Reply With QuoteIt's probably duplicated as the skylark is the most commonly seen, there are are sky, wood and shore plus other much rarerOriginally Posted by alfat33
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Thank you! Forgive my ignorance, is a skylark different from a lark?
It's probably duplicated as the skylark is the most commonly seen, there are are sky, wood and shore plus other much rarer
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We have barely made a dent in the contents of the four freezers we have, so my first, second and even third choices will likely be available for some time yet!
Been in the garden most of the morning reseeding a bit of lawn, no contrails hardly any traffic noise apart
from a lot of extremely loud motorbikes i.e. at very high revs, they are not going to the supermarket or chemist.
Not much exciting on the bird front, we have pigeons and blackbirds nesting in the garden but didn’t even see
any gulls or magpies which we usually get a lot of.
But having put the seed down this will probably change.
My 5yo has made a tally chart. He loves all animals.
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Per some other posts, I'm happy to donate to the fundraiser whatever my additions have cost.
Lesser black-backed gull and little grebe still need to be added to the list.
I'm wondering what the final tally will be. Usually 100 is possible even within a 'big day' challenge, but with mostly isolated to gardens and local, it's much more of a challenge, so very curious on the final tally. We have a forest behind our house, and the local walk goes through another forest, past playign field, and round a reservoir, so there's usually a decent mix of habitat despite being in a housing area.
Some very cool additions on the list - would love to have green woodpecker near us, linnet as well.
Generous of you thanks.
Missed those, added nowLesser black-backed gull and little grebe still need to be added to the list.
So am I! :)I'm wondering what the final tally will be.
Shocked to have seen a goldfinch on our patio this morning
We have regular pairs of robins, blue tits and starlings at our feeders, but the yellow flash really stood out
Was quite chuffed, even though it didn't stay long!
Just donated myself for the 3 pairs and golden bad boy!
Nice pic of one of the blue tits this morning, they love these fat balls:
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A goldfinch prompted me to start this thread :)
I saw a red kite just now, very low over our garden. It’s a huge thing; I’ve only ever seen them circling high up over fields before now.
So,
Living in Brazil I hope I can add a couple to this list...
Blue and Yellow Macaws
Hummingbirds
Ibis
Benchovy (spelling?) makes a great call
Grey necked wood rail (mother plus about 5 babies)
Shoudl say this is in the garden, if its “ever seen” I was in the Amazon the other week... :D
Will try and keep an eye out for more
Thanks for adding a bit of tropical colour Zoiksy. I’ve added the Benchovy but I can’t find it using Google - be good to know the ‘official’ name.
Thanks again!
Thanks mate, much better than my poor effort. Say hello to the Hummingbirds for me. Not sure if Benchovy is a colloquialism or a typo but either way it's bound to be a singular addition. Take care.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
The Kites are so cool. I'm in Hertfordshire, so they are more common for me than most others, apart from the bloody pigeons
Black birds
Blue tits
Collared doves
Magpies
Wood pigeon
Starlings - are they miniature Velociraptors? So aggressive where food is concerned.
Buzzards,
The Swifts should be about due soon as well.
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
No nuthatch yet? Surprised if nobody has seen one.
From the garden Yesterday.... it’s that time of year.
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Greenfinch just seen, but don’t know if that’s “old news” for this thread?
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Greenfinch is new and now added.
Nuthatch already spotted by Alpha4 and on the list, but thanks anyway :).
Yesterday on my daily exercise I saw:
Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Red Kite
Kestrel
Egyptian duck
Goldfinch
Dunnock
Song thrush
Blackbird
Robin
Swan
Great crested grebe
Blue tit
Great tit
Mallard
Coot
Canada goose
Jay
Magpie
Moorhen
That’s a good list. I’ve added Egyptian Goose to the list (which Google tells me is a duck). Let me know if I have that wrong and I’ll correct it.
Using this as a feeble excuse to gratuitously post my photo of a nuthatch, one of my favourite birds.
This was taken in Perthshire in July last year, when we had at least three pairs of nuthatches visiting the feeder in the garden of a cottage we had rented.
They seem to be the most aggressive of birds, forcing the finches, tits and even the pheasants to vacate the feeder.
I tried for a week to try to get a shot of one as it launched itself back into flight, but despite the perfect lighting conditions the burst rate on my D750 proved woefully inadequate. They move like rapiers, and even when anticipating the launch (they "ready" themselves for flight) all I ended up with was photos of tail feathers.
A good excuse to upgrade the camera, or so I have told Mrs Gunn
Is it gripping the coconut by the husk?The Spotted one....
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I popped the list currently in the OP in Excel for you.
Barnacle Goose
Benchovy (sp.)
