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8 Sep
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Red Squirrel
A big head-down cycle ride in drizzle this morning to visit a cousin. Did manage to see a lapwing rising up from farmland.

Yesterday 2 buzzards circling overhead end of my road over farmland and common sandpipers at the beach. Plenty of goldfinches around generally - seem to be prolific. I’m getting peacock butterflies on the buddleia still.
9 Sep
6:57pm, 9 Sep 2024
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RunningRonnie
Spotted flycatcher heard on merlin. Couldn't see it though.
9 Sep
9:44pm, 9 Sep 2024
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Derby Tup
Spot fly, nice
10 Sep
9:52am, 10 Sep 2024
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jacdaw
Pinkies starting to be reported. I haven't seen or heard any yet. Real sign of autumn.
10 Sep
10:31am, 10 Sep 2024
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RunningRonnie
I think I might have seen a snipe today. Was walking the dog and it flew out of the grass at the side of farmland in Aberdeenshire. Definitely the right size, colour and beak. Didn't see it for long though.

According to this page though they should only be here in winter.

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10 Sep
10:34am, 10 Sep 2024
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HellsBells
We saw 4 at Fowlmere on Sunday, they’re definitely around
J2R
10 Sep
10:43am, 10 Sep 2024
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J2R
5 magpies chasing off a sparrowhawk above my garden just now. Quite a display.
10 Sep
2:01pm, 10 Sep 2024
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flyingfinn
RunningRonnie wrote:I think I might have seen a snipe today. Was walking the dog and it flew out of the grass at the side of farmland in Aberdeenshire. Definitely the right size, colour and beak. Didn't see it for long though. According to this page though they should only be here in winter. rspb.org.uk


I think that graphic is a rather simplistic interpretation of their distribution. Sure you'll see a movement towards lowland costal areas in the winter but it's also true that you'll see Snipe throughout the UK throughout the year in the right habitat.
10 Sep
2:08pm, 10 Sep 2024
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Red Squirrel
jacdaw wrote:Pinkies starting to be reported. I haven't seen or heard any yet. Real sign of autumn.


Saw a couple of large formations of geese flying over Moray today. Couldn’t tell if they were pinkies.
10 Sep
2:12pm, 10 Sep 2024
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Old Croc
the geese fly over our house in very large formations

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