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flanker
flanker
14 May
1:14am, 14 May 2024
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flanker
what classes as a wader?


Depends which "authority" you ask. This became a topic of debate this while down in Norfolk earlier this year, and we came to the conclusion that while there is no one taxonomical definition most people have the same understanding of it.
jacdaw
jacdaw
14 May
9:53am, 14 May 2024
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jacdaw
Sub-orders Charadrii and Scolopaci of the order Charadriiformes, will do me!
HellsBells
HellsBells
14 May
9:55am, 14 May 2024
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HellsBells
I'm getting a bit better at waders but gulls have me completely at sea
phal
phal
14 May
12:02pm, 14 May 2024
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phal
Cuckoo in Langdale 😀
Pothunter
Pothunter
14 May
9:41pm, 14 May 2024
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Pothunter
Heard and then saw about 8 swifts this evening :-)
jacdaw
jacdaw
14 May
9:42pm, 14 May 2024
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jacdaw
Woodcock roding over the house tonight. First time I've seen him this year.

Loads of cuckoos in and around Newlands last week.
Surelynot
Surelynot
14 May
11:31pm, 14 May 2024
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Surelynot
Swifts! Five of them screaming over rooftops our local race tonight. Yay.
Northern Exile
Northern Exile
15 May
8:30am, 15 May 2024
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Northern Exile
My garage was invaded by swallows yesterday, three of them came in for a quick neb around and clearly decided it wasn't a suitable residence 🙂
Pothunter
Pothunter
15 May
8:59am, 15 May 2024
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At the house I grew up in (in South Africa) we had a Swallow nest in our patio area underneath the balcony. Most years however the swifts claimed it first. The precision required to fly in at some speed and fold their wings at the last moment to enter a tunnel that was probably less than the diameter of a tennis ball was astounding
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
15 May
9:07am, 15 May 2024
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Derby Tup
When you look into birds’ behaviour swift really are amazing. Huge favourite of mine and we are really lucky to see them, even if it’s for barely three months out of twelve

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