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"I thought you might like this video.



It's a compilation of different birds singing. Beautiful photography. If you expand the 'title' under the video it gives a list of species and the times they pop up in the video. Most of the species are familiar to us in the UK, but there are some 'exotics' (the cranes - wow, what a noise!) It was filmed in Belarus. The guy has a channel you can subscribe to. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it and maybe it'll take your mind off you-know-what for a few blessed minutes."

That is a lovely story Mex. Storks are great birds and I went to see the ones at Knepp last Autumn. It is very impressive seeing something that big fly.and puts you in mind of the flying dinosaurs (which they sort of are given the Birds' lineage).

Swifts / swallows back here! Sorry never worked out which they are! It’s a lovely story isn’t it Alfs. We should congratulate that guy!

"Max, that's a gorgeous story. Thanks for sharing. You should look up My Octopus Teacher on Netflix. An amazing story about a similar relationship but with an incredibly intelligent invertebrate."

MmHm.

**doffs cap** Most wouldn’t have got it if he was pictured in a pear tree

"12? That was a heron jury, deliberating a verdict against gank."

"Saw something I’ve never seen today . I was driving on the A30 towards Basingstoke and I noticed a heron in a field , but when I looked quickly again there was anything from 9to 12 about twenty yards apart from each other . A courting thing ?"

What a dopey baggage I am. Just realised I forgot to post the link for that Belarusian bloke's goshawk vs buzzard vs buzzard video I mentioned below. And it's a corker https://youtu.be/RnMTq8rqX5M

What a dopey baggage I am. Just realised I forgot to post the link for that Belarusian bloke's goshawk vs buzzard vs buzzard video I mentioned below. And it's a corker https://youtu.be/RnMTq8rqX5M

A friend of mine observed some Siskins last week locally . My dog has flushed several woodcock lately .

Most of the ones in the UK are autumn/winter visitors.

Lowermarshammer = Jones the steam :-)

Redwing have very small breeding population in northern Scotland. Not uncommon to see large flocks in London parks especially as they congregate prior to return to breeding grounds. I can recall a morning driving the train about 13 years ago when there had been a massive overnight irruption and they were everywhere. That stork video is good.

"Really? I thought they were abundant, just not where I live."

"Very few couples in the UK, apparently."

*Too small for a song thrush

"I just had to make a cup of coffee, sit down and compose myself before writing this. I am fizzing with excitement. I had two redwings in my tree. They stayed and looked around for a few minutes then flew off. I've never seen them in the flesh before so had to really think about what I was looking at. ""Too small for a thrush...beak too long...what's with the eye stripe?..."". I had to look it up to be sure. My garden is very ordinary and in a build-up area of London. We're not out of February yet, but that will probably be my garden spot of the year."

Nice!

The other day I saw an avocet landing in the mud at Newhaven. As I watched it a kingfisher streaked past. Perked me right up. What a cracking double.

"Mex, that is splendid."

Have you good people seen this story? Quite amazing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXMfbY8CawY

"Crikey, look at this one. It's a Mexican standoff between a northern goshawk, a roughed legged buzzard and a common buzzard over a rabbit carcass. This bloke is brilliant."

"as you always say NR, A fether in your bed is preferred to a bird , is preferable to a bird unfed, or was that jenny shipley"

I had to look those up. What SPLENDID birds!

Just seen a pair of Chachalacas not in my garden. Im in Mexico...