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May 2021
1:27pm, 29 May 2021
19,852 posts
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flanker
The regular hobbies back down south used to be late for everything - last to arrive, last to nest & fledge, and last to leave.
"Our" house martins arrived about 2 weeks ago, and are zooming around my head as I work* on the patio.
* in theory.
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May 2021
2:30pm, 29 May 2021
1,804 posts
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Heinzster
Beautiful run this morning, willow warbler seen and heard, chiffs heard, fledgling blue tits and i was able to stand and watch an otter for a good 5 minutes! I have never seen a live one before, there were fish jumping around it to get out of the way😊
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May 2021
7:22pm, 30 May 2021
3,649 posts
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J2R
A couple of bullfinches flitting along a hedge on a walk today - always a treat. And another garden bird tick, a lesser black-backed gull, perched on the decking just by the house, looking enormous and causing obvious consternation to one of our cats (poetic justice there - not that she herself is much of a bird-catcher).
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May 2021
7:28pm, 30 May 2021
3,650 posts
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J2R
Heinzster, wonderful about the otter! The Lagan?
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May 2021
7:34pm, 30 May 2021
50,339 posts
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Derby Tup
Good views of a singing white throat today. Little owl seen last night
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May 2021
8:22pm, 30 May 2021
1,806 posts
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Heinzster
J2R, no it was in the Six Mile Water, about a mile upstream from Antrim town centre and maybe 2 miles from where it enters Lough Neagh.
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May 2021
8:23pm, 30 May 2021
1,807 posts
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Heinzster
It was amazing!
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Jun 2021
9:51am, 1 Jun 2021
3,239 posts
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jacdaw
I surveyed a field for snipe last night. Saw curlew, lapwing, redshank and oystercatcher. And three individual woodcock roding. But no snipe.
On a run this morning, less than 10 miles from the survey field I heard and saw at least 6 drumming snipe.
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Jun 2021
9:56am, 1 Jun 2021
5,497 posts
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TheScribbler
Apologies for the awful photo, but I think these are tufted ducks on a little boating lake:
Spotted on my morning run, without glasses, in a sea fret with only my phone for photos 
I'm rubbish with ducks and waders generally, so took this to try and identify them.
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Jun 2021
10:26am, 1 Jun 2021
50,351 posts
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Derby Tup
Two male, one female tufty
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