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10th Feb 2017Lynaki commented on:
BIRDWATCHING 2017Ooooooo so excited out on the Monsal Trail today very few birds around and then I spotted a small bird about the size of a wren. It was amongst the bushes so I couldn't see it too clearly but what I could see was a bright yellow/orange strip on its head. Back home I looked on the RSPB website and yes it was a Firecrest!! I have never seen one before wonderful!!ViewDate:
7th Feb 2017Lynaki commented on:
BIRDWATCHING 2017Hi Wilf thankyou so much for your welcome I am going to follow your advice and look through the photos of birds posted on here. Hope you have a good day.ViewDate:
7th Feb 2017Lynaki commented on:
BIRDWATCHING 2017Hi Deanna. I was very pleased to see your post. Please could you tell me where in the West Midlands you saw the waxwings and was it recently? Many thanks have a good day.ViewDate:
6th Feb 2017Lynaki commented on:
BIRDWATCHING 2017Hi I am new to Silversurfers am so pleased to find comments from bird watchers. I walk most days on the Monsal Trail in Bakewell and have enjoyed seeing long tailed tits, blue tits and a song thrush who sang beautifully and didn't seem to mind my presence. Today a bird swooped across the path in front of me immediately I thought sparrow hawk. As I watched him flying low and speedily over the adjacent field every now and then twisting his body he was definitely a bird of prey. Too heavy in the body for a kestral and smaller than a buzzard I feel sure he was a sparrowhawk. Was wondering if anyone has spotted wax wings. They have been reported as spending time over here rather than in Sweden.ViewDate:
6th Feb 2017Lynaki commented on:
Birdwatching.Well it seems as though I am the only one, the only Silversurfer that likes birdwatching!! I am replying to myself!! I will just keep going regardless as I am used to talking to myself Today it is a cold misty morning on the Monsal Trail very few birds around and hardly any one out. It is quite pleasant though and I am enjoying my walk. Suddenly in front of me a sizeable bird sweeps low across the path. Sparrow Hawk comes to mind but I am not seeing it well enough to identify it for certain. I follow it as it flies fast and low over the adjacent field. It is very skilful turning its body this way and that as it goes along. Yes it could be a Sparrow Hawk certainly it is a bird of prey and it appears heavier than a Kestral and smaller than a buzzard. As I walk there are drops appearing on the small overhanging branches signalling that the sun is breaking through the mist is melting the frost. I can hear the drops falling like rain and I can hear the birds start to sing. The robin and the long tail tits are out and the blackbird is in the gulley throwing up the fallen leaves in his search for a tasty morsel. He bobs off into the undergrowth when he realises I am watching him. Well that's it for today next time I log on it would be lovely to read something from a like minded Silversurfer....here's hoping.ViewDate:
3rd Feb 2017Lynaki commented on:
Birdwatching.A beautiful day on the Monsal Trail at Bakewell. I was lucky to set off around mid day just as the sky cleared and the sun came out. So did the birds. Every step of the way I could hear them chattering in the trees at either side of the track. I have recently seen a woodpecker quite close the one with the bright red under his tail now is that the lesser or the greater spotted woodpecker? Maybe someone will tell me. I didn't see him today but I did see four or maybe five long tailed tits flitting about, following each other from tree to tree. A Blue Tit was singing and as I slowed to listen a stoat ......or was it a weasel... ran across the path in front of me. His light brown coat shone in the sun and his black tail was spectacular. A rare sight I was thrilled to have seen him. But the highlight of my walk was the song thrush. Oh the notes he sang were so beautiful and he didn't seem to mind my stopping to listen he just carried on singing. I think the birds and me thought of spring today.... but not yet. We still have February fill dyke and March winds to endure.ViewDate:
2nd Feb 2017Lynaki commented on:
Birdwatching.Hi everyone in the Sheffield area. I keep hearing there are waxwings to be seen at the moment in Sheffield.. I cannot find out where they are to be seen in Sheffield. Can anyone help me with this? I understand they are coming to the UK from Scandinavia looking for the red berries particularly on Rowan trees. Look forward to hearing from fellow bird spotters.