What have you seen

More wonderful photos!

Never seen penduline tit, so very, very envious.

Duplicate post.....sorry 😱

Thanks Pliers.

It's been a very rewarding week. The Pendulines and SEO's have had many visitors in the last couple of weeks. Very interested to see on the Scotish wildlife show this week that the Ptarmigan and Mountain Hares actually seek out areas to share with humans to deter the Eagles. Not sure it applies to the Owls.

Lovely afternoon down on Ham Street Nature Reserve, seeing Ferruginous Duck and a Scaup along with plenty of over-wintering wildfowl, many of them paired off or trying to be. A lesser Redpoll was also a bonus.

Highlight of the day was undoubtedly the evening Mumuration of the thousands and thousands of Starlings as they came into roost, a splendid sight and a tick off my bucket list.

Today at Leighton Moss - a Marsh Harrier, an otter (swimming and on land), two Greater White Egrets, marsh and willow tits, ducks, ducks, ducks, cormorants and ducks, plus the most fantastic murmuration of starlings (horizon to horizon filled with birds, swooping, looping, filtering off, regrouping) - just awesome, moving, and nearly brought me to tears!  Even better was that they'd all landed in the reed beds to the side of the causeway on our way back to the way out, and were fluttering in the reeds, giving rise to the most amazing chattering and 'hummmmmmmmmmmm' of wings plus the smell (of birds)!

Sparrowhawk that landed in the garden yesterday

Nice shot OP

Is this a female or male. I have not seen a female yet, the one that visits our garden is a lighning fast male that swoops through in a split second. It has only landed twice when I have been home.

This is female and she shot across the garden chasing Starlings before returning 15 minutes later and landing in the tree.  We see her from time to time but only the second time she's landed in the garden

Must be an impressive bird then OP.

We have a violent power struggle at the end of our neighbours garden today. The magpies that have nested for the last 4 years are being challenged by a pair of carrion crow for the nest. Looks like the crows are getting the upper hand, one is on patrol fending off the defending magpies while the other is re-arranging the nest.

There is usually a daily battle between these species as there are 8 pairs of magpies nesting around us and any number of crows show up whenever there is any conflict. Makes for an interesting interlude on a murky day.

Update   -   Magpies now back in control.

We've been out for lunch at Abbotsbury Sub tropical Gardens in Dorset today. Due to some improvement works to the shop area we paid a nicely reduced £5 entrance fee for two (using our Gardeners World card. ) There is always something to see in the gardens. My phone photos can vary on CT but here goes.