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flyingfinn
flyingfinn
Apr 2020
12:26pm, 25 Apr 2020
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flyingfinn
Lots of singing warblers (Reed, Sedge, Chiff, Blackcap and a Whitethroat) on this morning's run and then I came across a guy with bins looking intently at a particular bush. Enquired as to what he had seen and he pointed out a pair of Garden Warblers that were clearly visible with the naked eye as well. He heard one of them in the hedge and then spotted them but at this point they were silent so I'd have missed them without him. First of the year for me. :-)
Surelynot
Surelynot
Apr 2020
2:34pm, 25 Apr 2020
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Surelynot
Walk along the river this afternoon. Delighted to see sand martins. But the star of the show was a kingfisher. I'd taken my binoculars so had about 5 minutes watching this cobalt blue dart diving for fish off a tree branch before it flew on and out of sight.

Magical. It's really made my day.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Apr 2020
2:39pm, 25 Apr 2020
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Derby Tup
Garden warbler - THE classic sbj. Key distinguishing features: it doesn’t have any :-)
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Apr 2020
2:40pm, 25 Apr 2020
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Derby Tup
That sounds a real treat Surely
Surelynot
Surelynot
Apr 2020
2:44pm, 25 Apr 2020
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Surelynot
it was DT. Still smiling :)
um
um
Apr 2020
2:56pm, 25 Apr 2020
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um
Noisy cuckoo today - I think that's the first for me this year
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Apr 2020
3:00pm, 25 Apr 2020
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Derby Tup
Ace

We had a brown female blackbird with a yellow bill in our feeders this morning ;-)
12barDavid
12barDavid
Apr 2020
3:37pm, 25 Apr 2020
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I can't find this bird in my book. I spotted him on our aerial when I was cleaning out the gutters this morning.
Chrisity
Chrisity
Apr 2020
3:41pm, 25 Apr 2020
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i'd go for Male Bullfinch David.
12barDavid
12barDavid
Apr 2020
4:05pm, 25 Apr 2020
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12barDavid
Thanks Chrisity.

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