Author Topic: Seen today (Read 1018561 times)

SteveC · « **Reply #6625 on:** 15 November, 2023, 07:41:44 pm »

A red admiral outside the window of the room I use when I'm working at home.
I know they are one of our hardier butterflies, but this is the middle of November!

Pingu · « **Reply #6626 on:** 22 November, 2023, 04:28:10 pm »

A flock of waxwings flew over the house at lunchtime.

Pingu · « **Reply #6627 on:** 04 December, 2023, 10:08:18 am »

Male blackcap nomming the last apple on a neighbour's tree.

djmc · « **Reply #6628 on:** 04 December, 2023, 10:31:08 pm »

Egrets and herons are common by the estuary of the Odet at Quimper. Last year there were spoonbills. Today I saw a couple of spoonbills when I was walking my dog. This is within half a kilometre of the house as the weather is rather revolting. Even Nemo the dog who is a griffon and likes jumping into cold sea water wasn't all that bothered when we only had a short walk.

Pingu · « **Reply #6629 on:** 06 December, 2023, 04:29:04 pm »

Quote from: Peter on 12 November, 2023, 07:18:04 pm

Quote from: Pingu on 11 November, 2023, 03:29:18 pm
Heard and got a brief glimpse of this season's waxwings.

Any redwings or fieldfares yet? I've missed them the last few years here in Lancashire.

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Arminius · « **Reply #6630 on:** 06 December, 2023, 07:59:17 pm »

I saw a mini flock (half a dozen? A dozen?) of what i think were fieldfares chattering in a tree and then flying across the road to another, in the middle of Edinburgh today.

T42 · « **Reply #6631 on:** 08 December, 2023, 04:20:00 pm »

Half a dozen great egrets in a meadow halfway through a neighbouring village, and a couple of kites on the hunt a km further on, flying low and head down.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #6632 on:** 12 December, 2023, 10:39:46 am »

On Saturday night, a deer wandering around the road leading to the Somerset side of the Clifton Suspension Bridge. It seemed a bit confused by the cars on the road, then ran into a side street but just stood there in the shadows. I think it was a roe deer; looked too large for a muntjac, driver said it had a white bum (I was in the back of the car and didn't see this) and apparently roe deer are moving into urban areas. It's kind of suburban village there.

Salvatore · « **Reply #6633 on:** 14 December, 2023, 12:54:14 pm »

A minute ago, a kingfisher flying along the Basingstoke canal (in primary position), under Blacksmith's Bridge, and heading towards Aldershot.

T42 · « **Reply #6634 on:** 14 December, 2023, 04:48:46 pm »

A line of deer grazing on a ridge, the usual geese, ducks & a swan along the Marne/Rhine canal. A possible great egret landing in the distance; might have been a stork but the way it stood once down was wrong.

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #6635 on:** 14 December, 2023, 05:30:45 pm »

A magpie that looked like it had a small bird (it was plucking whatever it was) a bit later followed by a buzzard. Not sure if the magpie had nicked the buzzard's lunch or what...

SteveC · « **Reply #6636 on:** 14 December, 2023, 06:36:30 pm »

Nice view of a sparrowhawk from the kitchen window at work. As I was on the top (second) floor it was rather closer than you usually see them.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #6637 on:** 27 December, 2023, 10:43:34 am »

Very close up, a little egret.

Peter · « **Reply #6638 on:** 27 December, 2023, 10:53:58 am »

@ pingu

Only just seen your fieldfare and redwing. Beautiful, thanks! Still not seen any here in Manchesterford.

Pingu · « **Reply #6639 on:** 28 December, 2023, 11:04:36 pm »

Quote from: Peter on 27 December, 2023, 10:53:58 am

@ pingu

Only just seen your fieldfare and redwing. Beautiful, thanks! Still not seen any here in Manchesterford.

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rafletcher · « **Reply #6640 on:** 31 December, 2023, 11:03:06 am »

Some less frequent visitors to the feeders. Jackdaw, squirrel and rat taking the overflow off the floor from where the mob (charm? Huh) of a dozen Goldfinches had dropped it. A greenfinch, and a first for this season, 5 or 6 Long Tailed Tits. They are, quite literally, very flighty.

T42 · « **Reply #6641 on:** 31 December, 2023, 02:48:03 pm »

I suppose this counts... Right now there is a stink bug walking along my office wall in the direction of my bookshelves, high up on the far side of my desk where I can't possibly reach it with my ½-water-bottle+brevet-card stink-bug-capture device.

Still it's better there than where it was 10 minutes ago, to wit on the collar of my sweater.

rafletcher · « **Reply #6642 on:** 01 January, 2024, 10:56:38 am »

No doubt drawn by the finches and tits on the feeders, a (presumably, as it seemed quite inept) juvenile Sparrowhawk. First saw it appearing out of the bush by the fence, then shortly after perching on top of the barbecue tears close to said feeders.

Pingu · « **Reply #6643 on:** 01 January, 2024, 12:32:05 pm »

First squirrels of the year in Mrs P's brother's garden.

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Asterix, the former Gaul. · « **Reply #6644 on:** 03 January, 2024, 07:59:49 pm »

It's the first year the goldfish have not hibernated. Should I feed them?

T42 · « **Reply #6645 on:** 06 January, 2024, 03:49:40 pm »

To the cat?

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This morning, a beautiful dead fox beside the local cycle track. Shame.

Pingu · « **Reply #6646 on:** 06 January, 2024, 04:25:27 pm »

Blackcap for the first time this winter.

Nuncio · « **Reply #6647 on:** 08 January, 2024, 04:59:25 pm »

Five red kites. They're pretty common round here but that's the first time I've seen that many away from a red kite feeding centre. They were all gently wheeling across the sky. Not long ago at the same(-ish) location Salvatore and I saw 2, but that turned into aerial combat. These 5 were just in a loose association.

Pingu · « **Reply #6648 on:** 08 January, 2024, 06:47:58 pm »

Male blackcap in our garden nomming apples this afternoon.

Salvatore · « **Reply #6649 on:** 10 January, 2024, 06:10:02 pm »

A murmuration[ (youtube) this evening. Like yesterday evening, the show finished on the dot at ~~16:45~~ 16:25.