WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Willpar » Wed Jun 01, 2022 12:43 pm

Another yellow hammer in the lane this morning. Same lane as the one i spotted in March.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Willpar » Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:40 pm

Herring gull in the garden again.

Back again on the wood pigeon feeder.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Jacksparrow » Wed Jun 01, 2022 8:12 pm

Well done on the Yellowhammer but I not sure you should be pleased by the return of the Gull.

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Post by Willpar » Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:28 pm

Thank you JS. The gull hangs around quite a bit, but don`t always come into the garden.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Jacksparrow » Fri Jun 03, 2022 8:38 pm

A fledgling Jackdaw arrived in my garden this afternoon much to the consternation of my resident Blackbirds. Their reaction to any Jackdaw is to start twitting furiously along with mock attacks to try and scare off the trespasser. The poor fledgling had no idea what was expected of it and just sat there ducking when necessary and giving the odd occasional squawk. A parent bird did turn up but I didn't see any attempt to feed the young bird.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Willpar » Sat Jun 04, 2022 8:40 pm

Not seen a young jackdaw for many years.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Jacksparrow » Fri Jun 10, 2022 8:17 pm

I saw fledgling Goldfinches today plus one fledgling Greenfinch. :)

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Willpar » Sat Jun 11, 2022 10:51 am

Good spot JS.
For me today, an adult wood pigeon bought in a fledgling to the feeder this morning. And later a jackdaw came on the same feeder.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Willpar » Mon Jun 13, 2022 7:24 am

Two crows and a gull at the ground feeder.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Jacksparrow » Mon Jun 13, 2022 7:42 pm

A fledgling Wood Pigeon turned up today.

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