WHAT'S BUZZING OR FLYING NEAR YOU 2018

Canada geese @shiney.

 

@wiseowl, I took this last year in Wareham, a flock of Canada Geese turned up with some smaller Barnacle Geese, it gave a good comparison of the difference in colour and size.


Goldcrest.


Siskins, they are in the garden more than me!


Look what appeared on our garage roof!!


and rested on next door's conifer hedge.

 

We get these along the canals by us

 

Eighteen Goldfinch in the garden this morning

 

When it gets really warm here mate they'll come down heavy...last year it was like a good 20-25 in one go...saw some 2 weeks back roughly 10...beautiful birds and the colours

 

longham Lakes yesterday.
Great Crested Grebes.


Heron.


Scaup, a duck similar to a Tufted Duck but with no tuft and a silvery grey back not black as in Tufted. not a common bird in the part of the country. Shooting into the sun meant loss of detail.

 

A bit of luck this morning, first Cuckoo, heard and then seen, they are becoming increasingly scarce now.

 

I seem to have got a new pal in the garden. Local cock pheasant sneaks up on me and has also taken to walking up to conservatory and asking for its breakfast,lunch and dinner.

Hes now brought the girlfriend along with him although shes still skitish. I hope he hangs around and dodges the foxes,shooters,vans cars etc etc.