WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by peregrine » Sat May 11, 2019 9:11 am

Pair of Siskins come into the feeders several time every day. They maybe feeding chicks somewhere.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Willpar » Sun May 12, 2019 7:15 pm

Had to look it up as I could not believe what I had seen. I had a good idea because it was a giveaway. Turned out I was right and I had deffy seen a whitethroat. over the lanes.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Jacksparrow » Sun May 12, 2019 8:21 pm

Willpar wrote:
Sun May 12, 2019 7:15 pm
Had to look it up as I could not believe what I had seen. I had a good idea because it was a giveaway. Turned out I was right and I had deffy seen a whitethroat. over the lanes.
Standard or Lesser?

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Jacksparrow » Sun May 12, 2019 8:28 pm

I have had a nice pair of Greenfinch turning up recently to enjoy SF hearts. Today the cock bird arrived looking very lethargic. Another victim of tricho I'm afraid :(

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Butterfly » Sun May 12, 2019 11:29 pm

Jacksparrow wrote:
Sun May 12, 2019 8:28 pm
I have had a nice pair of Greenfinch turning up recently to enjoy SF hearts. Today the cock bird arrived looking very lethargic. Another victim of tricho I'm afraid :(
So sad :(

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Willpar » Sun May 12, 2019 11:46 pm

A standard one Jacksparrow. I did look up both and read the notes. The lesser don't seem to be down this part of the world.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Butterfly » Tue May 14, 2019 10:42 am

I'm delighted to say that I've seen a house sparrow fledgeling today :clap: , such a beautiful little thing flattering its wings asking parent to feed it :love: . Only one though, with one parent, who I've been seeing alone on the feeder for a while. Is that normal? :unsure:

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Butterfly » Tue May 14, 2019 11:24 am

Managed to take a little video of them :)


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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Jacksparrow » Tue May 14, 2019 8:13 pm

Butterfly wrote:
Tue May 14, 2019 10:42 am
I'm delighted to say that I've seen a house sparrow fledgeling today :clap: , such a beautiful little thing flattering its wings asking parent to feed it :love: . Only one though, with one parent, who I've been seeing alone on the feeder for a while. Is that normal? :unsure:
I noticed it is the cock bird feeding junior which may mean the Mum is elsewhere. Perhaps only the one has fledged thus far.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Willpar » Wed May 15, 2019 5:12 pm

More about what I saw yesterday evening around 8:30pm. A sparrowhawk zipped through the carpark here where I live. Heading towards the woods. First one in quite a while.

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