pete wragg
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85 - Peregrine, 1 terrorising waders and ducks on Long Bank Marsh.
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Garden / Yard List 2024 (3 Viewers)
- Thread starter halftwo
- Start date
Arrival of the summer thrushes takes me across the 50 mark - a couple of Fieldfares in the morning, two Blackbirds in the afternoon (a flock of seven Mistle Thrushes sandwiched between). Also an early Woodcock late afternoon was welcome.
Plenty of northbound geese all day, mostly Beans, a few White-fronted amongst.
49. Fieldfare
50. Blackbird
51. Woodcock
Plenty of northbound geese all day, mostly Beans, a few White-fronted amongst.
49. Fieldfare
50. Blackbird
51. Woodcock
Frank van Drogen
Not so important
Yesterday I heard the first (XX) Song Thrush from the garden. All good real estate in the local forest, where I hear them since two weeks, must have been claimed. There might have been a Miste Thrush as well, but the bins were in the bedroom where my wife was still sleeping. I deemed a garden tick was not worth invoking her wrath. 
Nonsense, not only should you have woken her, but also demanded she actually brought you the binoculars while you kept track of the bird (and then, after you duly confirmed the id, she could make the celebratory coffee).I deemed a garden tick was not worth invoking her wrath.
🙂
Divorse lawyers are not so expensive 😅
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
I disagree with JosYesterday I heard the first (XX) Song Thrush from the garden. All good real estate in the local forest, where I hear them since two weeks, must have been claimed. There might have been a Miste Thrush as well, but the bins were in the bedroom where my wife was still sleeping. I deemed a garden tick was not worth invoking her wrath.
, it was a wise decision Frank, as it says in Proverbs, regarding a wife of noble character:‘She is worth far more than rubies
She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life’
( substitute Mistle Thrush for rubies in your case….)
Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
March 4th
54. Grey Wagtail - one over calling
The last of the regular 'winter' birds I expect, so ready for the spring ones now.
54. Grey Wagtail - one over calling
The last of the regular 'winter' birds I expect, so ready for the spring ones now.
Richard Prior
Halfway up an Alp
You’ve caught up with me two weeks quicker than last year Jos!
As I said then :
This is when Jos vanishes over the horizon !
birdmeister
Well-known member
The joys of an early spring 🙂 I am 15 up on where I was last year 👍
But I think you may well pull ahead again in the next day or two ... I'm in the city till Friday.
Farnboro John
Well-known member
Sign of the times: first Chaffinch for the garden this year this morning.
43. Chaffinch 5/3
John
43. Chaffinch 5/3
John
Steve Lister
Senior Birder, ex County Recorder, Garden Moths.
March 5th
55. Kestrel - one flew SW.
On a bit of a roll, three days each with a new bird.
55. Kestrel - one flew SW.
On a bit of a roll, three days each with a new bird.
hookem2010
Well-known member
As I continue to avoid my yard and opt for walks to the neighborhood park, I added loggerhead shrike for park bird #131. Locally common in my area, but typically in ag fields or larger parks with more substantial grassy areas, so a pleasant surprise.
I also saw a pair of Cooper's hawks nest-building in the patch of woods that is my prime warbler-watching spot in the spring. May they successfully fledge their chicks with prey caught farther afield!
I also saw a pair of Cooper's hawks nest-building in the patch of woods that is my prime warbler-watching spot in the spring. May they successfully fledge their chicks with prey caught farther afield!
Andy Lakin
Well-known member
Cormorant was number 38 for year for me today. Managed to go from well ahead a couple of weeks ago to currently 3 days behind my previous best year.
Warixenjalka
Birdwitcher
It is said that a cowboys only takes off his hat for one reason. The same applies to bird watchers, the binoculars are taken off the neck for one reason only...Yesterday I heard the first (XX) Song Thrush from the garden. All good real estate in the local forest, where I hear them since two weeks, must have been claimed. There might have been a Miste Thrush as well, but the bins were in the bedroom where my wife was still sleeping. I deemed a garden tick was not worth invoking her wrath.
Edit: ...and you put them back on your neck after that. 😁
Last years end of February I had 16 yardticks, now 21. But nothing new for 19 days.
KenM
Well-known member
Am about 3 weeks behind same time last year.😩
However, only my 2nd ever one of these, turned up with the rest of the gang this am.
Alexandrine Parakeet a real bruiser, “nearly twice the size of RNP. 😮
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hookem2010
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While sanding cabinets on the back patio today, I was rewarded with all-time yard bird #63 in sandhill crane! A flock of about 60 got my attention with their calls while making their way north. I guess it was a good thing my electric panel was getting worked on and I couldn't use the power sander, or there would be no chance I'd hear them.
KenM
Well-known member
Have it on “call” most evenings, but tonight was my foy sighting for a Tawny Owl, that appeared to snatch a rat at 9.05am from our hanging peanut feeder! (which is Halogen lit by our wall security light).
From 5 metres it was a brief, but jaw dropping affair, just sheer coincidence that the Tawny and ourselves were both “dining” at the time.😊
….no good setting the camera up….as that is never going to repeat again!😩
From 5 metres it was a brief, but jaw dropping affair, just sheer coincidence that the Tawny and ourselves were both “dining” at the time.😊
….no good setting the camera up….as that is never going to repeat again!😩
