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KinkyS
KinkyS
Aug 2022
10:10pm, 4 Aug 2022
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KinkyS
I went to 6th form in Marple :-)

Etherow Country Park is close by and once you get away from the main carpark has both pied and spotted flycatcher in the woods, along with a lovely group of mandarin ducks on the river heart, plus good chance of kingfisher and dipper too.
J2R
J2R
Aug 2022
10:18pm, 4 Aug 2022
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J2R
Wow, kinkys, I was right by there on my run today. Should have gone in!
phal
phal
Aug 2022
7:48am, 5 Aug 2022
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phal
Mango ducks! 😍 🥭 🦆
Yorkshire Pie
Yorkshire Pie
Aug 2022
10:42am, 6 Aug 2022
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Yorkshire Pie
Looks like our sparrows have another round of youngsters :)
154 Rob
154 Rob
Aug 2022
9:34am, 7 Aug 2022
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154 Rob
Very good day for wildlife yesterday - female sparrowhawk casually flapping from one wood to another in the morning.
In the evening, looking at the river Wear in Durham town centre - salmon jumping and 2 herons flying.
HowFar?
HowFar?
Aug 2022
11:26pm, 10 Aug 2022
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HowFar?
White tailed eagle! I was kayaking on Lough Erne when it appeared from an island, flew straight towards me for a bit, then (thankfully) decided I was too big to eat and turned and flew off in the opposite direction.

I have seen massive birds here before and thought it might have been them, but this was much closer and I am pretty certain that it was the eagle.

It was mightily impressive.
Hanneke
Hanneke
Aug 2022
11:35pm, 10 Aug 2022
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Hanneke
Sounds AMAZING HF!
J2R
J2R
Aug 2022
9:12am, 11 Aug 2022
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J2R
Impressive, HowFar!

To my dismay I note that the swifts have gone. Haven't seen one over the garden for a few days now.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Aug 2022
9:38am, 11 Aug 2022
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Derby Tup
I was going to ask about swifts! I heard a few high up earlier in the week but we should cherish any seen in coming days. Never mind they’ll be back in eight and a half months! heart
J2R
J2R
Aug 2022
10:37am, 11 Aug 2022
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J2R
I'm puzzled as to what it is which signals to the swifts that it's time to leave. It certainly can't be cooling temperatures. Maybe shorter daylight hours? Or does the density of flying insects in the sky start to drop?

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