What's buzzing or flying near you 2021?

I am so excited and elated!
Yesterday, I observed a scruffy little youngster on the sunflower feeder.
He returned 2 or 3 times again today and I noticed a bit of pale red on his bum....a young woodpecker....♡♡♡
We have been feeding his parents throughout the winter and it warms my heart to think that somehow they have led him to the food source that helped bring him into the world.
I will try and get a picture of him as soon as I can,
Jenny namaste

 

A few young ones have appeared in recently in the garden, sparrows, starlings wood pigeons and blackbirds but not the siskins, dunnocks wagtails or robins yet.

We still just have three siskins, obviously there is no other female around to make two pairs.

 

Well, that pallet of fertiliser is not coming off the racking now.

 

Whiskered Tern, a rare visitor here passing through to Eastern Europe, a dark marsh Tern unlike our coastal white ones.
Despite the name it doesn't appear to have any whiskers (or even stubble).

 

@shiney adults have pink breasts but young ones can be distinguished by the lack of a white neck patch.

 

The Siskins and Goldfinches are liking the new feeder which is Pigeon/Dove proof, Sparrows and Blue Tits are using it too. The Pigeons can now only forage at the bottom for spillages.

 

On the feeder this morning :

 

Went to my local nature reserve this morning







Then went on our usual edge of village dog walk and saw Skylarks and for the first time locally a Mandarin Duck

 

Wow...such a lovely assortment and a lovely camera...thanks for sharing...

 

Portland Bill this morning, Little Owl, Rock Pipit, and late arrival Wheatears.

 

I've never seen one of these in my garden until recently.
This one returns three or four times a day.

 

Only ever had a Jay in the garden once, usually shy birds, probably wouldn't go for anything smaller than nuts.