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flanker Jan 2021 3:13pm, 16 Jan 2021 19,639 posts	0 flanker Our most unusual garden visitor is a 3-way tie... ... between robin, dunnock and blue tit.
J2R Jan 2021 5:42pm, 16 Jan 2021 3,358 posts	0 J2R Most unusual birds I have had in the garden here are probably linnet and red-legged partridge, not because they're in any way rare, but they are certainly unexpected in a suburban city garden a couple of miles from the nearest farmland. Bramblings and redpolls are probably the most exciting.
Rosehip Jan 2021 9:50am, 17 Jan 2021 19,351 posts	0 Rosehip I took the pic to show a path I use being unusable -I didn't even notice the bird until it flew away and I realised what it was
TheScribbler Jan 2021 2:18pm, 17 Jan 2021 5,264 posts	0 TheScribbler First redwing for me today. Took some pictures to get my eye in, thinking it was a song thrush, but checked the ID when I reviewed my photos. Also got extremely lucky and saw the local park kingfisher. Seemed quite happy to be fishing in the little lake even with lots of people and photographers around. Will post some pics later after I have processed them
HellsBells Jan 2021 2:56pm, 17 Jan 2021 27,595 posts	0 HellsBells I‘ve just walked back from the test site (long story) and one of the fields by the vet school was covered in redwing
TheScribbler Jan 2021 6:12pm, 17 Jan 2021 5,265 posts	0 TheScribbler Pics on my blog and in the gallery if you're interested. It really is one of the joys of learning to take photos, learning to identify the birds and learn more about them.
Surelynot Jan 2021 10:36am, 18 Jan 2021 1,927 posts	0 Surelynot My wife managed to get some good photographs of the otters yesterday. There's a Domino's Pizza shop about 100 yards away from where this was taken.
Derby Tup Jan 2021 11:07am, 18 Jan 2021 48,591 posts	0 Derby Tup Wow
Yorkshire Pie Jan 2021 11:12am, 18 Jan 2021 13,949 posts	0 Yorkshire Pie Wow!
TheScribbler Jan 2021 11:19am, 18 Jan 2021 5,269 posts	0 TheScribbler Wow! How wonderful to see an otter. They are definitely in my top 10 list

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Big Garden Birdwatch 24th - 26th January 2025 rspb.org.uk

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