| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 09:11 - Apr 10 with 3815 views | Chondzoresk |
No swallows or swifts so far. Lots of Chiffchaff and a Blackcap, however these are probably local migrants. Probably winter in France or SW England/Scilly Isles. Non migrants abound. Tawny Owl, Buzzard. Apparently Red Kites are becoming more prevalent local to me in North Suffolk. Still lots of garden birds nesting around me. Never ending supply of House Sparrows, which is great news. If I see any swallows or swifts, I will then post. |  | |  |
| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 09:22 - Apr 10 with 3791 views | artsbossbeard |
Nothing yet, we have a returning House Martin expected soon, fingers crossed.
Got a bloody starling nest in the roof this year though. Noisy beggars not only at sunrise but through the night too. Hopefully move on when the young ones fledge and I'll seal the entrance. |  |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 09:24 - Apr 10 with 3789 views | hoppy |
” Been generally very friendly on here over the course of the lockdown but think a bit of namecalling has crept in, which I don't think is necessary. If you disagree with someone's view or think it's nonsense, argue a point rather than calling them a name.”
And then you start calling people twitchers... |  |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 10:11 - Apr 10 with 3739 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 09:11 - Apr 10 by Chondzoresk |
No swallows or swifts so far. Lots of Chiffchaff and a Blackcap, however these are probably local migrants. Probably winter in France or SW England/Scilly Isles. Non migrants abound. Tawny Owl, Buzzard. Apparently Red Kites are becoming more prevalent local to me in North Suffolk. Still lots of garden birds nesting around me. Never ending supply of House Sparrows, which is great news. If I see any swallows or swifts, I will then post. |
European migrants are more than welcome too. Swifts usually arrive first week of May but Martins and Swallows should arrive soon with this southerly weather....some are reportedly here already. |  |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 10:23 - Apr 10 with 3725 views | WeWereZombies |
Saw a treecreeper on one of my cherry trees last week, first time in a couple of years. But I was too lazy to creep out and up to the tree to see if it was a regular British one or a short toed European migrant. |  |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 11:19 - Apr 10 with 3688 views | ElephantintheRoom |
Chiffchaffs are quite common out on the dawn dog walk. Nothing much else so far in rural essex/cambs that might be construed as a migrant. Astonishing number of deer though - and quite a few bats flitting around the edge of woodland, some of them scarily large. Which reminds me...time to plant the garlic. |  |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 11:59 - Apr 10 with 3662 views | mrshallisfit |
Hopefully a Hoopoe on the coast in the coming days. | | | |
| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 12:30 - Apr 10 with 3649 views | Ryorry |
Bloody immigrants, coming here, taking over our nesting sites, ponds & phoneline perches!  |  |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 13:48 - Apr 10 with 3618 views | factual_blue |
| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 09:24 - Apr 10 by hoppy |
” Been generally very friendly on here over the course of the lockdown but think a bit of namecalling has crept in, which I don't think is necessary. If you disagree with someone's view or think it's nonsense, argue a point rather than calling them a name.”
And then you start calling people twitchers... |
At least he didn't call them 'birders', who I think are like 'doggers', but with more tits. |  |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 15:38 - Apr 10 with 3588 views | Westover |
House Martin's have young here in the Algarve and they and swallows have been arriving for weeks now. | | | |
| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 15:55 - Apr 10 with 3580 views | WeWereZombies |
| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 13:48 - Apr 10 by factual_blue |
At least he didn't call them 'birders', who I think are like 'doggers', but with more tits. |
That would be people with bird tables in their gardens, they generally have fat balls... | |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 18:43 - Apr 10 with 3544 views | GeoffSentence |
Saw my first Swallows today, circling round Wenham Castle. No swifts yet, but they are normally a bit later. |  |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 19:22 - Apr 10 with 3522 views | Dubtractor |
Nothing too exotic in the garden yet, tonnes of the usual suspects though.
And after 6 years of it being up, we finally have some blue tits nesting in the camera box I bought Mrs Dub. Alas, the camera ceased working 4 years ago, but the thought was there. |  |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 19:25 - Apr 10 with 3513 views | monytowbray |
Saw a cat and two dogs today when I went for a walk. |  |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 19:30 - Apr 10 with 3506 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 19:25 - Apr 10 by monytowbray |
Saw a cat and two dogs today when I went for a walk. |
This is not the place for cat talk. | |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 18:07 - Apr 12 with 3388 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
Just heard first nightingale of the year! | |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 18:25 - Apr 12 with 3374 views | gordon |
I'm in Perthshire, on my daily government approved cycle (I do go slightly over the allotted time) I've seen a few Ospreys at usual lochs but not many for this time of year, normally loads of activity as territories are fought over etc.
