What's buzzing or flying near you 2021?

Yes, lovely shots and good to see a Nuthatch.

 

After the Little, and more recently, the Great Egret both becoming breeding birds in the UK in the last 25 years, now the Cattle Egret is expanding and breeding here too.
there were a few at Radipole rspb reserve this morning.




Lots of Gulls around.
Common Gull, not common down here!


Mediterranean Gull (no black wing tips) between two Black Headed Gulls, none with black heads as it's winter.


Common Snipe.


Lapwing, Peewit or Green Plover, take your pick!

 

Love the Egret, cracking pictures as always

 

@shiney, like all of the Crow family, they are quick to learn and take advantage.

Black Redstart (female) and Snow Bunting near Swanage today.

 

Bumble and ladybird today, Ladybirds on the back of house must be about 40-60 not sure if they came out of the cracks or new ones flying in, there was a few flying

 

@strongylodon will be able to give you a better answer I think @shiney. I'll give it a go by saying - I don't think Robins build winter nests but may, like the tit family, use old nests or nest boxes for shelter overnight when the weather is particularly bad or cold during the winter months. I have nest boxes for Blue Tits here and they've been checking them out over the last couple of weeks.

 

@shiney Boxes are a much prefered place for overnight roosting although Blue Tits roost alone unlike sparrows. They will not normally start nest building until March.

 

It could be in the wrong position for bats or not the right type of box.

 

Out in the garden and something fell out of the sky and hit me, not sure if it's lucky but it made me jump

Spoiler: Not a nice picture

 

Possibly dropped by a bird of prey Jiffy.

 

Yes, we do have a hawk which use's a branch for his/her eating table, but it's the first time a hawk thought that i need feeding up and gave me his/her left over's