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Feb 2019
4:51pm, 11 Feb 2019
11,754 posts
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Rosehip
I don't know where "our" Lapwing are getting ready to go to - but they seem to be getting ready to go. They fly together a bit like a starling murmuration in the evenings. But were still all in their usual fields yesterday.
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Feb 2019
5:38pm, 11 Feb 2019
29,199 posts
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Derby Tup
Snook out for a 20 minute evening walk. Birdsong fantastic and saw two dippers happily stood on rocks in the River Worth feet apart 
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Feb 2019
5:47pm, 11 Feb 2019
18,128 posts
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flanker
Interesting thoughts about hearing and not seeing; I suppose it depends what you want to achieve. I'm more interested in observing behaviours than creating a big tick list, so *just* hearing them is of little interest to me.
I'm also like Frag - I can't remember a song from hour-to-hour, never mind the next day.
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Feb 2019
6:03pm, 11 Feb 2019
38,195 posts
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alpenrose
I went to the river today but there was hardly any bird life as it was fast flowing and nearly over the top. I saw a cormorant fishing in it though and later on I saw a kestrel on some electricity/telephone cables.
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Feb 2019
6:24pm, 11 Feb 2019
11,755 posts
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Rosehip
Birdsong superb this evening- still no idea which bird making which noise though 
Kestrel was sure that I was a threat - I wouldn't have spotted it if it didn't fly from tree/post/pole to the next one each time Ralph and I got close
No sign of little owl, barn owl briefly but it went off the other side of the copse and didn't see it again
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Feb 2019
7:27pm, 11 Feb 2019
2,407 posts
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phal
Some good spots going on š love the noise lapwing make š
We had eight Little Egret in the horse field yesterday.
I keep trying to work on my birdsong āhead libraryā some are easy to remember..... others far less so!!!
Hoping to head to Brandon Marsh with Dave tomorrow to see whatās about š
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Feb 2019
8:25pm, 11 Feb 2019
1,811 posts
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J2R
flanker, for me listening to birds is nothing to do with a ticklist. I just love to know they're there, where they should be, and if I hear them it gives me a good feeling (enhanced if I see them as well).
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Feb 2019
8:28pm, 11 Feb 2019
29,210 posts
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Derby Tup
Iāve been birdwatching for over 35 years and donāt keep lists. If weāre away for a week I might make a list but I donāt keep it. Every year I say Iāll make a note of my fist chiff or last swift but I never do
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Feb 2019
10:28pm, 11 Feb 2019
11,088 posts
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D2
Probably mundane but we have a male and female chaffinch, first I've seen here since ......... well I don't remember seeing them!
Over the weekend there was a flock of long tailed tits being very amusing in the wind.... I was amused they probably weren't.
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Feb 2019
1:25pm, 12 Feb 2019
4,056 posts
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Fragile Do Not Bend
Running on the downs today I heard lots of skylarks, and Iām also pretty sure I heard a buzzard. Thanks for the heads up on those DT!
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