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♪♫ Synge ♪♫
♪♫ Synge ♪♫
Feb 2022
8:44pm, 1 Feb 2022
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The green is always horizontal round here, firmly on the ground.
um
um
Feb 2022
9:07am, 2 Feb 2022
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um
The green is always flying away here ...
GSWs featured in my blog today. I didn't get a ruler in the background to check the size. Will try harder next time.

Or maybe tie one (a ruler) to the feeder?
jacdaw
jacdaw
Feb 2022
9:47am, 2 Feb 2022
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jacdaw
GSW drumming here this morning. First this year.
KinkyS
KinkyS
Feb 2022
7:46pm, 2 Feb 2022
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KinkyS
Not one, not two but three dippers on today's commute heart

They're easy to find at the moment because they're making *a lot* of noise :-)
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Feb 2022
9:14pm, 2 Feb 2022
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Derby Tup
Vocal in the Worth Valley too
phal
phal
Feb 2022
6:29pm, 3 Feb 2022
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phal
Think we disturbed a curlew on today’s walk - field based and watched it fly away!

Only one dipper today after five yesterday plus a lovely v of geese which we reckon were pinkies.

It also looks like we have tree sparrows on the farm, but still being hesitant about being definite as there’s house sparrows there too - but they definitely have chestnut heads and white facey bits. Will do more watching tomorrow 🤪
HellsBells
HellsBells
Feb 2022
6:35pm, 3 Feb 2022
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HellsBells
I think dippers are mythical.
We have a female blackcap almost constantly on the feeder for the last week. We do see both sexes occasionally, but never had one so resident before
J2R
J2R
Feb 2022
7:39pm, 3 Feb 2022
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J2R
Dippers, disappointingly, are not a bird of Norfolk. Never seen one here, never expect to. They're always a treat for me when I go to hilly areas in the west and north. I've also seen lots of them in Norway when I've spent time there - their Norwegian name is 'fosskarl', which basically means 'waterfall chap'. I rather like that.
Hanneke
Hanneke
Feb 2022
8:09pm, 3 Feb 2022
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Hanneke
Waterfall chap, now that is nice!
Heinzster
Heinzster
Feb 2022
8:33pm, 3 Feb 2022
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Heinzster
That is nice. I used to see them much more frequently than I do now. Last one was in a tiny stream, effectively in my church car park!

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