tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538774386836120846.post441998918204639378..comments2023-08-18T02:31:53.162-07:00Comments on The Breckland Birder: Thompson, Norfolk The Breckland Birderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00203400040384205222noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538774386836120846.post-36689519378621028932015-05-06T08:04:14.431-07:002015-05-06T08:04:14.431-07:00Stunning Nuthatch pic Paul
RayStunning Nuthatch pic Paul<br /><br />RayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432645992776200886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538774386836120846.post-78397079914671846182015-04-30T14:34:46.696-07:002015-04-30T14:34:46.696-07:00Orioles are now in the neighbour's poplar plan...Orioles are now in the neighbour's poplar plantation...<br />similar layout to the ones at Lakenheath...<br />serendipity has it that we can see down the rows from our back door...<br />and the birds do circuits of our trees, too!<br /><br />Also, one of our Turtle Doves is back...<br />purring away in our walnut tree...<br />mind you, with the weather today, the rain just starting.... <br />he had that "damp pigeon" look about him.<br />Last year they were flying back and forth past the kitchen and lounge windows...<br />we only discovered why in late November....<br />there was a typical "pigeon group" nest...<br />low down in a bit of Alder coppice....<br />fifteen feet from the house!!<br /><br />We bought this place for the natural history...<br />and natural history we have!!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538774386836120846.post-41572773267146816062015-04-29T14:26:12.388-07:002015-04-29T14:26:12.388-07:00Hi Tim
"Orioles calling from the wood"....Hi Tim<br /><br />"Orioles calling from the wood"...probably extinct as a breeding bird here in the UK now. What a great bird for you to have locally to you Tim.<br />Good to see you get Lesser Whitethroats. My cousin lives and birds in Spain, Lesser Whitethroats are missing from there.<br />Yes Tim, the weather for the weekend is not good here either, but I shall use my breaks from work to look for migrants.<br />Chat soon.<br /><br />Paul The Breckland Birderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203400040384205222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538774386836120846.post-41369092372119458812015-04-29T12:46:04.275-07:002015-04-29T12:46:04.275-07:00Wikileaks back last night...
and orioles calling c...Wikileaks back last night...<br />and orioles calling clearly from wood this afternoon....<br />still no Hobbies.<br /><br />Lesser Whitethroat is around here... <br />believed to breed in a neighbouring commune...<br />not seen one, tho'....<br />and, if you look at the distribution maps, we are right on the WSW edge of their range.<br /><br />When I get some time....<br />I must take a wander over there.<br />WHEN... as if.... we are in full growing season now!!<br />And rain forecast for whole w/e....<br />harrrrumph!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538774386836120846.post-67583536837467140752015-04-29T09:21:42.898-07:002015-04-29T09:21:42.898-07:00Hi Tim
Great minds think alike so they say, I was ...Hi Tim<br />Great minds think alike so they say, I was certainly considering the Nuthatch for the header, and here it is.<br />Glad to see the "'Nettlecreeper' has now been sighted...well done. It's smaller (slightly) cousin, Lesser Whitethroat is now back....I would be interested if this species occurs with you as I know they are missing from the Iberian Peninsula.<br />I was driving home from my last call at work at 1335 today, and encountered a low flying Marsh Harrier over fields at Morley...a lovely sight.<br />Not seen Swift yet...usually see them in the last days of April.<br />Chat soon Tim<br /><br />PaulThe Breckland Birderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203400040384205222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8538774386836120846.post-60995675065952883032015-04-28T00:49:11.564-07:002015-04-28T00:49:11.564-07:00Great Nutter piccy.... a future header perhaps?
Be...Great Nutter piccy.... a future header perhaps?<br />Been too busy to comment much on posts recently...<br />but having a few days relaxation to allow the ground to dry out...<br />most birds back on patch here... the Creeper amongst Nettles appeared in sight yesterday...<br />we'd been hearing them around but no sightings...<br />just missing the Wikileaks [Stone Curlews] and the Orioles at the moment!!<br />And it looks like there are no Hobbies around this year... although I thought I heard one call last week?<br />A friend in a neighbouring town has asked me to "knock-up" some Swift nestboxes...<br />they have a good site on their property... and the house opposite was investigated last year...<br />but Spadgers had got to the eaves first and were a little defensive!!<br />We are phasing out the feeders, slowly...Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439261142732764451noreply@blogger.com