The Bird Thread

Couldn't get much sleep last night, so popped to the local marshes at 5am to catch sunrise. Not the best photos as tired, but Godwits for miles!

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Also a Heron, an Avocet, an Skylark and some Geese.

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Making use of the morning light. Egret Heaven today!

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Other spots include this Chiff Chaff (I think?), a load of reed warblers, and what I think is a Linnet?

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A live stream of an osprey nest with chicks in Scotland

Thanks to @aggi for posting this--it's been lovely to follow a bit.

This is apparently an attack by a owl:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=7Gc1CrxnvvQ

Looks mainly like crap flying to me, but a owls obviously have excellent night vision and I'm sure the experts are right. I still find it very surprising that a owl might take on a osprey.

Anyway, there's a lovely 'WTF?' face just after the crash.

The little ones, not at all little any more, appear to have fledged now.

There’s a ton of little egrets in Wanstead Park at the moment. With no respect for nominative determinism they have taken over Heronry Pond. Counted about 20 the other evening.

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I call this series, "Saturday night down town"

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I have recently been welcoming a lesser spotted woodpecker to my feeder.

Never seen one before so that's been nice.

Wow, they are really rare now, and even rarer on feeders.
There was a nest site near me last year, the only one found in Berkshire. No sign of them this year, very sad to see such a decline.

I'd no idea they were so rare perhaps explains the visits.

Regardless, a very welcome visitor. Will try to photo next time..

Also had a hedgehog a couple of nights. It's been a real treat.

My sister's garden and husband.

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Pics or...

Had an unexpected visitor in the garden today. First time I've ever seen a Sparrowhawk that I recall...

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Beaut. Those pics are amazing (as are many in this thread)

Love it, I had one a few months ago but my camera was not to hand

Yeah I was lucky. Had my camera to hand from photoing the moon from the loft. Then this morning when I went to get it, saw the sparrowhawk!

@adroit thanks :-)

Found a little swallow fledgeling!

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Amazing!

Spot the Kestrel

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Ooh! I had one pop by a while ago and had a camera to hand: https://youtu.be/N522Qa30Arg

Amazing, a coughing sparrowhawk.

Is/was the starling what looks like the lifeless prey?

Red Kites I think

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Tails look to flat, my guess is buzzards.

You're right, my bad!

Do pigeons sit on their eggs the whole time? We have nest and egg but recently no pigeon it seems.

Could it just be off being a cunt somewhere?