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bonners
bonners
Oct 2018
11:06am, 21 Oct 2018
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bonners
Nope, none of those. Going out on the river later, plenty of shellduck and redshank. We have greylag and canadian geese, no brents unfortunately. There is a couple of snipe at the RSPB reserve at Conwy apparently, I've not seen them though.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Oct 2018
11:11am, 21 Oct 2018
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Derby Tup
Keep ‘em peeled :-)

It’s fascinating how birds are so environment specific. I see dipper most days on my 35 - 40 min dog walks but would love to see or even hear a common shoreline bird like a redshank
HowFar?
HowFar?
Oct 2018
12:22pm, 21 Oct 2018
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HowFar?
Heinzster - Mum and Dad live just over the road from Ward Park - down at the tennis court end. I bet the cages for the birds were exactly the same as the last time you were there, 40 years ago!

I think we have snipe in the field next to my bungalow. It’s right beside the lough and, when I take the kayak down, I usually disturb a small brown bird that waits until I am virtually on top of it before it takes flight. There’s certainly snipe drumming to be heard in the spring/ early summer.
steve45
steve45
Oct 2018
12:24pm, 21 Oct 2018
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steve45
Redwing again! Come on everyone else!
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Oct 2018
12:47pm, 21 Oct 2018
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Derby Tup
I’m too busy looking for waxwing to bother with mundane winter thrushes ;-)
bonners
bonners
Oct 2018
1:00pm, 21 Oct 2018
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bonners
LOL, no redwing or fieldfare here, let alone waxwing!!
bonners
bonners
Oct 2018
1:00pm, 21 Oct 2018
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bonners
Will be going for a river stroll later though, plenty of berries, so who knows.
KinkyS
KinkyS
Oct 2018
3:06pm, 21 Oct 2018
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KinkyS
Large flock of fieldfare overhead at sunset yesterday :-)
Heinzster
Heinzster
Oct 2018
3:36pm, 21 Oct 2018
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Heinzster
HowFar, yes, they haven't changed at all. Probably a bit worn, but so am I!
Garfield
Garfield
Oct 2018
4:10pm, 21 Oct 2018
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Garfield
I remember hearing a woodpecker on a run in Canada one time...at first I thought it was someone relentlessly hammering away at his house for ages(!) until hubby told me what it was!!

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