What have you seen
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Must get back into the habit of checking into this site more often.
At present concentrating on Kingfishers each morning, really lucky with them.
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Had a lot of House Martins fly over the site this afternoon and whilst having our evening meal with friends had 3 Peregrine Falcons flying over us 2 adults 1 young and 1 adult chased after a wood pigeon, quite a few birds here but only the sounds no glimpses of the birds on site here near Carcassonne.
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After seeing a Hummingbird Hawkmoth while out for a drink at a cafe recently we had one in our garden today, haven't seen one at home for a couple of years, they love the nectar on our Abelia shrub, the bees like it too. Looks like the night time temperatures are due for a big drop so the summer season is really coming to an end, so glad we had a warm summer even if it got a bit too warm on occasions!
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Spotted this Clouded Yellow butterfly yesterday, it has been a few years since I have seen one of these.
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Moved down to the Humber area and ended up having a brief look around Barrow Haven Nature Reserve after we had set up on a local C.L.
It consists of reedbeds with pools and a Hawthorn tree lined pathway all lined with berries. Plenty of Ducks and Grebes on the pools and Sand and House Martins with Swallows flying over them but the best sighting we had was of 2 Yellow Browed Warblers in the Hawthorn trees. Super little birds but I wish they would slow down a tad.
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The van next to ours has a bird feeder out and although no unusual birds have been seen, there have been 5 different types of tits, including 5 Long Tailed Tits at the same feeding stack, and a Marsh Tit, as well as a Nuthatch, Goldfinches, and a Robin having a bath in the drinking water!
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Walked down the path bordering the Humber to Far Ings LNT reserve today, passing plenty of pools, reeds and shoreline on the way.
Had fantastic views of 3 Bearded Reedlings (2m,1f), plus another 8 on the way back. The reserve was quiet as expected. Saw Water Rail, Kingfisher, Hobby, Snipe, Cettis Warbler amongst others. Still seeing plenty of Hirundines.
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Some good sightings there, WN, bet you are pleased!
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Walking up the River Cover yesterday and saw kingfisher, dippers and an odd mixed flock of tits, warblers, finches and a couple of nuthatches. This flock flitted slowly westward along a row of trees in front of us, probably 30 or more individuals. Lasted about 5 minutes, never witnessed such before.
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Interesting birch tree seen today, how did it get like this?!
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The first big Skein of Geese(200+) flying south along the East Yorkshire coast. Heard before seen. I love the Autumn, no matter what goes on in the World I’m grounded by nature doing it’s thing. Excellent👍🏻
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I guess many of you will have already seen this but for those that haven't the red kite feeding station at Rhayader, central Wales, is well worth a visit. The wild red kites are fed each day at 3.00pm (2.00pm winter time). At about 2.30 there is the odd one flying around. By 2.45 there may be 10 or so. At 3.00pm they appear from nowhere. Literally hundreds of them. Once the food (bits of beef) are scattered on the floor, down they come. Visitors are in hides around the feeding area but only about 30 feet away from all the frantic action as they swoop down to grab a bit of meat. We were told that typical summer numbers are about 300 each day but in the winter this rises to about 600. By about 3.15 they all start to disappear back to where they had flown in from. By 3.30 they are all gone, except for the buzzard leisurely sitting on the ground picking up leftovers.
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I think she was eyeing up the little door, she's now three years old! We think the tree got it's shape from being coppiced over the years and someone probably twisted the coppiced growth and let it grow onwards? It was like the Faraway Tree, I can also see a face in it!
It's actually on the banks of the Wye in Rhayader, so that ties up with JohnM's post and we saw a lot of RedKites overhead in the area.
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Can anyone identify this bird please? Just spotted on the north Norfolk coastal path Weybourne Beach.
Was just sitting amongst shingle very quietly. Observed for a while. Unfortunately dog, not ours, came by and caused it to move. It struggled along on its belly, a bit penguin like!, without using its legs. Now behind a barrier.
Only other bird life about rook type playing on the wind.
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Well we have a couple of flocks of House martins and Swallows flying over low today looks like a lot of youngsters making their way south.
Earlier I watched a Jay with a fresh walnut trying to find a place to bury it tried 3 or 4 places not good enough then it thought that place would do the job but hid the nut behind the loose trim we have on the edge of the concrete base for the pool and the Jay put plenty of dry moss on the top of it will not last long there.
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Had an enjoyable morning's birdwatching at Frampton Marsh bird reserve today. Some of the scrapes still had enough water in them to attract some waders.
Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, Hobby, Peregrine, Marsh Harriers and Yellow Wagtails were the highlights.
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Arrived on a site in North Norfolk, a place we haven't been to for a couple of years with the caravan, and sitting having lunch when I saw a Red Kite twisting and turning effortlessly in the strong breeze in the adjoining field.
Must admit that this is an unusual sighting for us in Norfolk but it just shows how wide spread these beautiful birds have become in the last few years.
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We spotted a very big flock of late Swallows locally today, the maize is being cut so there are probably plenty of insects rising from the fields. A long journey ahead for our feathered friends so hope they had a good feed and a safe onward flight.
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There was quite a few when we were up at the CL on the Humber last week Brue but by the end of the week they had gone. Only saw 1 Swallow today at Titchwell but plenty of House Martins.
This change in the weather will get them moving now.
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