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Rosehip
Rosehip
Oct 2018
1:41pm, 6 Oct 2018
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Thanks for the link Chrisity - looks unlikely, nothing on there. Hopefully I'll see it again and remember description better next time.
That link des mention redwings not far away - haven't seen them here in their usual spot yet though.

And I thought you might like today's accidental gps art

steve45
steve45
Oct 2018
4:12pm, 6 Oct 2018
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Yeah, read that Redwings were seen on Fair Isle in mid week too but none down here yet. Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Blue Tit (10) in my garden this morning. Cetti's singing along path of local Park Run (which I don't run!). Have had a ridiculously quiet three months birding wise.
Heinzster
Heinzster
Oct 2018
5:24pm, 6 Oct 2018
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Several rafts of eider on Belfast Lough this morning
bonners
bonners
Oct 2018
5:52pm, 6 Oct 2018
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No redwings around North Wales at the moment, although on my stroll today it was noticeable that all the trees and bushes are laden with berries in readiness. Has Derby Tup predicted a waxwing year yet 😀😀?
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Oct 2018
7:19pm, 6 Oct 2018
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DT predicted a waxwing ‘eruption’ weeks ago ;-)
J2R
J2R
Oct 2018
7:32pm, 6 Oct 2018
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Isn't it 'irruption', DT? Anyway, hope you're right, haven't seen waxwings for years. We have a pyracantha in the garden with a fine set of berries this year, waiting for winter birds. We've had redwings on them before, but the trouble is that blackbirds normally snaffle them all before redwings come along.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Oct 2018
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Looks like you’re right re irruption

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alpenrose
alpenrose
Oct 2018
10:13pm, 6 Oct 2018
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Lots of what I thought must have been sand martins swooping around the cliffs this afternoon.
carolyn_t
carolyn_t
Oct 2018
11:13am, 7 Oct 2018
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I saw redwings (I had to use the RSPB bird ID page to know that) for the first time earlier this year when we had the snowy spell. Apparently they normally avoid gardens but because of the prolonged cold weather they were having to approach to have a chance of getting food. I put a load of apples out for them on the recommendation of the RSPB, so hopefully they will remember my garden as a good place to come and visit again. It was great to see them - about 20 all landed in a nearby tree all at once.
jacdaw
jacdaw
Oct 2018
12:41pm, 7 Oct 2018
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Bee-eater in Haltwhistle this morning. I don't normally do twitching, but it was fairly local and they are lovely birds, so I went to have a look.

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