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Aug 2020
7:57pm, 13 Aug 2020
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HowFar?
Congratulations to him, Heinzster. Best wishes to him for this year and his future career.
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Aug 2020
9:03pm, 13 Aug 2020
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Derby Tup
+1 for what HF? said
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Aug 2020
9:40pm, 13 Aug 2020
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Heinzster
Thanks, guys!
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Aug 2020
9:42pm, 13 Aug 2020
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HowFar?
I was in my garage, fixing a puncture, when there was a scuffling sound from just outside the door. Whatever had been there had obviously taken off down the side of the garage. I peered round the corner, just in time to see a gingery blur bounce into the undergrowth. I suppose it could have been a small fox, but the way it moved was exactly the same as the pine marten I saw from the kitchen window a few years ago.
The security light outside the garage has come on several times in the last few evenings so there’s definitely something that’s making visits after dusk.
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Aug 2020
11:22pm, 13 Aug 2020
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phal
Good news Heinzster! Excellent!
Have you got a night camera HF? ?
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Aug 2020
11:29pm, 13 Aug 2020
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HowFar?
No. That would be interesting though.
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Aug 2020
9:28am, 14 Aug 2020
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steve45
Belated but well done DS1 on that teaching job.
Sparrowhawk chasing a Kingfisher, that's some rare chance to see.
I've not seen anything at all of note! Envious of most of you here on the thread!
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Aug 2020
9:31am, 14 Aug 2020
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Derby Tup
It’s arguably the worst time of the year for birdwatching. One thing I’ve noticed though is the local titmice seem a bit more vocal than of late
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Aug 2020
11:00am, 14 Aug 2020
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bonners
We've still got the LTT family coming into the garden. Huge numbers of starlings, greenfinches and sparrows on the feeders, not much else gets a look in, amazed at how grave the LTTs are.
However, I'd agree with your point in general DT, went for a walk in the hills last night and at one point there wasnt a single sound, beautiful, but sad not to hear the bird song. A bit later still lots of swallows and housemartins though.
The river is the exception to the rule here, teeming with noisy wildlife
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Aug 2020
11:11am, 14 Aug 2020
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J2R
DT, last year I said the same about August to a friend who is a VERY serious birder and he told me (in the nicest possible way) that I was completely wrong, that this is a time of very interesting migrants. That is probably more of a Norfolk coast thing, though. And personally I'd rather have the singing and general hubbub of April-June than the off-chance of seeing some poor wee thing which has been blown off course.
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