Happy new year, everyone! The lovely Emyr has posted a new blog.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
Just looking on the Dyfi nest and I already have got the ENS (empty nest syndrome).
"Birds are, quite simply, little miracles - and as such they require care and consideration."
Magnus Ullman
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OK, so who's this?
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It's preening:
I wish I had a magnifying glass. I think I can see black-tipped wings but the bird doesn't look silver so it's not a male hen harrier - sadly.
6.44pm the nightcam came on.
Watching from about 6.25pm it was quite haunting remembering the scene from 2013 when night after night we looked for Nora to return. In the end she did not arrive.
Then I was wondering what the camera would have seen if it had been there for 100 years. Would it have spotted Monty arriving in 2008?
See Monty Profile
All the profiles
Monty due at Dyfi a month today.
Tiger Signature
Our crow pair is back. Are they counting the days to when they'll need to vacate this huge nest?
It is almost light at Dyfi. Is the sound a lot lower than normal? I have it full up and usually it would blow your ears off if it was full. It is very faint for me.
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EJ's Memorial Balgavies Loch Ospreys 2023
We have a different pair of corvids today:
and another species CHOL:):)
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I hope I'm not the only one enjoying seeing all of the different corvids while waiting for our ospreys to arrive.
Any birds are welcome on my screen - so long as they know when to make way for the Ospreys!
Ospreys Rule OK, but Goldfinches come a close second!