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Apr 2020
10:53am, 10 Apr 2020
39,677 posts
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Derby Tup
It was a greenshank  The second I read your description I thought ‘greenshank’ One of the most elegant waders (along with spot red)
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Apr 2020
10:57am, 10 Apr 2020
2,724 posts
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J2R
I'm always a little puzzled why I don't see swallows or housemartins where I live, which is green suburban housing about a mile from the edge of town. We get loads of swifts but I've never seen a swallow or housemartin from my house or garden. Incidentally, last week's wholly unexpected red-legged partridge apparently spent quite a bit of time pecking around next door neighbour's garden. Bold adventurer!
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Apr 2020
11:00am, 10 Apr 2020
39,678 posts
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Derby Tup
Swift and hirundines seem to be localised. Where I used to live was very good for swift and house martin but less so swallow. Here is frankly crap. We did have a breeding pair of swallow two years ago mind
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Apr 2020
11:21am, 10 Apr 2020
22,770 posts
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Lizzie W
Mr W saw a firecrest yesterday (Sussex)
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Apr 2020
11:22am, 10 Apr 2020
1,577 posts
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flyingfinn
D2 I had a single Swallow above the High Peak Trail about 4 days ago. It was actually heading in your direction. 😀 I'm guessing there are more on the Res in their usual places round the Visitors Centre but with that officially closed I'm steering my runs to the more remote paths and don't really get a very good view of the best areas for hirundine.
Four Jays together this morning making a right noise. I suspect it may have been boundary dispute between two pairs. I don't think I've ever seen more than two simultaneously before?
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Apr 2020
11:27am, 10 Apr 2020
39,679 posts
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Derby Tup
Not social birds jay ff. A nice spot
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Apr 2020
11:41am, 10 Apr 2020
2,964 posts
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jacdaw
I've just realised that I've been sitting in the garden drinking coffee for the last 5 minutes listening to a willow warbler without realising.
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Apr 2020
12:10pm, 10 Apr 2020
5,704 posts
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Fragile Do Not Bend
Spotted a blue tit going under the eaves with nesting material, that particular spot gets used by blue tits every year.
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Apr 2020
12:43pm, 10 Apr 2020
2,725 posts
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J2R
jacdaw, that's lovely. I really rate the willow warbler song - rather melancholy and wistful, I think. They seem to have stopped coming to my local path, where I run most days, and I really don't know why because nothing has changed there. I used to hear loads of them there from mid-April onwards but I've hardly heard any in the last 2-3 years. They do occur not far away, though.
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Apr 2020
12:51pm, 10 Apr 2020
39,681 posts
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Derby Tup
Just above the grassy area where the Ilkley Moor fell raced starts is excellent for WW. Where we are near Haworth is a real struggle
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