Your day's wildlife

[Maverick Goose]

A couple of Clouded Yellows near West Bexington on the Dorset Coast.

 

[Mireystock]

I saw my first fully antlered fallow deer stag on last nights/evenings ride in the Vorest. I've seen dozens of deer (and boar) this autumn, but strangely this has been my only antlered stag. I also heard stags doing their rutting call/ Chewbacca impression in the distance too. Magic.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Another red squirrel plus hearing the (red) deer rutting calls echoing through the fog this morning before we left Loch Rannoch....

Since then we have had a heron, a buzzard sitting on the verge of the motorway and an entertaining flock of sparrows at a service station....

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Redwing and Feildfare today. Bl**dy cold out so I expect they felt at home. First lot of the winter for me.
Also a pair of Red Kite, Buzzards and a Sparrowhawk, 3 Raven and a Kestrel amongst other stuff.
All from the saddle of my bike


Seems "amongst" isn't in the CC spellchecker

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

[QUOTE 3959174, member: 9609"]where are you, or at least where did you see the birds ?[/QUOTE]
Saw all those on a ride from Hay-on-Wye in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Hay-Abergavenny-Blaenavon-Talybont-Brecon-Talgarth-Hay. Not my usual patch.

 

[Surlydave]

Not much to report this week following our quick sprint from Ipswich to Long Melford, only to find cafe in garden centre closed for renovation. We did spot a sparrow hawk, a couple of partridges, a buzzard. We also had to avoid some peacocks wandering about near a farm.

 

[nickyboy]

Very foggy above 1000ft yesterday but I could hear the thin "seeeeep" of redwings. Presumably a bit disoriented in the fog. Also surprised to hear a Meadow Pipit and Pied Wagtail on the tops. Presumably the settled weather has persuaded them to hang around. Not much else; a few ravens and kestrels. Seems we're at the time of the year when wildlife evacuates the high land and it's pretty quiet until next March

 

[Crackle]

I've been wondering where the clumps of feathers were coming from on the local bridleway. Well this morning I found out. Sitting above one, was a huge buzzard, just staring at me. Come to think of it, I've not seen so many wood pigeons recently. Now I know where he hangs out, I'll take my camera with me. He was so close I only needed a 100mm lens.

 

[biggs682]

Spotted this fella scurrying across the path between Presthaven and Talacre looked like a dry roasted peanut with legs.

 

[Dave 123]

I had the great pleasure this morning of the return of the Barn Owl. It was sat on a fence post along the Coton cycle path waiting for me.
It spent the next 300 yds fluttering along in front of me!

 

[totallyfixed]

Last night was interesting, out on the bike to meet dr_pink on her commute home, I had gone about 5 miles on dark country lanes, the road nicely lit up with my front light which has a really wide spread when I caught some movement in my peripheral vision, a second later something hit my back wheel. I have no clue as to what it might have been, I am guessing something rat sized. Thinking that was something interesting to tell dr_pink when we met up, I started to speak when she said she scored a hat trick tonight, a fox, badger and deer. Sigh.

 

[biggs682]

Found this juvenile gull and his mates waiting outside of the caravan today

 

[Alex H]

Found this bird in the gardens of Blois Chateau a few days ago - looks like a drowned sparrow any ideas what it really is?

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Found this bird in the gardens of Blois Chateau a few days ago - looks like a drowned sparrow any ideas what it really is?

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It's an LBJ that's recently had a bath!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Found this bird in the gardens of Blois Chateau a few days ago - looks like a drowned sparrow any ideas what it really is?

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Could it be a wet version of a young dunnock?