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Apr 2020
10:57pm, 24 Apr 2020
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KinkyS
He was only defending his lady-friend on her nest heart

He did actively chase me to get me though - bloomin' nippy these geese, and I was running at the time!
Apr 2020
10:59pm, 24 Apr 2020
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Derby Tup
Can’t beat a bit of Gooselek
Apr 2020
11:20pm, 24 Apr 2020
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Chrisity
Sand Martins on the Beeston to Nottingham Canal.

Apr 2020
1:25am, 25 Apr 2020
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flanker
first definite wheatear tonight, plus mippits, skylarks, crows, ravens, the sound of stonechat. mallards, grey wags, our local couple of black and white ducks (will they have grey chicks?), and some aggressive Canadians.
J2R
Apr 2020
9:38am, 25 Apr 2020
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J2R
Surelynot, I'd say bullfinch as well. You definitely see the white rump as they fly off.

No massive bird excitement for me yesterday, but two oystercatchers on my local patch, which is unusual, a loudly-drumming GSW, a reed warbler, reed buntings, and lots of whitethroats. I only heard my first of the year on Wednesday, now they're everywhere!
Apr 2020
9:39am, 25 Apr 2020
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Heinzster
Bat last night, mallard with 14 (!) very young ducklings. Then a dipper where I haven't seen one for at least 4 years, grey wagtail and the first swifts of the year!
Apr 2020
9:40am, 25 Apr 2020
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Derby Tup
Swifts??!! Awesome
Apr 2020
9:50am, 25 Apr 2020
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Heinzster
Two, DT, doing their fighter jet impersonation and surveying the area. There is a shop in the town which has several stories above it. They have swift nest boxes and play their calls to attract them, which works each year. We have mobs of them doing aerobatics around the town hall, which makes a sunny day feel much more like France than Northern Ireland. Great to see them back!
Apr 2020
9:51am, 25 Apr 2020
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Heinzster
*should have said that we usually have mobs of them in the summer, we havent got there this year yet
Apr 2020
9:53am, 25 Apr 2020
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Derby Tup
I’m moving over there. Sounds proper ‘swifty’ heart

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