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Originally Posted by
Derby Tup
Where were they Al? On the ground, up a tree, by water?
I was definetly of no relation to a crow etc etc.
I was running across a very open, rural set of boggy, fields.
The fields where ploughed late last year...i'll have a google and see what i come up with. - no trees about. They would fly about sqeeking like a dogs toy and land. Strange wing shape.
Ive got a british countryside book upstairs from when i was a wee nipper...i'll have to find that and see if i can find it.
....its not in the books and ive googled and used some free bird search thingys and cannot find it.
Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter
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Originally Posted by
Al Fowler
A question for all you twitchers.
Whilst out running y'day...i passed a small flock of birds ive seen before but no idea what they are.
They are maily black, abit bigger than a blackbird but with huge wings. The underneath of their wings is white and their call reminded me of a dogs toy being sqeeked.:D
Fieldfare or Redwing? I can never remember the difference (although I suspect there is a clue in the redwing's name):rolleyes:
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Saw a cormorant on Bottoms res, Longdendale a couple of weeks ago.
Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter
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Originally Posted by
Fnstein
Fieldfare or Redwing? I can never remember the difference (although I suspect there is a clue in the redwing's name):rolleyes:
Fieldfare seems most likely. Although not black, it is the largest member of the thrush family. Redwing is smaller than a blackbird.
Could be both, of course. They do flock together. Both are winter migrants.
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Could have been a shag...
Re: Today's Wildlife Encounter
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Originally Posted by
Al Fowler
A question for all you twitchers.
Whilst out running y'day...i passed a small flock of birds ive seen before but no idea what they are.
They are maily black, abit bigger than a blackbird but with huge wings. The underneath of their wings is white and their call reminded me of a dogs toy being sqeeked.:D
Sounds like they could be Fieldfare Al. Winter visitors from Scandinavia / Russia.
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Migrants? I'll be onto the Daily Mail Hotline right away.
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Originally Posted by
grouse
migrants? I'll Be Onto The Daily Mail Hotline Right Away.
:d:d:d
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That made me laugh too Navigator. Nice one Grouse! :cool:
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Nowhere near your head, I'll be bound :D
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Originally Posted by
Derby Tup
Hare on Ilkley Moor :cool:
