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Jun 2020
7:18pm, 1 Jun 2020
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flyingfinn
Wow fledgling Fieldfares that's something special in the UK, never mind in your garden. A BTO report on Fieldfares that I saw recently suggested that in any one year there are only a handful of 10km squares in the UK where breeding is confirmed. You might want to look into contacting the local county ornithological society and letting them know for their records.
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Jun 2020
7:26pm, 1 Jun 2020
16,340 posts
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Rosehip
I think I fall in one of the 10K squares, looking ta the map I found with a bit of googling - but I've never seen one in the garden at any time of the year, nor have I seen any around recently.
The goldfinch and blue tits are costing me a fortune in seeds and fatballs. Just watched three goldfinch tell a jackdaw that it had to wait in the queue a little longer, it retired to the plum tree and did just that 
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Jun 2020
9:06pm, 1 Jun 2020
1,696 posts
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panad
We have them all the time in our garden...especially when the cooking apples (don’t know variety, other than not brambly and absolutely gorgeous (nicer than brambly)) are ripe...
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Jun 2020
10:41pm, 1 Jun 2020
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flyingfinn
Looks like my bat was probably either a Whiskered or a Brandt's. They are very similar and were only separated as species in 1970. Both are found in Derbyshire but statistically it's more likely to be a Whiskered.
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Jun 2020
9:10am, 2 Jun 2020
2,562 posts
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um
ff - almost certainly a jackdaw. No remains, the sparrowhawk took the body with it, just a carpet of dark grey under feathers / down. All consistently dark grey near black, no lighter shades and no pure black.
I have not examined too many dead jackdaws, but don't know of any other birds like that?
Odd though - because the web implies jackdaws fight back - and mostly win - and attack as a mob even if one is caught. So maybe it was an ex-jackdaw before the hawk got it? We didn't hear any loud disruption.
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Jun 2020
9:14am, 2 Jun 2020
4,937 posts
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The Scribbler
Greater spotted woodpecker and chick in the park this morning.
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Jun 2020
9:20am, 2 Jun 2020
42,558 posts
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Derby Tup
What a fabulous picture. Many thanks for sharing Scribbs 🖤🤍❤️
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Jun 2020
9:23am, 2 Jun 2020
4,938 posts
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The Scribbler
I could hear the young bird but couldn't see it until a man walking in the park spotted my camera and told me where to stand to get a better view. The young bird kept sticking its head out demanding to be fed, so it was just a matter of waiting and trying to keep the long lens stable pointing up at the tree.
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Jun 2020
9:38am, 2 Jun 2020
2,566 posts
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um
Great shot Scribbs. And yes, patience is needed. As well as a bit of local, and behavioural knowledge.
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Jun 2020
4:00pm, 2 Jun 2020
3,101 posts
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12barDavid
I think this is one of the storks they introduced to the Knepp Castle Estate in Ashington, West Sussex last year. My wife & I had just been for a walk in the Angmering Estate Woods & walked back home home via Patching Pond, which is where I took this photo.
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