Fetch Birdwatchers
165 watchers
May 2020
8:07pm, 15 May 2020
3,042 posts
|
jacdaw
I saw a video of a gcg catching and eating sand martins, somewhere in County Durham. Apparently it has done it for the last 3 years.
|
May 2020
8:50pm, 15 May 2020
2,397 posts
|
um
Lots of cuckoos (6?) in the New Forest today. ( or just one always 1/2 mike ahead of us?) And 3 pairs of buzzards - all in the air, at points of a triangle about a mile apart. All seeming to ‘ignore’ the others. Although the first pair were in a tree, then stayed low, second pair stayed ‘near‘ their nest, one of the third pair was incredibly high. Was that hunting or just dominating behaviour? |
May 2020
9:33pm, 15 May 2020
1,598 posts
|
bonners
Still swiftless, but was treated to a display by the local housemartins over the garden tonight. Now have fledgling sparrows, starlings, blackbirds and greenfinches visiting. Plenty of goldfinches, but no youngsters yet. |
May 2020
12:07pm, 16 May 2020
11,683 posts
|
D2
2 cuckoos at the same time this morning
|
|
May 2020
12:21pm, 16 May 2020
1,599 posts
|
bonners
Happy birthday DT, may it be swift full with the songs of cuckoo 👍
|
May 2020
1:02pm, 16 May 2020
1,644 posts
|
flyingfinn
D2 now you're getting greedy 
|
May 2020
2:32pm, 16 May 2020
19,142 posts
|
flanker
If you have a few minutes spare, the puffin webcam on Coquet is therapeutic. rspb.org.uk |
May 2020
2:36pm, 16 May 2020
4,900 posts
|
The Scribbler
I love seeing the puffins. We usually go to the Farnes to see them. Those cameras are almost as good
|
May 2020
2:39pm, 16 May 2020
15,479 posts
|
Gooner
Great link Flanker
|
|
May 2020
2:46pm, 16 May 2020
1,600 posts
|
bonners
Fascinating stuff here. Buzzard cruising overhead being attacked and I mean attacked by a herring gull. Several others came up, but this was the only one that physically attacked it. Seen buzzards getting mobbed plenty of times but never seen anything so violent. There are plenty of gull nests in the area and seeing how violent the attacks are explains the many gull scars I've got on my head.
|
Related Threads
-
Bird song watch
Jun 2025
-
Bird Attacks
Jul 2020
-
How do fetchies survive seagull breeding season?
Jun 2019
-
Swallows - Who's got swallows?
Apr 2016
-
Nesting Seagulls!
Jul 2013
-
Hedgehog watch and other nocturnal garden visitors
Jun 2025
-
Morning Light: The Fetchland Gardening Wire
Apr 2025
-
Beekeeping Fetchies
Jul 2023
-
Sunlight, Warmth, Happiness… and triffids
Jul 2020
-
Wildflower, Blossom and Fungi Photographs
Jun 2025
Report This Content
You can report any content you believe to be unsafe. Please let me know why you believe this content is unsafe by choosing a category below.
Thank you for your report. The content will be assessed as soon as possible.