Fetch Birdwatchers
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166 watchers
May 2023
8:12pm, 2 May 2023
59,389 posts
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Derby Tup
No local gropper here sadly. No swift seen either
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May 2023
8:18pm, 2 May 2023
4,626 posts
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J2R
No swifts here either. I fear they will be paying only a brief visit this year.
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May 2023
8:31pm, 2 May 2023
59,390 posts
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Derby Tup
Their visit is only ever brief. That is a part of why they are so wonderful 
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May 2023
8:37pm, 2 May 2023
18,171 posts
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KinkyS
Their time here may be brief, but they are born here so they are Ours 
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May 2023
9:07pm, 2 May 2023
59,391 posts
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Derby Tup
I said the same to a friend on our walk at Bolton Abbey at the weekend. I wasn't born here but the local curlew, swift and willow warbler were
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May 2023
3:45pm, 3 May 2023
4,733 posts
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Winniefree
We’ve got a couple of jays nesting nearby. I always think they’re quite exotic really. |
May 2023
3:45pm, 3 May 2023
2,674 posts
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paulcook
Very nice.
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May 2023
4:03pm, 3 May 2023
18,173 posts
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KinkyS
Lovely Winniefree Your post reminds me of an article I read recently about a British family who had lived somewhere overseas for a while (I forgot where, sorry) but then moved back to the UK. One evening one of the young children, too young to remember the UK from before, ran excitedly into the room to tell Dad all about the amazing bird on the lawn. Dad, amazed that any bird in the UK could rival the beautiful, exotic birds they had grown used to overseas, went to the window to find out what rare and amazing bird had alighted on the grass. It was a magpie Brilliant white and glossy black, iridescent colours of green, blue and purple gleaming in the evening sunlight. A luscious long tail and amazing beak. We'd do well to really *see* our native birds once in a while, not just glance at their familiarity and move on... |
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May 2023
5:49pm, 3 May 2023
4,627 posts
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J2R
Couldn't agree more, KinkyS! Even the humble starling is amazing when the sun catches it, with such iridescence. And goldfinches, ubiquitous on our feeders, are stunning.
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May 2023
6:03pm, 3 May 2023
15,181 posts
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Yorkshire Pie
I've been seeing loads of goldfinches recently, even in our garden which is rare. I will use them as an excuse for my crop of dandelions which they seem to be enjoying
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