WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

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Willpar
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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Willpar » Sun Oct 19, 2014 12:27 pm

Walked the farmers fields this morning where new planting has been done. Seen a small flock of fieldfare. Don't know if it is a bit early for them.

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Post by Jacksparrow » Sun Oct 19, 2014 8:04 pm

Willpar wrote:Walked the farmers fields this morning where new planting has been done. Seen a small flock of fieldfare. Don't know if it is a bit early for them.
It depends a little on the weather where they spent the summer. I have seen reports elsewhere of them arriving in the UK. A good spot. :yes:

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Post by greenfinch2 » Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:33 pm

I heard a few winter birds have arrived I have never seen any yet ,but Waxwings up in Caithness, today I have Sparrows everywhere.

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peregrine
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Post by peregrine » Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:47 am

Last week saw first Barnacle Geese coming to Caerlaverock Reserve. There was skeen after skeen after skeen after skeen .............. There was probably around 8 - 10 thousand going over and guess what - no :photo:

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Post by nuthatch » Mon Oct 27, 2014 3:57 pm

Oh :wow: oh noooo :photo: :(

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peregrine
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Post by peregrine » Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:50 am

At the moment there are around 25,000 Barnacle Geese on the Caerlaverock Reserve. This is still short of the 38,100 they had last year but there is still time according to staff. The numbers seem to increase every year.

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Post by greenfinch2 » Wed Oct 29, 2014 7:39 pm

The Geese are arriving in there thousands here as well big skeenes going over,In the front garden this afternoon 2Wrens 2Dunnocks and a Robin. :clap: :wave2:

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Post by peregrine » Fri Oct 31, 2014 11:50 am

Just the usual today, Starlings, House Sparrows, Robin and Wren. Tree being felled in wood by the swing park about thirty yards from the house. Interesting how they cut it down - lop off all the branches and then starting at the top cut down section after section.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Jacksparrow » Sun Nov 02, 2014 8:08 pm

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A black feral Pigeon :wow:

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Post by Placido » Sun Nov 02, 2014 11:06 pm

Got loads of them - wondered what they were ........

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