Starting with a first for me ... Sparrowhawk in neighbour's garden here in quarry, only ever seen a seemingly lost youngster many years ago!
Grabbed ID vid footage through d/glazed door, then battery died & by time I'd replaced it to go outside for better res a delivery driver stopped next door & frightened the bird off!! grrrrrr
Hope it's a one-off for the sake of my Spadger horde!
2019 thread here ... https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/f/all-creatures/196421/add-your-odds-sods-here-thread/1275306#1275306
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
So, autumn is officially here then...... wink wink.
And yes, I do know there's a Shelduck in there as well.!! :-)
My bird photos HERE
Found it That would make a great jigsaw puzzle, Paul.
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Tony
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Kind regards, Ann
I got home from swimming yesterday morning and saw a most unexpected bird on a neighbour's roof:
A beautiful grey heron!
We occasionally get these flying over our neighbourhood but this was the first time I'd seen one land.
Our herring gulls are red listed birds. Think about that the next time you hear some flaming idiot calling for a cull of them.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wherryman/
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Lot to learn