The first few notes of a RN Parakeet always reminds me of the Green Woodpeckers of my youth.
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The first few notes of a RN Parakeet always reminds me of the Green Woodpeckers of my youth.
Thanks Jonathan!
The 'Mend of the World' is nigh! Next Weds, 11th, @norwichartscentre.bsky.social. Come, share and find out why I'm bending wood!
Male and female Great Spotted Woodpecker playing on Powerline.
Oh! And about a mile away two Great Spotted Woodpecker playing on a power line.
Blackcap Siskin and Chiffchaff highlights on a gloomy day. But No Rooks despite a Rookery 🙁
Every one is in their breeding best 🙂
Sky full of Northern Thrushes.
Tree with Fieldfares
Tree Sparrow singing.
Great Tit singing 🙂
Blossoms Lane 32 species today.
A large and noisy presence of Redwing and Fieldfare in the trees.
Males are beginning to sing in the open too.
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A reliable indicator of truly ancient habitats - today marks the first time I’ve ever seen properly wild daffodils (Narcissus pseudonarcissus subsp pseudonarcissus)!
This huge population was in a beautiful riparian ancient woodland in Cheshire and it’s made my whole month! 😍🌱
#CAWOSbirding #birds we are #patchbirding at Wood End farm & the Peover Eye Valley through to Bate Mill, Hopefully an interesting birding walk for the group, meeting at the farm SK119BP, you're very welcome to join us. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
Even if burning oil and gas had no environmental effects, it would still be worth switching to alternatives to avoid the wars they cause.
Obviously we see the occasional Herring Gull here in Cheadle Hulme, but one on top of a lamppost 'yelping' in Sainsburys car park took me right back to living in Hove!
I heard one on Tuesday nr Little Bollington. Cheers one up.
First housefly of the year.
Don't tell him...
Is this the biggest ever single species count on eBird? Gobsmacking photos of an estimated 2.75M Snow Geese in North Dakota (HT @evornithology.bsky.social)
ebird.org/checklist/S2...
Five of the eight Taiga Bean Geese in a frosty field in Ayrshire. Such distinctive birds, completely different to Tundras
Had to call in to see the Taiga Bean octet in Ayrshire this morning to add to the haul in this winter of geese. And then onwards to Kintyre and a Russian Whitefront amongst 256 Greenlands at Rhunahaorine #goosing #scottishbirding
One last reminder of my talk tomorrow night on my book at Exeter Street Hall at 7.30 pm (until 8.30 pm). I will be selling the book at a discounted rate of £32 (cash preferred). Hope to see some of you there! It's only £2 entry.
A Rook looking over its shoulder.
A Rook looking over its shoulder for Raven egg stealer from Marbury way.
That's where I saw my first Purple Sandpiper 🙂
Both the house sparrow and the European starling are allowed to be exterminated because they are considered to be "immigrants" in America. If they are taken to a wildlife rehabilitation center they are supposed to be euthanized. I understand the HS in in decline.
No. But. Yes but.
"Everything's broken, and no one speaks Gaelic".
This paper has the methodology for a full systematic survey to monitor Marsh Tit territory locations/abundance, and its accuracy: doi.org/10.1080/0006...
#ornithology
Marsh Tit/March Tit
18 on the walk around the back this morning.
A joyful Greenfinch actually singing to another this morning by The Magic Tree.
This just arrived, by @graemelyons.bsky.social. 400 pages packed with guidance on how to identify almost any taxonomic group you can think of. An absolute 'must have' for any naturalist.
#CAWOSbirding #birds we are #patchbirding around Mere Farm Quarries & Roadside farm on Sunday morning at 11 usual place entrance to mfq SK10 3LG. You're very welcome to join us for good company & interesting birding. Image courtesy of @stevesealimages
Hope you see it. Yeah, getting better on here I think, and I abandoned Twitter a long time ago! Shame we've all been spread across different platforms now
