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Jun 2020
1:13pm, 26 Jun 2020
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flyingfinn
ER as with many aspects of behaviour etc the "high" bit is the most often seen state but doesn't mean you won't see them lower down as well, particularly over water. In your description the most pertinent point was that you described them as sickle shaped. That to me screams (sorry 😉) Swift as my first thought. Swallows are shaped more like an arrow head (or Batman in his cape with his arms trailing out to his sides😀 ) and Martins are more dumpy and as Steve says forever going hither and thither.
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Jun 2020
1:53pm, 26 Jun 2020
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Surelynot
An unusual spot for me today driving home after my run was a magpie.
It's maybe the third time I've seen a magpie in this region since moving here 18 years ago.
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Jun 2020
2:34pm, 26 Jun 2020
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Derby Tup
Wow, amazing SN
A jay for us was the highlight of our lunchtime run out
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Jun 2020
3:01pm, 26 Jun 2020
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flyingfinn
Surely not I'll happily sent you some. How may dozen would you like? Despite the neighbouring land owner actively taking measures to keep the numbers down in order to protect the song birds we are overrun with them ☹
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Jun 2020
3:06pm, 26 Jun 2020
13,711 posts
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Yorkshire Pie
We have loads of magpies here, and I think there are some young ones in one of the trees overlooking the garden at the moment. Also a few swifts - I've mainly seen them fairly high overhead but on yesterday morning's walk there were three closer to roof top level so I got a better look at them. The other "new" spotting is a pied wagtail on some local playing fields.
Most of the birds seem to be eating cherries off the trees at the moment rather than coming down to the bird feeder, although the sparrows make an occasional appearance. Even the squirrels seem to be finding their food elsewhere. It probably also has something to do with us having the patio doors open/sitting outside more rather than leaving the garden to the birds.
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Jun 2020
4:29pm, 26 Jun 2020
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um
Lots of magpies around here as well.
Have been getting a woodpecker as an increasing frequent visitor to the feeders, bit looking at the pics, suspct it;s at least 2 different ones.
First 2 are the same, but 3rd pic is different?
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Jun 2020
4:31pm, 26 Jun 2020
43,665 posts
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Derby Tup
Third looks like juvenile
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Jun 2020
4:41pm, 26 Jun 2020
2,783 posts
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um
Thanks DT. He seems to sit on the fence, think about it, or making sure it's all clear, then go to the feeder.
The other one just swoops straight in.
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Jun 2020
8:42pm, 26 Jun 2020
1,698 posts
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flyingfinn
They're both juveniles.
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Jun 2020
8:44pm, 26 Jun 2020
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flyingfinn
The one in the 3rd picture looks younger. I had the same thing. Brood of two brought by Dad to the feeders but one was several days ahead of the other and had more defined plummage initially.
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