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Meadow Pipit (52)
Though we saw Skylarks on the upper slopws, we think we saw some Meadow Pipits on th elower ones. Their tune was quite different to the Skylarks’ via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/ey4odF… more →
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Meadow Pipit (52)
wrote 2 weeks ago: Though we saw Skylarks on the upper slopws, we think we saw some Meadow Pipits on th elower ones. Th … more →
Jackdaw(51)
wrote 2 weeks ago: Clever little birds, spotted this one taking tissue from the back of a toilet block. This is a small … more →
Carrion Crow (49)
wrote 2 weeks ago: Living up toit’s name at West Midlands Safari Park. The all-black carrion crow is one of the c … more →
Rook (50)
wrote 2 weeks ago: I do not like these at all, just because of the colour of their beak. Bare, greyish-white face, thin … more →
ChiffChaff (48)
wrote 1 month ago: Can’t be 100% certain whether it was a Chiffchaff or Reed Warbler etc but given it was in a tr … more →
Skylark (47)
wrote 2 months ago: How can you tell it’s a Skylark? Normally by it’s song first which I heard when we got o … more →
Herring Gull (46)
wrote 2 months ago: There are so many gulls that look similar, I can’t be sure what type of gull this is but they … more →
Red Kite (45)
wrote 2 months ago: Llanbedr-y-Cennin is a small village in Conwy area of Wales. We left early in the morning to try and … more →
Buzzard (44) just after being mobbed by crows
wrote 2 months ago: Buzzard seen flying overhead on A5. I heard it in the distance first and stopped at the side of the … more →
Mallard (43)
wrote 2 months ago: The mallard is a large and heavy looking duck. It has a long body and a long and broad bill. The mal … more →
Black headed Gull (42)
wrote 2 months ago: Not really a black-headed bird, more chocolate-brown – in fact, for much of the year, it has a … more →
Barn Owl (41) hunting
wrote 2 months ago: Photos taken at sunset after my meeting in Bristol. Pulling up in the car by Aust, lucky enough to t … more →
Dunlin (39) around the shore
wrote 2 months ago: Photos taken on the morning before a meeting in Bristol. Walk down by Aust and Severn Beach at high … more →
Ringed Plover (40)
wrote 2 months ago: Photos taken on the morning before a meeting in Bristol. Walk down by Aust and Severn Beach at high … more →
Wigeon (36)
wrote 3 months ago: The bird I always mix up with others! The wigeon is a medium-sized duck with a round head and small … more →
Pintail (37)
wrote 3 months ago: Another new one for me, never spotted a Pintail before. Slightly bigger than a mallard, these long-n … more →
Pheasant (38)
wrote 3 months ago: A large, long-tailed gamebird. Males have rich chestnut, golden-brown and black markings on body and … more →
Muscovy Duck (35) - Night on the tiles
wrote 3 months ago: These geese are doing the walk of shame after a night on the tiles. Taking some momento balloons bac … more →
Avocet (34)
wrote 3 months ago: A distinctively-patterned black and white wader with a long up-curved beak. It is the emblem of the … more →
