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Apr 2021
8:07pm, 18 Apr 2021
22,901 posts
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Dave A
Keeping the numbers down helps with the house prices.
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Apr 2021
8:09pm, 18 Apr 2021
252 posts
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RooA
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Apr 2021
10:28pm, 18 Apr 2021
13,969 posts
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rf_fozzy
Had what I think can only be a pair of robins (they weren't fighting, so not two males) following me round the allotment this evening.
They were waiting for me to clear a section under the raspberry canes, then hunting for stuff on the bare ground.
They were extremely bold though - they were regularly sitting just a metre or so away and at times they were within arm's reach.
Might see if I've got a spare bird feeder I can hang in the apple tree there.
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Apr 2021
9:51am, 19 Apr 2021
253 posts
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RooA
First pair of swallows in the Far North this morning. Slow spotted an early scout last week but I've just seen some for the first time.
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Apr 2021
10:13am, 19 Apr 2021
2,277 posts
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Surelynot
No swallows in SW Scotland so far. I will keep a beady eye on the sky.
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Apr 2021
10:17am, 19 Apr 2021
49,739 posts
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Derby Tup
I’ve not seen a swallow still and the sand martin seen yesterday (maybe 30) were in Wharfedale, where there are some king established nesting sites
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Apr 2021
10:46am, 19 Apr 2021
5,430 posts
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TheScribbler
My first ever blackcap this morning
Thanks to this forum and our local wildlife group I knew they were something to look out for. So, when I walked in the park and heard a beautiful, unfamiliar song, I recorded it to identify it later, then spotted a little bird with a dark head singing. I thought 'blackcap' and confirmed it with both my sighting and its song.
Lots of lovely sightings this morning - song thrush, long tailed tit, goldfinch, coal tit, blue tit, robin, blackbird. Of course I didn't have my camera with me!
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Apr 2021
11:13am, 19 Apr 2021
3,569 posts
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J2R
That's wonderful, TheScribbler! You'll get a lot of joy out of getting to know birds by their song. Warblers aren't the easiest place to start, so you did well - although the songs are often quite easy to identify*, it's often difficult to see the birds themselves for confirmation as they generally remain well hidden among the leaves.
*Notwithstanding difficulties distinguishing blackcaps and garden warblers, and reed and sedge warblers - although in both these cases, if you actually see the birds they're easy enough to tell apart.
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Apr 2021
11:16am, 19 Apr 2021
49,740 posts
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Derby Tup
I struggle with reed / sedge warbler but it’s rare I see or hear them
I heard a garden warbler last year after getting really tuned into blackcap and that was okay
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Apr 2021
2:02pm, 19 Apr 2021
4,533 posts
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steve45
Excellent Scribbler; now you could be hearing them regularly-- it's a good year for them.
It's always made easier identifying songsters when you're able to hear them and/or see them regularly. Luckily for me the awkward three...Reed, Sedge and Garden are regulars for me.
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