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May 2020
3:55pm, 31 May 2020
4,934 posts
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The Scribbler
Heard my first cuckoo this morning on a long walk in Dipton woods. Heard plenty of other birds but only managed to see a couple of blackbirds.
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May 2020
5:09pm, 31 May 2020
95 posts
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SteveCRunner
Bonners, I don't know where you were but is there any chance it was a skua?
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May 2020
5:11pm, 31 May 2020
2,546 posts
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um
Looks very buzzardy to me
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May 2020
5:16pm, 31 May 2020
1,632 posts
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bonners
@steve,no don't think so, I'm more than happy with the experts opinion of buzzard. It is interesting how even moving slightly from your own patch that looks can change and deceive though, even behaviour being slightly different
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May 2020
6:24pm, 31 May 2020
42,502 posts
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Derby Tup
There’s been a very light buzzard around here lately
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Jun 2020
12:03pm, 1 Jun 2020
13,675 posts
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Yorkshire Pie
We seem to have acquired a coal tit this morning. I’m sitting outside listening to a webinar while watching the birds and it’s been flitting backwards and forwards to the bird feeder for a good chunk of that.
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Jun 2020
12:12pm, 1 Jun 2020
1,733 posts
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Surelynot
Red kites were reintroduced to our region in 2001 on Loch Ken. It's been really interesting to see the spread of the species locally as they have bred successfully and the offspring seek new territories.
I was walking on the river about 5 miles south of out of town yesterday and was surprised to see a kite soaring above the scrub between the river and main road.
After bemoaning the lack of swift sightings on Friday - it's been about three weeks since I'd seen one - they made up for it on Saturday and Sunday with around eight soaring above in a clear, clear sky.
Brilliant.
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Jun 2020
12:32pm, 1 Jun 2020
42,536 posts
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Derby Tup
Eight coincides with about my highest count. Haworth is a big sprawling place and there appears to be three or maybe four areas with swift but mostly it’s only four or five birds
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Jun 2020
12:56pm, 1 Jun 2020
13,676 posts
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Yorkshire Pie
We have lots of red kites here - one has just been circling overhead.
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Jun 2020
1:05pm, 1 Jun 2020
5,921 posts
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Eynsham Red
We see red kites here regularly. Just lately they are being mobbed by crows, but seem to take little notice.
No swifts, swallows or house martins around here. I guess that it's just the wrong environment for them.
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