Two pairs of Bullfinch - male and female - one pair in Penrith today and the other in Whitehaven,Cumbria on Monday. Made my week (i'm easily pleased).
Two pairs of Bullfinch - male and female - one pair in Penrith today and the other in Whitehaven,Cumbria on Monday. Made my week (i'm easily pleased).
We get a pair who occasionally visit our garden, the male is magnificent.Originally Posted by luverlyjuberly
Saw a pair of Weasels or stoats doing that mad eijit thing of going round and round in circles at high speed. Two Buzzards and loads of lambs, this morning.
I was at work in Penrith today and the Bullfinch pair were back eating seeds from a feeder. They were about for most of my day.
There was also a male chaffinch flying at and tapping on the window - presumably at it's reflection. It was fun at first but after two hours of almost continuous tapping it got annoying so i chased it away.
On my Monday run I got within 60 feet of a pair of deer. I was jogging along a country road and stopped for a drink, looked up and there they were in amongst some trees. We stared at each other for about 3 minutes and then a crow call startled them. They just wandered off. One had tall antlers about 10 inches in length.
Chiffchaff galore and around eight sand martin (in Pembrokeshire)
Poacher turned game-keeper
Bluebells flowering. A bit early?
Poor things in this weather, a few inches of snow last night. I'll look out for them, they breed along the river so we have a good population here and no distance from your sighting.
The earliest I have ever seen them is 23rd March (in 1998, when February was exceptionally warm).
I didn't notice any on my run yesterday, although maybe they are flowering in parts of the woods that I haven't visited.
None flowering on the coast of Cumbria i made a point of looking on thursday- but our season is often later due to the cold.
Any flowering down south? Anyone?
Bluebells are a long way off here in Wales, leaves showing above ground but no flowers for weeks yet.
First Chiffchaff this morning near the canal between New Mills and Marple. Same date as last year, but about 1km further north along the canal!
No sign of Bluebell flowers, but plenty of leaves.
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