Author Topic: Seen today (Read 1018603 times)

chris · « **Reply #2325 on:** 28 January, 2012, 10:03:48 pm »

Some kind of trout I think.

Peter · « **Reply #2326 on:** 29 January, 2012, 12:23:22 am »

Rainbow trout?

jogler · « **Reply #2327 on:** 29 January, 2012, 11:11:50 am »

A dead trout?

Steph · « **Reply #2328 on:** 29 January, 2012, 05:44:01 pm »

I went to Barnes on the spur of the moment today, and saw this little chap, a few days to late for a birthday here.

Steph · « **Reply #2329 on:** 02 February, 2012, 11:18:35 am »

Yesterday, in the New Forest, whilest on a ride on a mountain bike round some of the trails, a flock of crossbills (pics to follow) and the dark-eyed junco that's been around a while (no pic, unfortunately). Plus buzzard, reed bunting, looooooods of redwings.

Tim Hall · « **Reply #2330 on:** 03 February, 2012, 02:15:29 pm »

Last night as I left Mr Sainsbury's Emporium of Toothy Comestibles at 22:00, something flew down from the petrol station, over my path and alighted in a tree.

First thought was a pigeon.
Second thought was it's well past pigeony bed time and besides the wings were all wrong. Great big sticky out feathers at the tips.
Third thought was well exactly which kind of owl was it?

border-rider · « **Reply #2331 on:** 03 February, 2012, 02:22:37 pm »

Tawny owl, most likely.

Steph · « **Reply #2332 on:** 03 February, 2012, 03:12:16 pm »

Female crossbill

Male

Pics taken at high zoom with no tripod, so excuse the quality.

jogler · « **Reply #2333 on:** 03 February, 2012, 04:59:06 pm »

Quote from: Mal Volio on 03 February, 2012, 02:22:37 pm

Tawny owl, most likely.

or a TeatOwl

Wowbagger · « **Reply #2334 on:** 03 February, 2012, 05:03:44 pm »

Grey wagtail this morning, dabbling in the stream.

Peter · « **Reply #2335 on:** 04 February, 2012, 08:45:28 pm »

Yesterday on a telephone wire on the moors between Gisburn and Burnley, a little owl. They are supposed to be rare in the north of England but that's the second one I've seen in only 35 years.

jogler · « **Reply #2336 on:** 04 February, 2012, 08:54:19 pm »

Just north of Uttoxeter on the A522 a LARGE brown bird of prey.It was sitting on a fence post within a thornbush hedge.I got within a couple of metres of it,which is suprising considering I had a Hope Vision 1 on setting 2 & a Cateye EL-410 on flashing,before it took off displaying those wonderfull wings & feathers.

Peter · « **Reply #2337 on:** 04 February, 2012, 08:58:40 pm »

Most likely a buzzard, Al. They sit on posts and eat a lot of carrion; plenty of opportunity near Uttoxeter!

jogler · « **Reply #2338 on:** 04 February, 2012, 08:59:29 pm »

aye,lots of brain dead therebouts

border-rider · « **Reply #2339 on:** 04 February, 2012, 09:54:15 pm »

Dormouse nests in our top field. Luckily empty cos those brambles are going. There'll be plenty left for the little fellows though.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2340 on:** 05 February, 2012, 09:08:13 pm »

A buzzard, wheeling around incredibly close to me. Later a kestrel hovering above a field.

Pingu · « **Reply #2341 on:** 05 February, 2012, 09:54:27 pm »

Two grey wagtails in Westburn Park.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #2342 on:** 05 February, 2012, 10:48:35 pm »

Quote from: Peter on 04 February, 2012, 08:45:28 pm

Yesterday on a telephone wire on the moors between Gisburn and Burnley, a little owl. They are supposed to be rare in the north of England but that's the second one I've seen in only 35 years.

I didn't know little owls were scarce oop noorth. A few years ago I remember seeing one somewhere in the Diggle / Dobcross area.

Pingu · « **Reply #2343 on:** 05 February, 2012, 11:26:34 pm »

Quote from: Pingu on 05 February, 2012, 09:54:27 pm

Two grey wagtails in Westburn Park.

The RSPB website claims they are summer visitors to this area

Peter · « **Reply #2344 on:** 05 February, 2012, 11:45:51 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 05 February, 2012, 10:48:35 pm

Quote from: Peter on 04 February, 2012, 08:45:28 pm
Yesterday on a telephone wire on the moors between Gisburn and Burnley, a little owl. They are supposed to be rare in the north of England but that's the second one I've seen in only 35 years.

I didn't know little owls were scarce oop noorth. A few years ago I remember seeing one somewhere in the Diggle / Dobcross area.

That'll be the one! (No, I didn't know, either, I got it out of a bird book!)

Wowbagger · « **Reply #2345 on:** 06 February, 2012, 04:53:57 pm »

I caught a robin in a school today. It had found its way into the building, possibly attracted by the inside light as a normally clear large perspex roof of an outdoor undercover area was unusually dark because of the snow covering. The poor bird was fluttering around in a stairwell with lots of kids milling about and was quite panic-stricken. Eventually it settled on a wall thermostat and I gently enveloped it in my right hand. When I took it outside it managed to fly away to the top of the building. I hope it survived but it was pretty stressed and breathing in a most laboured way.

Peter · « **Reply #2346 on:** 06 February, 2012, 04:55:14 pm »

Well done!

Adrian · « **Reply #2347 on:** 07 February, 2012, 10:24:58 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 06 February, 2012, 04:53:57 pm

I caught a robin in a school today. It had found its way into the building, possibly attracted by the inside light as a normally clear large perspex roof of an outdoor undercover area was unusually dark because of the snow covering. The poor bird was fluttering around in a stairwell with lots of kids milling about and was quite panic-stricken. Eventually it settled on a wall thermostat and I gently enveloped it in my right hand. When I took it outside it managed to fly away to the top of the building. I hope it survived but it was pretty stressed and breathing in a most laboured way.

We have a blue tit in the scout hut. Any chance you could come round and do your St Francis impression?

Wowbagger · « **Reply #2348 on:** 07 February, 2012, 11:02:08 pm »

Th amusing part was that the librarian had telephoned the site admin people who manifestly couldn't be arsed to deal with a distressed small bird in a building. Apparently they asked her to fill in a form.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #2349 on:** 08 February, 2012, 12:10:38 am »

Heard but not seen - an owl of some sort. Probably tawny.

Edit: I was actually thinking barn owl, but listening to the recordings on the RSPB site suggests it was in fact a tawny.

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