One big flock of Sand Martins, probably 100s, hunting ober one of the lochs last week, but none since and no other hirundines yet.
Willow Warblers first singing 2 days ago, a few Blackcap singing on the route today and a female in the garden, although the local Sparrowhawk had a run through and killed something shortly after I saw the Blackcap.
Big surprise was seeing 3 Marsh Harriers (1 male and 2 females) in a smallish patch of reeds quite close to house this morning, hunting & interacting with one another. Presumably just moving around on their way back to the 3 or 4 established breeding sites in East Scotland, but would be great if they did stay and attempt to breed there. Will check again tomorrow morning. |  | | |
| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 18:28 - Apr 12 with 3370 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 18:25 - Apr 12 by gordon |
I'm in Perthshire, on my daily government approved cycle (I do go slightly over the allotted time) I've seen a few Ospreys at usual lochs but not many for this time of year, normally loads of activity as territories are fought over etc.
One big flock of Sand Martins, probably 100s, hunting ober one of the lochs last week, but none since and no other hirundines yet.
Willow Warblers first singing 2 days ago, a few Blackcap singing on the route today and a female in the garden, although the local Sparrowhawk had a run through and killed something shortly after I saw the Blackcap.
Big surprise was seeing 3 Marsh Harriers (1 male and 2 females) in a smallish patch of reeds quite close to house this morning, hunting & interacting with one another. Presumably just moving around on their way back to the 3 or 4 established breeding sites in East Scotland, but would be great if they did stay and attempt to breed there. Will check again tomorrow morning. |
Fantastic stuff....the hour limit is not a thing btw, just a Goveism ! | |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 18:52 - Apr 12 with 3359 views | woodbridge_blue |
Seen four separate incidents of two pigeons having a right old scrap....of course, could feasibly be the same pair in four different locations.
Is this typical pigeon behaviour for this time of year? | | | |
| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 18:55 - Apr 12 with 3356 views | gordon |
| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 18:28 - Apr 12 by BanksterDebtSlave |
Fantastic stuff....the hour limit is not a thing btw, just a Goveism ! |
It is nice to imagine that I'm breaking the quarantine rules though, adds a frisson of excitement to my birding bike ride. | | | |
| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 07:48 - Apr 24 with 3225 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
First cuckoo heard around this way this morning! (Always puts me in mind of Gerrard, not heard from on here in a long time now, who used to spend hours on Lopham Fen observing them.) | |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 07:55 - Apr 24 with 3217 views | WeWereZombies |
| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 07:48 - Apr 24 by BanksterDebtSlave |
First cuckoo heard around this way this morning! (Always puts me in mind of Gerrard, not heard from on here in a long time now, who used to spend hours on Lopham Fen observing them.) |
I was speaking to a friend on the phone yesterday and she said she had heard her first in Hertfordshire on her walk yesterday morning. | |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 07:58 - Apr 24 with 3213 views | ElephantintheRoom |
| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 07:55 - Apr 24 by WeWereZombies |
I was speaking to a friend on the phone yesterday and she said she had heard her first in Hertfordshire on her walk yesterday morning. |
Turtle doves have arrived in the off-piste audley end estate.... and what I take to be willow warblers.... but more practice required on youtube ot be confident about identifying warbler songs.
Loads of whitethroats around now as well | |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 08:02 - Apr 24 with 3207 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 07:58 - Apr 24 by ElephantintheRoom |
Turtle doves have arrived in the off-piste audley end estate.... and what I take to be willow warblers.... but more practice required on youtube ot be confident about identifying warbler songs.
Loads of whitethroats around now as well |
We have turtle doves around here too....they are the next ones I will be listening out for and then swifts which usually arrive in the first week of May. | |
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| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 08:03 - Apr 24 with 3206 views | hoppy |
| Twtd twitchers.....migrant special! on 07:58 - Apr 24 by ElephantintheRoom |
Turtle doves have arrived in the off-piste audley end estate.... and what I take to be willow warblers.... but more practice required on youtube ot be confident about identifying warbler songs.
Loads of whitethroats around now as well |
This lockdown time has apparently meant there’s been loads of deepthroats around as well.
I’ve not ticked any off though. | |
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