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Feb 2016
9:29am, 19 Feb 2016
14,448 posts
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Chrisity
and this is what he left behind
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Feb 2016
8:01pm, 21 Feb 2016
2,235 posts
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phal
We got a bittern full frontal strut today! As seen by flanker, kinky, c-cat and myself  we spent a long time reed watching and spotted several phantom bitterns before it actually appeared good strut across the water channel before it disappeared into the reeds on the other side.
All the wigeon had gone though few gadwall and tufties, great created grebe, shovellers, three oystercatchers, cormorants, little grebe, lapwing... Lots of gulls.
Two reed bunting were flirting around the feeders too, GSW and lots of lovely finch, nuthatch etc.
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Feb 2016
8:06pm, 21 Feb 2016
20,265 posts
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Derby Tup
The widgeon are at Hellifield Flash between Settle and Skipton. Along with tufted duck, teal, shoveler, pochard, shellduck, goldeneye and mallard. Also seen today 50+ oystercatcher in Littondale plus a first of the spring bird near home
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Feb 2016
1:54pm, 23 Feb 2016
17,460 posts
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GlennR
There's been a collared dove and wood pigeon tea party going on in my back garden. The dunnocks have been dodging between them and the robin occasionally dive bombs a dunnock.
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Feb 2016
3:27pm, 23 Feb 2016
20,276 posts
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Derby Tup
Nine magpies x
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Feb 2016
4:14pm, 23 Feb 2016
17,223 posts
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KinkyS
Massive flock of fieldfare down the Roman Road this afternoon I put them up from a large tree in the hedgerow, but instead of disappearing off into the fields, they kept pace with me as I walked, swirling over, across and around me as they moved from tree to tree, chattering away the whole time. I followed them (or they followed me, it felt like I was part of the flock!) for at least half a mile or more. I've never had such a good close up view of a large flock before, and it was really sunny so the light was great for viewing too I don't suppose they'll be around for too many more weeks...
Great view of green woodpecker in the sunshine, doing a typical woodpecker pose on a series of telegraph poles ahead of me, and grey partridge too.
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Feb 2016
9:38pm, 23 Feb 2016
19,010 posts
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Red Squirrel
I saw fieldfares when out walking a neighbour's dog on Sunday. Got close to those too.
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Feb 2016
10:11pm, 23 Feb 2016
399 posts
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C-Cat
The Canada Goose population at Tocil Pools appears to have been joined by some Greylags. Six spotted yesterday, down to just two today. Usual gang of tufted ducks, mallards, coots, moorhens, etc. to brighten up my lunchtime wanderings
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Feb 2016
10:10pm, 24 Feb 2016
20,285 posts
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Derby Tup
I'm in bed and have just heard a squeaky oystercatcher fly by :-):-):-)
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Feb 2016
10:56pm, 24 Feb 2016
1,592 posts
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jacdaw
3 Oyks by the river today - a pair and a spare.
Flocks of lapwing returning too.
Brief but definite Merlin yesterday.
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