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HowFar?
HowFar?
May 2016
11:13pm, 28 May 2016
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I saw the first mayfly here a couple of weeks ago, but that was very early for here. It usually the first couple of weeks of June when they really get going.

I have what I think is a sparrowhawk calling continuously from the tree at the front of the bungalow. It's fairly dark now. Is that normal, or could it be something else making the racket.
GlennR
GlennR
May 2016
8:06am, 29 May 2016
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At least one of 'my' starlings has learned to use the feeder elegantly. It's a bit like watching a chimp type Shakespeare.
steve45
steve45
May 2016
8:19am, 29 May 2016
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HowFar? You could check out the call at www. british-birdsongs.uk/alphabetical...My guess (and it's only a guess) is that it isn't normal for a Sprawk to call a lot when it's dark. Quiet morning birdwise but a few rabbits and a fox nearly bumped into me...No Starlings in my garden, they are rare for me.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
May 2016
8:20am, 29 May 2016
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Jay maybe? Very noisy
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
May 2016
8:23am, 29 May 2016
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Our house smells of buttercup pollen. The church field is full of buttercups and the dogs' white patches are lemon now. Song thrush doing a brilliant song last night including a burst of nuthatch "machine gunning"
Northern Exile
Northern Exile
May 2016
3:42pm, 29 May 2016
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I think it's been a good haul today, roughly in this order:

Blackbird
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Thrush
Magpies
Starlings
Curlews
Peacock
Golden Plover
Lapwing
Red Grouse
Heron
Partridge

Nidderdale was lovely today :-)
alpenrose
alpenrose
May 2016
6:05pm, 29 May 2016
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I saw a load of house martins flying around this afternoon, managed to follow where they went and saw them building their nests in the eaves of an old cottage. :)
Heinzster
Heinzster
May 2016
6:07pm, 29 May 2016
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Went for a walk through the park today and sat by one of the bridges. All my family have now seen the kingfisher at least once, I have twice. Today I saw it five times! Such a breathtaking experience. It seemed to have someth i ng in its beak. Not sure if a fish or if it was a dropping from a nestling? Circled round the bridge and back on one occasion, it either defaecated or dropped the pellet from its beak. Might just go back out there tomorrow again :-)
buntingfishswimbunting
Grast_girl
Grast_girl
May 2016
7:10pm, 29 May 2016
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The nearby lake has rapidly growing goslings (2 sets) and signets, but I haven't spotted any ducklings yet despite there being moorhens about.

The geese seem surprisingly calm when I run past them, but the swans less so, either way I give them a wide berth.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
May 2016
7:15pm, 29 May 2016
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Two cuckoo (decent views of one, one heard only) and a fabulous male redstart

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