What's buzzing or flying near you 2024 ?

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  1. DiggersJo

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    Yep, had a further look and the site is up to Mar24 with information and it has a link to Youtube here below the cam, will check again in the morning. Few years since I looked at it, so it's good to see the same pair are there....

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    Add new link, great I can watch both nests now
     
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    First mow of the "lawn". Blackbird singing in the apple tree, robin again living dangerously in front of the mower, wren shouting out, another robin taking food to the nest in the ivy around the quince tree, collared doves cooing in the magnolia grandiflora and different bees buzzing around the pulmonarias on the sides of the "lawn".
     
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      Another wind blown rare visitor from North America, Bonaparte's Gull found on our local flooded meadows. Looks like a young Black Headed Gull but with a distinct black bill.
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        Mediterranean Gulls, Brownsea Island this morning.
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          Mallards and Canada geese
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          • On the Levels

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            2 longtail tits flitting by this morning. Haven't seen any for a while. Hopefully they will nest and bring their offspring to the feeders. Lovely birds.
             
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              The Grey Wagtails have arrived at the pond. We have a pair breed most years.
               
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                I’ve been following the ospreys at Loch Arkaig for 8 years now, Louis and Dorcha, and they’re currently sitting on 3 eggs. A great webcam and always lovely to watch @Sheal Loch Arkaig Osprey Cam: Live Webcam - Woodland Trust

                Swallows have been back in our village for about 10 days now and I’m waiting for mine to take up residence. They’re seems to have been a bit of a development over the last 2 days as there’s been a lot of swooping and twittering over our drive, I’m hoping it’s one of ours and he’s staking a claim on his territory, fingers crossed.
                 
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                  The magpies have decided that my bird bath is the perfect place to dunk any dry bread they find elsewhere (I don't put bread out). I fully cleaned and refilled it the day before I took this picture! 2024-04-18_09-10-49.jpg
                   
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                    I have the same bird bath and one of the Woodies just sat in it this morning, not even bathing. It soon empties when 3 or 4 Starlings start splashing around in it.
                    Magpies and Crows have dunked bread in it here too.
                     
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                      Saw my first Pied Flycatcher of the year today. Always a joy.
                       
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                        • DiggersJo

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                          Amazing!
                           
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                          Look like black headed Gulls?
                           
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                          From last week [17th] - gathering nest material

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                          Friday 20th - on the washing :smile:
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                          Yesterday - sat very nicely for ages for me to get a pic.
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                          Enjoying the alpina clematis
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