Author Topic: Seen today (Read 1013525 times)

ElyDave · « **Reply #6000 on:** 30 November, 2021, 08:44:00 pm »

A wol , most likely a barn wol whilst out running this evening, in the flit of my head torch, then along a ditch before disappearing through some trees.

rafletcher · « **Reply #6001 on:** 18 December, 2021, 11:04:05 am »

A (juvenile?) sparrowhawk we think, perched for half an hour in a tree in the field opposite our house. I’ve got a photo, but can’t find the transfer cable for camera to PC

. Maybe later! We only saw it from behind, but it was larger and darker than the usual Kestrels, and had a blunt squared off tail.

ElyDave · « **Reply #6002 on:** 22 December, 2021, 08:02:58 pm »

On a two hour ride today, an wol, a kestrel, a buzzard and three egrets, plus a bunch of unremarkable lbj's

Wowbagger · « **Reply #6003 on:** 24 December, 2021, 08:40:31 am »

A couple of days ago we were strolling along a very rural lane in north Essex with our younger son and we all stopped to watch a lovely display of bark-scrambling by a gold crest. I often hear them but it’s no often i get such a good view of them.

ElyDave · « **Reply #6004 on:** 24 December, 2021, 03:34:18 pm »

Whatever it was that helped itself to my beetroot last week has been back, this time for the chard, but only the roots. I found all the tops lying in the veg plot, it went through about half the row, also nibbled a few brassicas.

I have re-netted the rest of them and pegged it down around the bottom.

I seem to remember someone on here buying a motion detector camera, are there any particular recommendations? I know there are plenty on amazon for example

Wowbagger · « **Reply #6005 on:** 25 December, 2021, 12:09:07 am »

I've got a Browning something-or-other.

T42 · « **Reply #6006 on:** 25 December, 2021, 02:48:56 pm »

0.303?

Jurek · « **Reply #6007 on:** 25 December, 2021, 02:58:32 pm »

Quote from: T42 on 25 December, 2021, 02:48:56 pm

0.303?

It'd probably lead to a fairly decisive conclusion.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #6008 on:** 25 December, 2021, 07:53:05 pm »

A small tortoise shell butterfly, flittering around the house I'm staying in on Bantry Bay Web based research suggests they hibernate over winter, so I wondering if the house has been empty and cold for a while and our arrival woke it up.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #6009 on:** 25 December, 2021, 09:13:37 pm »

Quote from: T42 on 25 December, 2021, 02:48:56 pm

0.303?

The same company makes/imports infra-red motion-sensitive cameras. They are sold to the "hunting" fraternity in the USofA to assist them in selecting which creatures to blast to Kingdom Come. In civilised countries they are used to detect hedgehog and badger movements in urban gardens.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #6010 on:** 27 December, 2021, 07:32:47 am »

Standing at the back door earlier waiting for the cats to decide if they were going out or not, we heard a wol!

Pingu · « **Reply #6011 on:** 29 December, 2021, 07:49:12 pm »

Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 27 December, 2021, 07:32:47 am

Standing at the back door earlier waiting for the cats to decide if they were going out or not, we heard a wol!

And this evening

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #6012 on:** 01 January, 2022, 03:41:22 pm »

New year hot sqrl action at my brother's house. There were 3 at one point.

IMG_4841_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

IMG_4846_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

rafletcher · « **Reply #6013 on:** 02 January, 2022, 10:41:44 am »

So, this is a close up, from about 1.5m, of our poorly Goldfinch

Goldfinch 2 by Richard Fletcher, on Flickr

Whereas this as close as I can get to the to normal ones

Untitled by Richard Fletcher, on Flickr

The normal ones are more elongated, and have a redder face. And are much more flighty, no pun intended.

slowfen · « **Reply #6014 on:** 02 January, 2022, 03:27:36 pm »

A ghost wol

and a dead otter

(old A10 littleport - Ely)

CrazyEnglishTriathlete · « **Reply #6015 on:** 02 January, 2022, 09:19:17 pm »

Went to Winterbourne Downs RSPB reserve today. Not a lot of things out and about except for a flock of about 30 goldfinches, which were very colourful in the two rays of sunshine we were allowed.

Vernon · « **Reply #6016 on:** 02 January, 2022, 10:26:46 pm »

Quote from: rafletcher on 02 January, 2022, 10:41:44 am

So, this is a close up, from about 1.5m, of our poorly Goldfinch

Goldfinch 2 by Richard Fletcher, on Flickr

Whereas this as close as I can get to the to normal ones

Untitled by Richard Fletcher, on Flickr

The normal ones are more elongated, and have a redder face. And are much more flighty, no pun intended.

It's possible that your poorly goldfinch is suffering from trichomonosis, especially if you can see food or saliva around its beak. Make sure you regularly clean and disinfect the feeders and water sources, or even remove them for a week or two to reduce the chance of it spreading to the other birds.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #6017 on:** 02 January, 2022, 10:51:30 pm »

Somone fairly local to me has set up their hedgehog cam, and yesterday they caught two on film, one much bigger than the other.

rafletcher · « **Reply #6018 on:** 03 January, 2022, 01:38:53 pm »

An irregular visitor to our garden

Woodpecker by Richard Fletcher, on Flickr

rafletcher · « **Reply #6019 on:** 07 January, 2022, 03:20:33 pm »

For the first time this year, long tailed tits. And for the second or third time only, the elusive song thrush.

Flite · « **Reply #6020 on:** 08 January, 2022, 02:24:27 pm »

We don't see long-tailed tits in the garden very often. But when it was so cold the sunflower seed feeders froze solid, I put out some suet logs in cage feeders. The long-tailed tits apeared as if by magic!

JellyLegs · « **Reply #6021 on:** 09 January, 2022, 04:01:12 pm »

On my ride I had a close up view of a Kestrel hovering not 10m above me, looking for a meal in the lane-side verge and taking no notice of me. Unfortunately no camera with me as it would have made a great photo.

Also a red kite and a starling roost of several hundred starlings in a lane-side thicket. You couldn’t really miss them, they were making a right old racket.

And on my back lawn this afternoon, a Jay. Beautiful plumage. One of my favourite birds.

rafletcher · « **Reply #6022 on:** 09 January, 2022, 07:58:22 pm »

A buzzard, perched in the black poplar across the road, and a hare in the back field.

Auntie Helen · « **Reply #6023 on:** 09 January, 2022, 08:31:11 pm »

We saw hares boxing on New Years Day. Brilliant!

ElyDave · « **Reply #6024 on:** 10 January, 2022, 06:46:56 am »

Whilst out running yesterday, a buzzard landing in the field as I went past. It was quite comical to watch all the pigeons suddenly scatter as it arrived