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bonners
bonners
Jul 2021
2:56pm, 17 Jul 2021
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Sitting in the garden watching the greenfinches feeding their fledgling. It is a noisy, persistent bugger šŸ˜ƒ
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Jul 2021
3:17pm, 17 Jul 2021
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Silent her now apart from the persistent scream of a small party of swift
J2R
J2R
Jul 2021
5:50pm, 17 Jul 2021
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For some reason we've had loads of swifts over the garden in the last few days, far more than a month or so ago.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Jul 2021
5:55pm, 17 Jul 2021
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Many have started moving south. Others will probably be feeding up ready
um
um
Jul 2021
6:33pm, 17 Jul 2021
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After yesterday's help (thanks!), I caught some of our young starling visitors today.
Having a bit of a spat at the (new) fat ball feeder. This one has a smaller grid, so the jackdaws and ravens, so far, don't empty it in 2 mins.



And when things had clmed down a bit, at the 'pool'
alpenrose
alpenrose
Jul 2021
8:18pm, 17 Jul 2021
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I just noticed lots of cherry stones in one of my birdbaths.

The birds I hear mostly when out and about at the moment are chiffchaffs.
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Jul 2021
9:36pm, 17 Jul 2021
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Need ID help pse with bird of prey on a thermal. South west England, inland but close to river. Russet wings, smaller than a buzzard definite white colouring at base of trail. Think tail was forked but not sure. Thought red kite but couldn't see white markings on pics.
Ness
Ness
Jul 2021
9:45pm, 17 Jul 2021
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Starlings are the species that monopolise my bird feeder too. These photos are from a few weeks ago but not much has changed since then.







I find it interesting that the starlings seem to fight amongst themselves but ignore other species who come to my feeder. Odd.
Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Jul 2021
10:00pm, 17 Jul 2021
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I've checked back and think it must've been a female kestrel, which I wondered about at the time. It wasn't flying like a kestrel usually does around that particular area.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Jul 2021
10:31pm, 17 Jul 2021
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Worth thinking about sparrowhawk if you see soaring small - medium raptors Red. Female is a decent size. King tail and kind of rounded wings

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