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Might be due to the time of year. From the RSPB website:
Kingfishers are widespread, especially in central and southern England, becoming less common further north but following some declines last century, they are currently increasing in their range in Scotland. They are found by still or slow flowing water such as lakes, canals and rivers in lowland areas. In winter, some individuals move to estuaries and the coast. Occasionally they may visit garden ponds if of a suitable size.
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I’ve been interested in garden visitors but I’m new to the ‘going out to bird-spot’ thing.
I took my daughter to Hayle estuary this week and this is what we saw:
Little egret
Curlew
Redshank
Eurasian Wigeon
Dunlin
Green winged Teal
Kingfisher
Lapwings
Cormorant
Heron
While that’s not a particularly outstanding list I was surprised to see a kingfisher. I believe the location is tidal and I wasn’t expecting to see a bird that is normally associated with freshwater streams and rivers.
Please enlighten me.