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Feb 2018
10:21pm, 7 Feb 2018
5,483 posts
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chunkywizard
My bird, was bigger than a wren, and thinner than a house sparrow :-? I’ll try and get a photo.
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Feb 2018
9:45am, 8 Feb 2018
1,010 posts
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J2R
CW, dunnock?
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Feb 2018
11:02am, 8 Feb 2018
24,926 posts
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Derby Tup
A pair of dippers today, who looked very comfortable in each other’s company 
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Feb 2018
12:13pm, 8 Feb 2018
944 posts
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flyingfinn
Currenrly being mobbed by LTTs  Eight within five feet of where I'm sat at my laptop. Even the Blue Tits are waiting for access to the feeders.
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Feb 2018
12:35pm, 8 Feb 2018
1,011 posts
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J2R
@bonners, yes, it was one of those runs which made me feel glad to be alive (apart from the 5 miles I did late on at HM pace in undulating terrain ). To a certain extent, though, running is incompatible with watching birds, for two obvious reasons - you miss quite a bit while you're running and you tend to frighten birds off. For me, the best sightings come when I stop for a few minutes, as I did yesterday, to do some stretching. I became aware of a general commotion of little birds around me, now unbothered by, or perhaps unaware of, my presence (I tend to avoid bright running clothing when I'm going somewhere nice in nature and wear instead drab, subfusc colours).
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Feb 2018
12:50pm, 8 Feb 2018
17,534 posts
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KinkyS
For me, falling over things whilst trying to watch birds and run at the same time is the biggest problem!
A few years ago I came to a screeching halt during a marathon to shout 'water rail!' much to the bemusement of the other runners
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Feb 2018
1:18pm, 8 Feb 2018
1,012 posts
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J2R
KinkyS, :). There have been quite a few times when I've been a little conflicted during a race as a result of sighting interesting birds. I've wanted to stop, but the competitive runner in me always wins out. It only takes the right bird, though!
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Feb 2018
4:30pm, 8 Feb 2018
10,350 posts
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D2
Brilliant KinkyS!!
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Feb 2018
4:57pm, 8 Feb 2018
24,927 posts
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Derby Tup
I do 70% of my bird watching while driving (I’m a rep and spend half my working life in the car). Death by peregrine is always a worry
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Feb 2018
8:44pm, 8 Feb 2018
17,439 posts
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flanker
finally got around to downloading it...
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