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Dochart
Dochart
Apr 2018
7:46pm, 19 Apr 2018
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Dochart
first of this year's sedge warbler on this evening's run, two singing just off-patch - but will take my warbler action wherever I can find it. err, so to speak.
J2R
J2R
Apr 2018
8:33pm, 19 Apr 2018
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J2R
Echoing Derby Tup's #warblerenvy
Heinzster
Heinzster
Apr 2018
8:42pm, 19 Apr 2018
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Heinzster
Singing thrush tonight, the singing goldcrest. Never heard before
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Apr 2018
9:56pm, 19 Apr 2018
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Derby Tup
We are weeks behind. Blackcap just arrived. There’s a few spots on the new patch that I fancy for a gropper - the only problem is it’ll be Xmas before one might arrive :(
Heinzster
Heinzster
Apr 2018
10:24pm, 19 Apr 2018
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Heinzster
This may be a silly question, but anyway.....
Tonight I walked up through my town and heard a lot of screaming swifts. I was obviously excited and went to investigate. No swifts. Noise stopped, started again. There are nest boxes high on a gable wall. Do people use sound recordings to attract swifts to nests? The screaming sounded a bit 'repeated' after a while
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Apr 2018
9:22am, 20 Apr 2018
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Derby Tup
Starlings can do ‘good swift’. I love swifts and have been caught out more than once. In two weeks they’ll be here anyway!

I’m going for a walk tonight with our Tuss: target bird(s) common sand, willow warbler, pied fly nerd
J2R
J2R
Apr 2018
9:45am, 20 Apr 2018
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J2R
Blackcap singing in the garden this morning as I sat out having breakfast - and what a delight it is to be able to do that!

As DT says, starlings are good mimics. We often have them doing green woodpeckers, which is confusing.
J2R
J2R
Apr 2018
2:41pm, 20 Apr 2018
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J2R
What a difference a little bit of warm weather makes! First sedge warblers of the year this morning, and bluebells making their first, slightly tentative, appearance. Also an abundance of blackcaps singing their hearts out.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Apr 2018
3:34pm, 20 Apr 2018
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Derby Tup
H.O.U.S.E M.A.R.T.I.N :)
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Apr 2018
3:36pm, 20 Apr 2018
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Velociraptor
Housemartins here too. I saw the first ones yesterday evening :)

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