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Fragile Do Not Bend
Fragile Do Not Bend
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I’m in the southeast and green and GS woodpeckers are pretty commonplace in the countryside here. I’ve heard lots of drumming in the last week or so. I’ve not seen any raptors other than sparrowhawks and kestrels near home though.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Feb 2019
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Look out for buzzards. And listen for the mewing
Fragile Do Not Bend
Fragile Do Not Bend
Feb 2019
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Entirely possible I’ve seen and heard one and not realised. The buzzard’s call sounds like some sort of a sea bird to my ears, which are pretty rubbish at bird call IDing. If I’ve seen one silhouetted against the sky I’d probably have thought it was a crow.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Feb 2019
9:50am, 4 Feb 2019
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Look for birds soaring about woodland in coming weeks
flyingfinn
flyingfinn
Feb 2019
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Signs of spring. :-) GSWs have started drumming here in the last few days. One either side of the house both within 100m, though tbh I've never managed to fully establish whether it's two different territories who just two different drummin sites for a single bird. Also heard another this morning a mile or so away.
Rosehip
Rosehip
Feb 2019
7:26pm, 4 Feb 2019
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Another one when I wished I’d had a proper camera not just my phone
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Feb 2019
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Nice one

I had a singing dipper and three LTT on my evening stroll
flyingfinn
flyingfinn
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Nice Rosehip :-)
Rosehip
Rosehip
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That's only sighting no 2 this year, she pops up just when I've been getting worried about her :)

[she's known as Barnadette and has been alone - as far as we know- since her mate was killed by a lorry on the A1 a couple of years ago. Of course I can't tell one barny from another - so this might be a new one by now!]
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Feb 2019
8:08pm, 4 Feb 2019
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Cool name

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