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Sep 2018
8:26pm, 16 Sep 2018
17,870 posts
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flanker
Had a classic example of a buzzard "hovering" today. Stopped my long run for about 5 mins to watch! Although it's not really hovering - it was more a case of surfing on the wind about 5 meters away.
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Sep 2018
9:20pm, 16 Sep 2018
1,196 posts
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Heinzster
Lots of swallows quartering a field today. I suspect they are about to pick up their suitcases and head for sunshine.
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Sep 2018
5:47pm, 17 Sep 2018
16,232 posts
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Chrisity
Nice article about Yellowhammers and Brexithttps://theconversation.com/yellowhammer-the-brexit-bird-with-a-story-to-tell-about-the-eu-103066?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20September%2017%202018%20-%20111289961&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20September%2017%202018%20-%20111289961+CID_a7bb85b13d60cc0d0b80542495f4976f&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Yellowhammer%20the%20Brexit%20bird%20with%20a%20story%20to%20tell%20about%20the%20EU
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Sep 2018
7:24pm, 17 Sep 2018
26,928 posts
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Derby Tup
I saw ten kestrel today in the space of maybe six miles 
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Sep 2018
3:50pm, 19 Sep 2018
26,940 posts
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Derby Tup
Saw what I’m fairly certain was my first ever hobby today. Amazing slim and agile med sized hawk / falcon type bird making easy work of flying in incredibly windy conditions. Slightly smaller than a kestrel with a generally pointy appearance - this was a Ferrari versus a Porsche. iirc hobby can catch swifts and this bird looked well capable of that. If you’re in the road works on the M1 near the Trent / East Mids airport area keep them peeled
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Sep 2018
5:57pm, 19 Sep 2018
17,875 posts
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flanker
They're amazing birds, real athletes. We're lucky enough to have them nesting not far away.
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Sep 2018
7:11pm, 19 Sep 2018
1,365 posts
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J2R
DT, sounds very plausible. I've seen them going over house martins at Minsmere - impressive!
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Sep 2018
10:29am, 22 Sep 2018
1,120 posts
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flyingfinn
The storm winds have blown a Grey Phalarope into the res here. It's been around for over 24 hours now and had quite an audience this morning.
There were still Swallows around on Wednesday but I've not seen any since the storms hit.
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Sep 2018
10:35am, 22 Sep 2018
26,953 posts
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Derby Tup
We’re in Devon and I saw a bunch of sand martin heading south very purposely
Is the phalarope doing the spinning round in circles ff? The only one I’ve seen was incredibly confiding and spinning like a top
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Sep 2018
10:41am, 22 Sep 2018
1,121 posts
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flyingfinn
No spinning DT, I think it might be just the Red-necked that does that. It was reasonably confiding but constantly on the move which was not making life easy for the assembled audience today.
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