Your day's wildlife

[twentysix by twentyfive]

My first swallow of the year flitted across the lane I was pedalling along today.

 

[rich p]

My first swallow of the year flitted across the lane I was pedalling along today.

I had my first swallow of the year today too - unfortunately it was a fecking fly that went straight down the wrong airway.
Also had a siskin I think. Flash of yellow tail feathers but I need to check it in the guide.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I had my first swallow of the year today too - unfortunately it was a fecking fly that went straight down the wrong airway.
Also had a siskin I think. Flash of yellow tail feathers but I need to check it in the guide.

Did the siskin give you a dry throat?

 

[rich p]

Did the siskin give you a dry throat?

Probably could have phrased that better!

 

[rich p]

Pah!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Pah!

That's right, spit those feathers out!

 

[rich p]

Here's a piccie of the little bugger...

 

[nickyboy]

Here's a piccie of the little bugger...
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I see your photography skills have migrated nicely from the Beer thread

 

[rich p]

Just to prove your point I'll selflessly post a photo of the great Sir Sebastian Hobbs taken in my kitchen...

 

[Glow worm]

Saw several swallows and the first house martins (around 6 or so) of the spring today at The Naze country park in Essex. It's right on the coast so I suspect they may just have reached landfall from the continent ( or maybe they were just following the coastline). They all looked to be heading north west at some rate of knots.

A pair of swallows have nested on top of a light in the gents loo at The Naze for at least the last two years. I took some photos of the young last summer (memo to self, taking photos in the gents is guaranteed odd looks!). That pair not back yet though.

 

[rich p]

I also clocked a dead crow hung on a pole in a sowed field. Those countree folk are a queer lot.

 

[Illaveago]

There was a lot of bird activity in the garden today, normally it is just the wood pigeons and a few blackbirds but today we had a couple of magpies,2 Jackdaws, 2 gold finches, blue tits, a wren and a robin. The sparrowhawk fancied the wood pigeons that were in the ash tree but was unsuccessful, she returned twice later on soaring high above.

 

[rich p]

Saw a few bluebells on my ride today. They'll get better in a week or two but nice to get a waft of scent

 

[Illaveago]

I saw two peacock butterflies in the garden yesterday.

 

[biggs682]

Just got this picture

The chiff chaffs have arrived in Bournemouth as well. Apart from the squirrel we also spotted a Jay as well.