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Heinzster
Heinzster
Jan 2019
3:57pm, 1 Jan 2019
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Heinzster
Three peregrines today above Carrick-a-rede rope bridge. It seemed to be a pair and an interloper. So pleased to see them!
J2R
J2R
Jan 2019
10:31am, 7 Jan 2019
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J2R
Two wonderful sights yesterday, on a long run through the marshes. A large flock of swans approaching and flying overhead, their wings making that strange whistling noise, and splashing on to the river just ahead of me. And the best view I've had in ages of a barn owl, quartering a field, backwards and forwards very near me (sadly I didn't have my binoculars with me). Also a couple of roe deer bouncing through the fields.
Rosehip
Rosehip
Jan 2019
1:23pm, 7 Jan 2019
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Rosehip
Saw "my" barn owl for the first time this year last evening, I was getting worried about her as I'd not seen her. They're fabulous to watch :)
J2R
J2R
Jan 2019
3:50pm, 7 Jan 2019
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J2R
I used to see barn owls very often and have seen very few over the last 3-4 years, so this was a special delight.

On today's run, two different woodpeckers, a great spotted and a green.
Rosehip
Rosehip
Jan 2019
5:12pm, 7 Jan 2019
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Rosehip
I love green woodpeckers :)
J2R
J2R
Jan 2019
5:17pm, 7 Jan 2019
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J2R
Rosehip, who doesn't? (Well, ants, I suppose).
Roberto
Roberto
Jan 2019
6:07pm, 7 Jan 2019
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Roberto
Never spotted a green woodpecker yet. Not particularly common around me I don’t think. Heard one but couldn’t spot it.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Jan 2019
7:05pm, 7 Jan 2019
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Derby Tup
Look out for them in the air. Characteristic bobbing flight. Size of a blackbird(ish)
flanker
flanker
Jan 2019
8:05pm, 7 Jan 2019
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flanker
Used to see (& hear) then almost daily in Cambridge. Great colour when they catch the sun. I suspect they'll become a rarity now were in Yorkshire 😂
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Jan 2019
8:36pm, 7 Jan 2019
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Derby Tup
Wharfedale is great for woodpeckers ;-)

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