WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

[Placido]

What a shame .

To cheer us all up, I saw a big, fat, slow-flying bumbly bee today enjoying the sunshine

[Willpar]

Went out with the bird food this morning, got up on the road, looked up and four geese were flying by.

[nuthatch]

Interesting - something a bit different now and then

[greenfinch2]

Blue Tits today was my garden visitors they have started to house hunt ,very little Sparrows and no sturks. Lots of birds arriving at the cliffs it would of been a good day to go but I think the paths would be pretty wet,

[Placido]

The lowest-flying buzzard I've ever seen. Flew for many minutes only at (high) treetop level round and round. It was warily circled by a large crow who was plainly not amused and a blackbird, two blueys and a wood pigeon in my garden ate on unmoved .

[Placido]

Last week, Paul (of Mulberry Tree Moving fame ) came to give my trees a haircut and whilst I was presenting him with the bill for a mug of builder's and two home-made pikelets we got chatting - he's a birder too.
He said that he'd been listening to "the siskins" but I told him it's been many years since I saw a siskin here.

Today what pops up in the cherry but two siskins . Fair do's, Paul

[nuthatch]

[greenfinch2]

Lovely bird the Siskin.

[Jacksparrow]

Well done on the Siskins Placi . It is at this time of year their natural food has run out and they look for alternative supplies.
Nowadays I get to see a circling Buzzard almost every week but the Corvids don't like them and very often escort them out of the area.

[Mike_k]

I'm almost certain this is a female blackcap and can't find anything similar it could be. I saw something bobbing about in a bush at the bottom of the garden and thought it may be a wren as there is one we see sometimes. But once I could see it better then it was definitely something else. It was a little tricky as it kept moving about and was hidden by branches most of the time so best I could get. It was pecking away at the stems so I'm guessing it was looking for insects.