Fetch Birdwatchers
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May 2024
10:23pm, 6 May 2024
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Northern Exile
Two male Dotterel reported on Ingleborough this evening on the SE corner, that's immediately next to the Shark's Tooth descent marker for you fell runners🙂
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May 2024
12:06am, 7 May 2024
21,228 posts
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flanker
That's almost worth the hour's drive up there!
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May 2024
9:23am, 7 May 2024
4,686 posts
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Curly45
Bee eaters been spotted in Derbyshire too apparently... Not by me and some discussion about veracity, but regular trusted spotter so I suspect correct.
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May 2024
9:37am, 7 May 2024
5,194 posts
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J2R
I wonder will we get our Norfolk ones back this year. I didn't get to see them last year.
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May 2024
9:39am, 7 May 2024
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paulcook
I was about to say, didn't they successfully breed in Norfolk last year.
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May 2024
9:47am, 7 May 2024
65,758 posts
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Derby Tup
I think there were some in Suffolk either last year or year before too. We stumbled on the site on a walk after they’d moved on
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May 2024
10:20am, 7 May 2024
23,783 posts
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Red Squirrel
J2R wrote: Derby Tup wrote:Red Squirrel wrote:The cuckoo comes in April Sings a song in May In the middle of June another tune And then it flies away This is accurate Is it? What other tune? I always thought the cuckoo's song repertoire was rather limited - basically 'cuckoo'. What have I been missing? I take it to mean sings again, not a different tune. |
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May 2024
11:36am, 7 May 2024
65,759 posts
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Derby Tup
Swift over in-laws back garden. I heard it shouted swift, jumped up and saw it
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May 2024
11:47am, 7 May 2024
5,195 posts
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J2R
Red Squirrel wrote: J2R wrote:Derby Tup wrote:Red Squirrel wrote:The cuckoo comes in April Sings a song in May In the middle of June another tune And then it flies away This is accurate Is it? What other tune? I always thought the cuckoo's song repertoire was rather limited - basically 'cuckoo'. What have I been missing? I take it to mean sings again, not a different tune. Ah yes, that's a plausible interpretation. So they stop for a while and then sing again? |
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May 2024
5:47pm, 7 May 2024
23,785 posts
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Red Squirrel
I reckon they must do. That verse was something my mum taught me. Perhaps they’re too busy creeping quietly into nests to make much noise either side of May. 
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