left Slimbridge.
What a strange period of weather.
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Not sure (it had it,s back to me) I think a hobby was sitting .on our garden wall this morningIt could possibly have been a male sparrowhawk but I definitely could see some red colour low down on it,s front..A female sparrowhawk had been lurking in our willow earlier in the day hoping to catch one of the many small birds that sit in the branches.
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Had a good day out today down on Holkham Meals. Firstly a couple of Short Eared Owls flew up from the dunes as we were crossing them from the West beach. Then from the Joe Jordon hide we saw 6 Spoonbills, a first for us, 3 Great White Egrets, numerous Marsh Harriers and wide variety of geese. On the flashes next to Lady Ann's Drive were hundreds of Widgeon.
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I agree,we would not see them before April usually,but we have frog spawn in the pond which we would not normally see yet! I shall be keeping an eagle eye out for another visit!
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lousy picture,grabbed in a hurry but you can just make out the red colouring.....hobby?
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Yesterdays walk was along the Coastal Path from Stiffkey to Morston and back. Lots of geese on the sea marsh, mainly Brent and Barnacle, plus plenty of Egrets, Marsh Harriers and a flock of about 20 Golden Plovers.
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A walk along the banks of the River Frome today gave me my first sighting of the White Throated Dipper. Seems like the male was offering gifts of leaves to the female who appeared to have a damaged leg and was looking a bit tender. Hope she recovers soon as the nest seems to be well established.
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Great photos BM. We saw some Dippers on the Wye near the Monsal trail in the Peak District last month. Lovely little birds, a first for me.
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Thanks H&T
I have been looking for this beauty on every river walk for several years and must say what a delight it was to watch this pair gathering leaves and finishing off the nest build, which was under a pedestrian bridge.
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Nice photos BM.
We're very lucky here in North Wales. I live about 4 miles from a Dipper spot and they always build their nests under the pedestrian bridge. Never ceases to amaze me how they can pick food up underwater without drowning themselves.
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The red at the sides and the spots on the back would seem to indicate a male Sparrowhawk. The Hobby's red parts tend to be underneath, around the leg area. The time of year and the situation would also tend to indicate a Sparrowhawk plus Hobbys' do tend to catch on the wing rather than pojnce from a sitting position.
However I could be totally wrong.
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This is a picture I took of a hobby and couldn’t see the red on the underside
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No,I think that you are probably right,thank you.The female sparrowhawk has recently taken to hiding in our kilmarnock willow which is just behind the bird feeding station (blonde wife,s idea to put it there!).This morning she caught a bird from her hiding place.As luck would have it the kitchen window was covered in rain so a picture was not possible.
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Sunday morning breakfast.taken through rain soaked window!I did not expect picture to work!
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Yes,she used to sit on the dry stone wall or the top of the willow,she has only just started hiding inside it but that will not be so easy when it is in leaf !
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Nothing really startling but an interesting day nevertheless.
The bird feeder I only put up last evening on site had lots of activity this morning especially from Nuthatches. Then at Lynford Arboretum there were a large flock of Bramblings and Yellowhammers feeding at the viewpoint near the car park, but no Hawfinches unfortunately, also a Marsh Tit down by the weir. Then late this afternoon, back at the site, there was a Treecreeper and a Mounjac in the wood be the van.
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Great to see them. They were there again today, along with the Yellowhammers, but still no Hawfinches. On the feeders I put outside the caravan we had a pair of Siskins today as well as the Nuthatches, the usual Tits and also one or two Marsh Tits.
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Walking along some boardwalks in Germany alongside some reedbeds a few years ago we had one of these big beasts fly about 20 feet above our heads and he even checked us out to see if we were small enough to make a nice lunch. They are indeed beautiful and powerful.
Good luck with seeing one Oneputt, although if there is one about you'll have plenty of folks to help you look for it.
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Plenty of Raptors out over the open fields in N Hertfordshire, but what amazed us was that we saw 2 herds of Roe Deer wandering freely about, one of about 40 head, including a white one, and the other of 50. Definitely not what one sees on the fields back home. There were also quite a few butterflies about, many Brimstones, a Comma and a couple of Peacocks.
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