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phal
phal
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Thanks DT - *tick* :-) :-) :-) She says it 'goes off' at the same time every early evening :-)

We're going for an early walk over to some different woods either tomorrow or the day after and hopefully we'll get to hear one there...... *fingers crossed*
Rosehip
Rosehip
May 2020
11:31am, 26 May 2020
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I don't think "my" cuckoos made it home :( this is the first year in a long time I haven't heard at least one :(
HellsBells
HellsBells
May 2020
11:55am, 26 May 2020
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Frag - could be yellowhammer? “A little bit of bread and no cheeeeeeese”?

Boy twin and his GF saw a little grebe on a nearby lake yesterday, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a little grebe so OH and I are off for a walk shortly.

No cuckoos heard here this year, but then i haven’t been to any of the places where i would usually hear them - Wimpole, Sandy, Fen Drayton lakes.....
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
May 2020
11:56am, 26 May 2020
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They’re all here Rosehip. I’ve heard six this year and none further than about three miles from home
Fragile Do Not Bend
Fragile Do Not Bend
May 2020
12:01pm, 26 May 2020
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Hmm, yellowhammer sounds similar but not quite right. The recordings I’ve just listened to have much less of a pause and the last note goes down instead of up. Unless there are variations in yellowhammer songs?
J2R
J2R
May 2020
12:05pm, 26 May 2020
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Yellowhammer songs do vary, Fragile. My money is on one of them. I've heard a rising note quite often. Can't think what else it might be. Heard a few yellowhammers on yesterday afternoon's country jaunt.
Fragile Do Not Bend
Fragile Do Not Bend
May 2020
12:27pm, 26 May 2020
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Thanks, maybe a regional thing? I’ve heard lots recently and I keep meaning to check what it is. It’s a song that has got into my subconscious and been associated with warm sunny days. :)
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
May 2020
12:32pm, 26 May 2020
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I’ve sure the willow warbler sing differently here to Wharfedale, less than ten miles away
Pothunter
Pothunter
May 2020
1:28pm, 26 May 2020
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I got my binoculars (Bushnell 8x42) out on the weekend for the first time in ages. The hard plastic bits on the prism housings have got a bit sticky. It’s almost like the plastic is degrading.

I have had them for 25 years but they are otherwise fine. I’ve tried to contact Bushnell customer services but no luck yet.

Any ideas? Anything I can rub on to protect them (and my hands!) further?
HellsBells
HellsBells
May 2020
1:36pm, 26 May 2020
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Just had a lovely walk round our little lake - not only saw the little grebe but a pair of goldeneye as well :-)

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