Blackbird
Black-headed gull
Blue and Yellow Macaw
Bluetit
Bullfinch
Buzzard
Canada Goose
Chaffinch
Chiffchaff
Coal Tit
Collared dove
Common Gull
Coot
Cormorant
Crow
Curta’s Bearded Tit
Dunnock
Egyptian Goose/Duck
Falcon/sparrowhawk
Fieldfare
Gadwall
Goldcrest
Goldfinch
Goosander
Great Tit
Great-Spotted Woodpecker
Green Woodpecker
Greenfinch
Grey Legged Partridge
Grey necked wood rail
Grey wagtail
Heron
Herring Gull
Hooded Crow
Hummingbird
Ibis
Jackdaw
Jay
Kestrel
Kingfisher
Lapwing
Lark
Lesser black-backed gull
Linnet
Little grebe
Long-tailed Tit
Magpie
Mallard
Mistle Thrush
Moorhen
Muscovy Duck
Mute swan
Nuthatch
Ostrich
Oystercatcher
Pheasant
Pied Wagtail
Pigeon
Red Kite
Red Leg Partridge
Reed bunting
Ring-necked (Green) Parakeet
Robin
Rook
Siskin
Song Thrush
Sparrow
Starling
Tawny Owl
Treecreeper
Tufted duck
Woodcock
Wren
Yellowhammer
Nice picture WG.Using this as a feeble excuse to gratuitously post my photo of a nuthatch...
A good excuse to upgrade the camera, or so I have told Mrs Gunn
As it was a timing issue, I think a new watch is in order as well as the camera ;).
On my evening walk I see Emu, Ostrich, Spoonbills, Great Grey Owl, Snowy Owl, Vermiculated Eagle Owl, Burrowing Owl, Tawny Frogmouth, Vultures, Flamingos, White Stalks.
I'm lucky to have 80+ acres to walk round when people have gone home.
From my garden, Red Kite, Wagtail, Goldfinch are the only ones I know. Going to sort out the feeder today i think.
Are you near Burford by any chance?
Certainly am 😉
You are very lucky indeed.
I love the Wildlife Park and, but for Covid-19, would have renewed my season ticket. I have spent many happy hours there, as it really is a photographer's paradise. The falconry displays in the summer are the icing on the cake.
Just got back from delivering food to my folks, and overhead there was a pair of Ravens having a wail of a time (or should that be a honk, they were kronking at each other the whole time).
The most intellignet birds, I love them.
The pair that live near my folks are very entertaining. Some days it is like they have just remembered how cool it is to fly, and they muck about diving and spinning all over the place, with no apparent purpose whatsoever.
There are recorded incidences of Ravens flying upside down for hundreds of metres. Just because they can.
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Great weather at the minute too, let's me escape the people pottering around here on the lanes.
We had one member still drive in (through the exit) during lock down and I can guarantee you on Easter weekend there will be people at the gate at some point.
I'll check the cameras when I get back to work.
Just had a Housemartin flying overhead.
Must be Happy Hour!
Added, thanks.
Strangely, since I worked out that it is going to cost me £14 for the FR, I haven't seen any different species.
Just seen my first Swallow of the year. I'm in the Chilterns wil try for a photo later.
Nice one. I was looking out yesterday evening as they sometimes come at dusk to our garden.
Yes, I think I got a glimpse of one two nights ago at dusk but it was so short I decided it could have been my mind playing tricks. I’ve got a blurry flight photo now but will try to get a more decent one.
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I haven't seen my first swallow yet, but I did see the first bat over our garden the evening before last.
Exciting because I finally put up a bat box on the front of the garage last weekend. Hopefully it will get used.
Sorry WG, I’m drawing the line at bats :).
We have one or two that visit our garden as well; I love to see them but they give my wife the creeps.
At least it's not indigestion.
In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.
Have we had any swans yet?
Gentoo and Macaroni Penguins, honest.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
A Mute Swan is on the list
Pingu says HiGentoo and Macaroni Penguins, honest.
It's better than what they gave the Chinese.
Thought I would add a Massachusetts bird. These birds were nearly brought to extinction with the use of DDT and I thought I would never seen one. I am surprised that the town I live in seems to have a good population of them we feed them mealworms at the feeder the picture is from my Daughter and it's hard to get a good one as they do not let you get close to them.
Eastern Bluebird
A very welcome contribution, thank you. Looks a striking bird and a nice picture from your daughter.
Forgive my ignorance, is it the same kind of Bluebird as from Zip-a-dee-doo-dah?
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^^^ It's officially Summer then!
African or European?
Our daily walk was quite late today, but happy to hear first willow warbler of the year, which seems another for the list.
I always look forward to hearing them, real sound of approaching summer
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