Thanks link, don`t have twitter a/c but can see their progress; and Radnor Birdblog reports them today in llandrindod Wells
Quote from: jamesld8 on 28 December, 2016, 03:34:42 pmQuote from: Pingu on 17 December, 2016, 03:26:06 pmMore waxwings today. Didn't get quite as close as yesterday, though.IMG_7914_01 by The Pingus, on Flickrbrilliant --send some down south last ones here in numbers several years ago!!More today in Banchory.IMG_8018_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr
Quote from: Pingu on 17 December, 2016, 03:26:06 pmMore waxwings today. Didn't get quite as close as yesterday, though.IMG_7914_01 by The Pingus, on Flickrbrilliant --send some down south last ones here in numbers several years ago!!
More waxwings today. Didn't get quite as close as yesterday, though.IMG_7914_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr
Kim, you are very bad!
A few months ago I spotted what I thought was a Red Kite over the woods behind our house. Since then, I have regularly sighted numerous large hawk-like birds over the woods at the other side of the road and have come to realise that they aren't Red Kites, nor are they Buzzards - but I have struggled to identify what they are. One of them has been quite active over the back of our house today so I have had quite a good look and with a bit of internet research have come to the conclusion that they are most probably Marsh Harriers, which are resident in this area (North Kent coast) according to the RSPB website. I shall endeavour to get some pictures and post them here in the hope that someone more knowledgeable than me can confirm the identity...
My local reserve used to be Stodmarsh in NE Kent, and we got some marsh and a silly number of hen harriers.
The distinctive feature of both is fight. which tends to be at a low level, gliding mostly, wings held in a shallow V and rocking slightly from side to side
Quote from: Steph on 04 January, 2017, 11:43:15 amMy local reserve used to be Stodmarsh in NE Kent, and we got some marsh and a silly number of hen harriers.Stodmarsh is only a few miles away - I'm just the other side of Canterbury.QuoteThe distinctive feature of both is fight. which tends to be at a low level, gliding mostly, wings held in a shallow V and rocking slightly from side to sideThe ones I see regularly tend to be gliding in circles over the woods. Not what I would call 'low level' but that may be relative. Hard to tell the wing angle but 'shallow V' sounds about right. Tail shape sounds about right for Marsh Harriers according to your description as well.I will try to get some pics but I haven't seen them for a few days now.
Two little egrets in the Dene near my house!
... You lot are lucky!
It doesn’t matter where you start. Just start.
Quote from: jamesld8 on 28 December, 2016, 03:34:42 pmQuote from: Pingu on 17 December, 2016, 03:26:06 pmMore waxwings today. Didn't get quite as close as yesterday, though.IMG_7914_01 by The Pingus, on Flickrbrilliant --send some down south last ones here in numbers several years ago!!If you're on Twitter check out https://twitter.com/WaxwingsUK
On this morning's dog empty, I spotted what appeared to be a black heron? flying along the river, being either pursued or followed by a normally marked heron.
Quote from: Basil on 12 January, 2017, 03:32:07 pmOn this morning's dog empty, I spotted what appeared to be a black heron? flying along the river, being either pursued or followed by a normally marked heron.I've googled 'Black Heron'. Such a thing exist, but in South Efrica, so it wasn't one of those. Maybe it was just a heron that was black.
Andrij. I pronounce you Complete and Utter GIT