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  1. Prestdj

    Aurora Borealis 10 05 24

    great photos brian she danced for us in the sky in mytholmroyd from the garden what a weekend friday osprey over the garden then the display of the lights and saturday goshawk can send send more details in a message if you want
  2. Prestdj

    mytholmroyd 2024

    well after fridays osprey and a stunning display of the northern lights from the garden what would a nice day on saturday bring? headed up to erringden moor around 9am very warm and clear skies but nice breeze on the moor 3 kestrels playing over the ridge and 2 buzzards soaring then a large...
  3. Prestdj

    Aurora borealis/Northern Lights

    colette has always wanted to see them and despite trying a number of times failed. so friday night she goes to bed around 2245 i stayed up but headed to bed around 10 minutes later. at 2320 my phone buzzed with a message from the swillington bird group saying "northern lights over the reserve...
  4. Prestdj

    mytholmroyd 2024

    Good numbers of house martin and swifts over the garden plus one raven so sat enjoying the warm weather when an osprey goes over the garden high but what a garden bird over the moon to add it to the garden list Buzzing as we used to say 69 osprey
  5. Prestdj

    mytholmroyd 2024

    well back in mytholmroyd after what should have been a week away in sussex which turned into 4 days but in the 4 days walked 48 miles birding around tidemills and over to cuckmere haven missed all the good birds as usual but had a great time birding tidemills got back home at 1am via AA some...
  6. Prestdj

    mytholmroyd 2024

    Busy few days and fingers crossed tomorrow we will be in East Sussex But around the village in the last few days 65 swift flew low over the garden on 27/04 66 sand martin over the river 27/04 67 moorhen 1 on redacre pond 27/04 68 common scoter a small number flew west just after midnight 30/04
  7. Prestdj

    Seen the first Swallow 2024

    yes quite a few
  8. Prestdj

    Unknown bird drainage ditch Derby uk.

    moorhen and saw 2 juveniles in wakefield over a week ago
  9. Prestdj

    ID help please! South coast Uk

    looks like herring gull to me
  10. Prestdj

    mytholmroyd 2024

    what felt like hardwork birding this weekend slowly becoming quite productive 19th april swallow and house martin over the garden plus the odd buzzard overhead at lunchtime a greylag goose flew north 20th april pheasant and tawny owl calling just after dawn breakfast then dogwalk...
  11. Prestdj

    Birding and football

    if over 10000 mainly men watching other men is shorts kick a ball about then go fighting on the result isnt homo-erotic what is? also im so far removed from middle class! i live in council house and just living on universal credit so hardly middle class but thanks for reminding me notts county...
  12. Prestdj

    Motacilla flava Egypt?

    alexander is correct yellow wagtail but looks to be of the race blue headed wagtail
  13. Prestdj

    Birding and football

    yes grown men fighting over the outcome of a ball kicked around by 11 men shorts slightly homo-erotic behaviour. the trouble with football fans is they are experts whilst stuck working in a minimum paid job. i used to love football but now its just about money so gave up following 40 years ago
  14. Prestdj

    mytholmroyd 2024

    a very nice sounding raven over the garden at lunchtime and a buzzard soaring 58 raven
  15. Prestdj

    Passerine in Lisboa, Portugal (Parque Eduardo VII)

    firecrest white supercillium and golden shoulder patch
  16. Prestdj

    Waders - Tivat Solila, Montenegro - 9th April

    1-3 ruff 5 a snipe 4 I don’t care if he’s been rogering the Duke of York with a prize-winning leek. He shot my pigeon!
  17. Prestdj

    North Sea Thread

    all very interesting stuff i love it
  18. Prestdj

    mytholmroyd 2024

    another freezing cold weekend which is starting to get me down the constant cold wet weather saturday 13th april i was invited to join a walk at my old local patch Elland Gravel Pits now Cromwell Bottom Nature Reserve from the 80's/90's to talk about how it was back then and what birds were...
  19. Prestdj

    Willow Warbler or Chiffchaff please ?

    thought the same as its very grey/brown looking
  20. Prestdj

    Sightron SII Blue Sky HD 20-60X85

    the sightron scope looks exactly like the hawke endurance 85mm scope
  21. Prestdj

    LSW

    a few years ago a pair nested near brighouse for 2 years running, cromwell bottom also near brighouse used to be good but that was the late 80's/90's when i used to see them daily even displaying and mating. i noticed it seemed to move around by late march/april with one bird seen flying from...
  22. Prestdj

    Iberian Chiffchaff dilemma

    i dont rate apps for identifying birds a book is far better or even a few books, i notice you make no mention of what you heard or saw just the app said iberian warbler which you questioned i would never use an app to rely on identification and instead rely on my peers
  23. Prestdj

    easter weekend seahouses northumberland 29th-31st march

    had few championship pies i seek them out when in scotland, our lass loves macaroni pies, for me scotch pie but have had cheeseburger pie nice and steak fajita pie, and ill just throw in lorne sausage which is tasty and the breakfast packs you can get at the butchers.scotland is unique for its...
  24. Prestdj

    easter weekend seahouses northumberland 29th-31st march

    highly peppered beef and mutton with a unique pastry and only mostly found in scotland hence the name but the further north in england you go they can be found though morrisons do sell them but nothing like a real one. we have been known to travel the 120 mile round trip to dales butchers in...
  25. Prestdj

    easter weekend seahouses northumberland 29th-31st march

    booked springhill farm campsite back in october for new year but that altered due to weather, so rearranged for easter the site accomodates all sorts of accomodation caravans, motorhomes,campervans,tents, glamping pods and self accomondation and is clean and tidy with some very nice...
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