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Post by lurcherman on Mar 12, 2022 19:47:38 GMT
The buzzard finally found time to have its photo taken. It was on the perch for about 15 mins according to the amount of videos, looking for voles. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Mar 13, 2022 20:10:02 GMT
The buzzard is overlooked a bit for me. I think they are a fantastic bird of prey.
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Post by Northy on Mar 14, 2022 16:49:32 GMT
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Post by lurcherman on Mar 14, 2022 18:03:52 GMT
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Post by questionable on Mar 14, 2022 20:18:38 GMT
Stacks of them right by us, regularly getting swarmed by Crows though. |
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Post by Kewstokie on Mar 14, 2022 20:31:04 GMT
First Chiffchaff of the season for me today down at Doxey Marshes. Spring is on the way.
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Post by Northy on Mar 14, 2022 21:27:19 GMT
First Chiffchaff of the season for me today down at Doxey Marshes. Spring is on the way. Saw one singing away today on my lunch walk. Saw a couple of Bullfinches yesterday morning on my run, different areas to the last 2 sightings, seen more this winter than for many years put together. Got a Robin building a nest in the bug house next to the patio doors, damn fool. |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Mar 15, 2022 20:08:08 GMT
Spring definitely here Chaps.  My favorite bird of prey aswell. |
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Post by Northy on Mar 16, 2022 9:15:04 GMT
Yep, I was lucky enough to be staying in amongst these a couple of years ago, a great greeting noise they make fb.watch/bM2Wn721oP/ |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Mar 16, 2022 15:41:20 GMT
Yep, I was lucky enough to be staying in amongst these a couple of years ago, a great greeting noise they make fb.watch/bM2Wn721oP/Bloody love White Stork. Hopefully they are successful in the breading program. One was seen in Northwich once i remember hearing about. |
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Post by Northy on Mar 16, 2022 16:27:58 GMT
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Post by alsagerstokie on Mar 17, 2022 19:41:03 GMT
Sunrise with a Red Kite.  |
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Post by Northy on Mar 30, 2022 11:41:45 GMT
Not my picture but someone else down on the Weaver. When the hunter becomes hunted  |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Mar 30, 2022 12:29:15 GMT
Sunrise with a Red Kite. The common house kite as it's called around here. Lambing in full swing at the moment so rich pickings for the Buzzards and and Kites at the expense of the unfortunate young. |
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Post by questionable on Apr 1, 2022 10:17:43 GMT
Noticed a Sparrow hawk sitting in our garden last night, beautiful thing, on another note I was chatting to the wife the other night and she mentioned that she’d read they were putting up a few owl boxes where we live, I said oh really where?? She replied no idea but probably up a tall tree....I can say hand on heart that’s only the 4th thing she’s said that’s made me laugh in 30 years of marriage.
Not sure if it was an intentionally funny reply from her though or a fluke.
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Post by Northy on Apr 1, 2022 15:32:21 GMT
Noticed a Sparrow hawk sitting in our garden last night, beautiful thing, on another note I was chatting to the wife the other night and she mentioned that she’d read they were putting up a few owl boxes where we live, I said oh really where?? She replied no idea but probably up a tall tree....I can say hand on heart that’s only the 4th thing she’s said that’s made me laugh in 30 years of marriage. Not sure if it was an intentionally funny reply from her though or a fluke. They come out with some classics, mine once said 'Aren't trees clever, how they grow around where lorries travel down the road' |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Apr 1, 2022 17:29:56 GMT
Noticed a Sparrow hawk sitting in our garden last night, beautiful thing, on another note I was chatting to the wife the other night and she mentioned that she’d read they were putting up a few owl boxes where we live, I said oh really where?? She replied no idea but probably up a tall tree....I can say hand on heart that’s only the 4th thing she’s said that’s made me laugh in 30 years of marriage. Not sure if it was an intentionally funny reply from her though or a fluke. I think Sparrowhawks are one of the most ruthless birds of prey we have. When all the small birds go quiet or disappear you know whats around. They send groups of Wigeon Teal Lapwing high into the air. |
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Post by questionable on Apr 1, 2022 17:42:32 GMT
Not my picture but someone else down on the Weaver. When the hunter becomes hunted Sat on the canal side last week watching a Shag fetching fish out, ridiculously funny as some of the fish were massive and no way they’d manage to swallow them. |
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Post by heworksardtho on Apr 1, 2022 17:44:25 GMT
Noticed a Sparrow hawk sitting in our garden last night, beautiful thing, on another note I was chatting to the wife the other night and she mentioned that she’d read they were putting up a few owl boxes where we live, I said oh really where?? She replied no idea but probably up a tall tree....I can say hand on heart that’s only the 4th thing she’s said that’s made me laugh in 30 years of marriage. Not sure if it was an intentionally funny reply from her though or a fluke. Was the first time when she said I do 😉😇🥳 |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Apr 1, 2022 19:01:10 GMT
Not my picture but someone else down on the Weaver. When the hunter becomes hunted Sat on the canal side last week watching a Shag fetching fish out, ridiculously funny as some of the fish were massive and no way they’d manage to swallow them. Sure it wasnt a cormorant? |
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Post by questionable on Apr 1, 2022 19:06:01 GMT
Sat on the canal side last week watching a Shag fetching fish out, ridiculously funny as some of the fish were massive and no way they’d manage to swallow them. Sure it wasnt a cormorant? I bow to your superior knowledge after a quick google search, to the untrained eye they look the same 👍👍 |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Apr 1, 2022 20:47:29 GMT
Sure it wasnt a cormorant? I bow to your superior knowledge after a quick google search, to the untrained eye they look the same 👍👍 They do. You very rarely get Shags inland tho. They are definitely a costal bird maybe over time the odd one has strayed to a lake or inland water system but not very often. Cormorants on the other hand i saw 15 on some water locally a couple of weeks ago. |
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Post by lurcherman on Apr 2, 2022 16:42:38 GMT
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Post by questionable on Apr 2, 2022 16:46:56 GMT
In fact just been out watching a few Buzzards, majestic. |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Apr 18, 2022 19:41:59 GMT
Not caught up with one of these for a while so a pleasure to see this morning. Saw 3 in total so fingers crossed they breed.  |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Apr 19, 2022 7:02:42 GMT
Second Osprey returned to the nest in the estuary recently and first egg has been laid, usually there's three but historically two usually survive. Worth a look on the Dyfi Osprey project live web feed.
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Post by Northy on Apr 19, 2022 15:15:16 GMT
Robins nested in our bug box and the chicks hatched a few days ago, parents mad busy feeding and too quick to get a picture  |
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Post by Northy on Apr 22, 2022 18:39:44 GMT
Growing quickly, parents aren't going into the nest to feed now, just hanging on the rim  |
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Post by lurcherman on May 22, 2022 19:14:39 GMT
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Post by lurcherman on May 22, 2022 19:16:20 GMT
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