Its arrived

[brakespear]

I saw a woodpecker (I think) which is about as interesting as it gets here. Browny-grey with a blue flash on the wing.

 

[knocky1]

Now we know why his hamstrings are so fragile; all that lugging around of farm machinery. Also, are the club that tight on wages that players need to moonlight? No, seriously, Will is the son of Tom, the long-time farmer there in Hook Lane. While you are there, you would be most welcome to visit us in St Margaret's Church; even if you don't attend a service (which we'd love you to), you can help yourself to tea and coffee and enjoy the view of the Downs from the terrace above the churchyard. The Cat Inn is worth a visit too (it now has a friendly landlord, though the food is a little pricey), as is the Priest House Museum. There is a great curry house too at Turners Hill, the Tarana, though you might struggle to park there.

Will do all but the Tarana, will leave for another time. Thanks for information.

 

[Boroseagull]

I saw a woodpecker (I think) which is about as interesting as it gets here. Browny-grey with a blue flash on the wing.

Think you will find it a jay

 

[brakespear]

Think you will find it a jay

oh ok that makes sense. It was nice, anyway, whatever it was

 

[glasfryn]

Imagine our surprise when we got to Wales and found any amount of birds we had never seen before (to many to name) but the one that stood out was the treecreeper/crawler identified by its curled beak.
all we ever saw in urban Brighton was a few puny sparrows and an escaped macaw

 

[knocky1]

Imagine our surprise when we got to Wales and found any amount of birds we had never seen before (to many to name) but the one that stood out was the treecreeper/crawler identified by its curled beak.
all we ever saw in urban Brighton was a few puny sparrows and an escaped macaw

this year we had a blown off course grey phalarope in the Lagoon childrens pool for a couple of weeks but we are away from the inner city odown here in the arse end of Hove. You don't get much rarer than that.

 

[Kneon Light]

this year we had a blown off course grey phalarope in the Lagoon childrens pool for a couple of weeks but we are away from the inner city odown here in the arse end of Hove. You don't get much rarer than that.

Except for the Short Toed Eagle of Course

Saw that phalarope. One of the tamest wild birds I've ever seen. Was really strange watching and photographing a bird in a kids paddling pool.

In terms of treecreepers they nest in parts of Ashdown forest and saw some after seeing the Eagle at the weekend.

 

[Shy Talk]

Bloody cats had the rest.

 

[glasfryn]

Bloody cats had the rest.

there you go
there is always one

 

[tomfitz12]

The amazing thing is that only about 15 years ago or so they were so rare that we used to pull over to the side of the road near Henley to watch them. 20 years ago there were about 20 pairs in the entire country, almost all in central Wales. Then they introduced them to the chilterns about 20 years ago and since then they have exploded in numbers. I work in basingstoke and regularly see them here and I've seen them over the centre of Farnborough about 1 mile from the airfield.

I can see 20 now whilst cycling in between Reading and Henley

place just outside reading called kintbury which I know to have a resident pair of red kites, not that I know anything else about birds