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Jul 2020
9:11am, 2 Jul 2020
16,899 posts
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Rosehip
That's a sad graph, jackdaw.
My little patch of Bedfordshire has landowners who are now trying to improve practices and it does seem to be beginning to work. Having the RSPB Headquarters "over the road" probably helps with local influence too.
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Jul 2020
10:16am, 2 Jul 2020
6,133 posts
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Eynsham Red
Superb picture Heinzter. It’s almost like an ink painting.
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Jul 2020
10:33am, 2 Jul 2020
43,875 posts
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Derby Tup
I was looking up a great walk we did last year in the south of the Peak and realised it was what ff posted previously ie Long Dale and Gratton Dale. This is away from some of the busier areas and superb. Incidentally also fantastic for butterflies. Maybe ff can update us wether Elton cafe is open. Years, err, decades actually, ago it was very good. I’d normally recommend a trip to Scarthin books in Cromford too but fear it’s quirky tiny rooms and passageways many aren’t ideal in these times
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Jul 2020
10:47am, 2 Jul 2020
1,763 posts
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Surelynot
Just watched a greenfinch take on any sparrow that dared to get near the seed feeder it was eating from this morning. It was very aggressive.
Also had a visit from a juvenile goldfinch.
Working from home has some clear advantages.
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Jul 2020
11:39am, 2 Jul 2020
2,831 posts
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J2R
Really looking forward to my Peaks trip now! Long Dale and Gratton Dale are firmly on the agenda.
Surelynot, yes, greenfinches have a swagger about them on the feeders, and won't be dislodged by anything other than squirrels or great spotted woodpeckers. They exude a "You don't want to mess with this beak" confidence.
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Jul 2020
12:06pm, 2 Jul 2020
13,714 posts
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Yorkshire Pie
We had a couple of long tailed tits on the feeder this morning - only the second time I've spotted them in the garden. Usual crowd of sparrows, and plenty of youngsters of various varieties - sparrows, robin, blackbirds, magpies, pigeons and squirrels.
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Jul 2020
12:32pm, 2 Jul 2020
1,715 posts
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flyingfinn
Visit from three juvenile Grey Wags this morning including one with only one leg (well one and a half). It was fascinating to watch it still doing a Wagtaill bob with perfect balance as it hopped around.
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Jul 2020
5:21pm, 2 Jul 2020
1,206 posts
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Roberto
I probably sound like I'm on repeat about these goldfinches, but there have just been 3 of them.
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Jul 2020
5:32pm, 2 Jul 2020
13,715 posts
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Yorkshire Pie
A couple of baby magpies were just making a racket trying to get their parents to feed them.
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Jul 2020
5:44pm, 2 Jul 2020
1,766 posts
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Surelynot
Long-tailed tits are fantastic wee birds.
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