Fetch Birdwatchers
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165 watchers
Apr 2022
10:46pm, 3 Apr 2022
2,519 posts
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Reiver
I was really pleased to get eyes on a Chiffchaff yesterday. I often find I can hear them but can't see them. I took binoculars on our day out and followed the song to spot the bird.
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Apr 2022
9:58pm, 4 Apr 2022
4,113 posts
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J2R
Startling new tick on my local riverside run today, a glossy ibis! Stopped to chat with couple who had a 'scope trained on it and invited me to take a look. Apparently it's been around a couple of weeks, but I've not been following the local bird news.
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Apr 2022
10:02pm, 4 Apr 2022
2,133 posts
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Heinzster
My son is studying in Leeds. He drives an asda van at weekends, and yesterday he phoned, very excited, as he had seen a huge (no, really massive, enormous) bird on his route in the Dales. He is convinced it was an eagle, he said it was much larger than a kite or buzzard. What do you reckon the odds are?
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Apr 2022
10:07pm, 4 Apr 2022
955 posts
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paulcook
Just had to google glossy ibis. That's a very dashing looking bird.
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Apr 2022
10:19pm, 4 Apr 2022
3,611 posts
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jacdaw
Heinzster, reports of a WT Eagle over Yorkshire yesterday, here: twitter.com |
Apr 2022
10:19pm, 4 Apr 2022
22,278 posts
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Red Squirrel
Perhaps it was a peeking duck DT; from behind its swan friend.
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Apr 2022
10:22pm, 4 Apr 2022
54,985 posts
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Derby Tup
V good Red  Glossy ibis always reminds me of Gonzo the muppet
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Apr 2022
10:43pm, 4 Apr 2022
2,134 posts
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Heinzster
Thank you! Looks like he was right 😳😊
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Apr 2022
10:45pm, 4 Apr 2022
54,986 posts
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Derby Tup
That lad’s eagle eyed
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Apr 2022
12:51am, 5 Apr 2022
20,496 posts
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flanker
First wheatear of the year tonight on a recce of the Orchan Rocks race route. Flushed a female out of a stone wall into the rain. Given the time and weather I assume she'd settled down somewhere dry for the night until we disturbed her. Sorry! |
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