Fetch Birdwatchers
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26 May
1:13am, 26 May 2025
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paulcook
flanker wrote: How does one get a job as a beaver-catcher?! Had to downgrade because he found moles too small?! |
26 May
6:40am, 26 May 2025
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Heinzster
flanker wrote: How does one get a job as a beaver-catcher?! It's dam tricky work |
26 May
9:18am, 26 May 2025
7,653 posts
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steve45
Nice Dipper while trotting along our river trail this morning.
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26 May
9:20am, 26 May 2025
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Derby Tup
Always a treat and I see them most days
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26 May
10:59am, 26 May 2025
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J2R
flanker wrote: How does one get a job as a beaver-catcher?! Yeah, wondered about that myself. I think he was some guy who worked with beavers at some place they had been doing a trial, and had learned the techniques. |
26 May
6:56pm, 26 May 2025
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um
Tree pipit today. (Google from photo, I thought it was another Spotted Flycatcher) Plus (MountainGoat) saw a Kingfisher, but we never got it on camera. Garden news? Feeder Battle results, sunflower hearts (seems to be the favourite for all) (winner stays on) :- Female Greenfinch vs 8 Goldfinch? Winner, Greenfinch Female Greenfinch vs 2 Jackdaws? Winner, Greenfinch Female Greenfinch vs extremely flappy male Blackbird? Winner Greenfinch Then she retired to the bird bath to cool down, but ... Bird Bath Battle .. Female Greenfinch vs Fat Pigeon (aka Wood Pigeon)? Winner Greenfinch They're tough and bolshie! um + rubbish bin vs all comers? Me, I won! |
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26 May
7:56pm, 26 May 2025
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J2R
@um , absolutely right about greenfinches! They're not easily shaken from their perch on the feeder once they've got stuck in.
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26 May
8:39pm, 26 May 2025
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Eynsham Red
Greenfinches and Goldfinches (and Sparrows) seem quite tolerant of each other on our sunflower heart feeders. The feeders accommodate four birds of that size quite happily. A Magpie has made an attempt at hanging onto the underside of it to have a scavenge. Needless to say that he had no company whilst doing so. |
27 May
12:01pm, 27 May 2025
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Red Squirrel
Update on my blue tit box on the ground. Even though I wedged it in between 2 large filled flower pots, it has tipped over again this morning. Could be the wind or could be a nocturnal animal. The babies seem to be OK - as soon as I put it upright, the parents came in and there are plenty of fledgling calls. I’ve now cable-tied the box to the decking balustrade and it’s secure.
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27 May
12:53pm, 27 May 2025
8,116 posts
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paulcook
Not fully convinced but I may have seen a peregrine now in luxurious Darlington. It initially swooped for a fight with a crow but then retreated and I partly lost sight of it. I may have an idea where it landed but if have did have a nest up there then I’m surprised I hadn’t noticed it before. Not that I’m going to be on daily alert now!!!
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