"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."
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Nurse Ratched
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Hammer and Pickle
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Hammer and Pickle
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Nurse Ratched
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Cabbage Savage
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azel senior
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They will pop up almost anywhere that there are decent sized fish in a lake in the spring or autumn while moving north or south.
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SecondOpinion
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"Never seen one round here. Too far south and overpopulated by people I would think https://raptorfoundation.org.uk/rescue-rehab/species-list/ This is the list of birds at The Raptor Foundation near St Ives, Cambs"
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azel senior
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"SecondOpinion, Do you get the Osprey visit? Never seen one, but probably the bird I most want to see."
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SecondOpinion
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"I live on the edge of a village near St Ives, Cambs. Round here, there are plenty of well stocked fishing lakes which attract all types of nature, plus open fields and woodlands If you are ever up this way, pay a visit to The Raptor Foundation"
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Tomshardware
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"Blimey exile, saw similar thing years ago while out walking, sparrowhawks are superb hunters."
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arsegrapes
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"SecondOpinion 10:13 Fri Dec 24 That sounds amazing. If you don't mind me asking, what neck of the woods do you live?"
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"The other day I heard a blackbird's alarm cry, closely followed by a thud against one of our conservatory windows. I looked out just in time to see a sparrowhawk with the blackbird in its talons landing on the ground about ten yards away. He stood over it with his wings half out looking very fierce then started pulling it apart straight away - very dramatic. Flew away when he saw me move."
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"Took my dog out first light to our usual woods , flushed a few pheasants which is normal , but he also put up a couple of woodcock on two separate occasions ,they fly low and sit back down quite quickly. Cute . Very pointed wings . Check out their scientific name ."
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"Took my dog out first light to our usual woods , flushed a few pheasants which is normal , but he also put up a couple of woodcock on two separate occasions ,they fly low and sit back down quite quickly. Cute . Very pointed wings . Check out their scientific name ."
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Nurse Ratched
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SecondOpinion
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"When the buzzards fly over, the sky goes very quiet, until the crows come out and dive bomb the buzzards. It's like an aerial gunfight from WW2!! Quite a show with the crows always winning. The kites come way down very close to the garden (we have a stream at the bottom) where they are hunting for mice, rats and voles and sometimes grass snakes. There are always Kestrels hovering in the field at the back. Not a bird of course, but the bats always make a show as the sun goes down"
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Tomshardware
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SecondOpinion
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"We have a pair of Egrets at the bottom of our garden who return every year. Lovely looking bird. Plus many Buzzards, Harriers and Falcons, Owls, Kestrels and Kites."
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Hermit Road
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"zebthecat 12:05 Tue Nov 30 If you haven’t got a dog, some poison might help. Failing that, a high powered air rifle should be enough to make it seek a home elsewhere. On a more cheerful note I saw a Jay in my garden the other day. Was well happy about that."
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Nurse Ratched
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"That mega talented Belarusian bloke (I assume) has done it again, and this one is festive as heck. Enjoy: https://youtu.be/fPIbfZ7HE5M"
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WHU(Exeter)
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"Haven't seen any sparrows in my garden for months and months, just seen 3 dozen plus of them fluttering all around a neighbours huge pear tree for a good half hour. Obviously something on the tree that they go nuts for this time of year."
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azel senior
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Robins are vicious fuckers in the bird world. Very protective of their territory.