What have you seen
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Tinwheeler replied on 02/05/2023 12:12
Takethedogalong replied on 02/05/2023 13:34
Posted on 02/05/2023 13:34
There used to be a lovely garden near Helston that was open to public, that had black swans as well. Trevarno, sadly closed a few years ago now.
There’s one of the villages on the North Coast of Norfolk road, between Wells and Sheringham that has some quite unusual water fowl as well usually, on the village pond. Certainly Mandarin Ducks, they have been there years, so must be breeding. Nice to see something a bit exotic.
brue replied on 03/05/2023 07:06
Posted on 01/05/2023 21:39 by nelliethehookerMandarin Ducks are definitely becoming more common in the countryside, we have seen them in three different places already on our present tip.
I heard my first Cuckoo this afternoon while walking Flyte near to the C&CC's Ebury Hill site.
Oneputt replied on 03/05/2023 13:35
Wherenext replied on 03/05/2023 18:23
Posted on 03/05/2023 18:23
Whilst gardening today we had this beauty land on a trowel. It was obviously tired as it stayed long enough to be photographed, had to turn phone on first, and then lasted another 5 minutes before disappearing into the foliage.
One of the many variants in the Ichneumonid group, wasp like.
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RedKite replied on 03/05/2023 20:28
Posted on 03/05/2023 20:28
Good Photos WN and have seen them here and I was looking at these insects in my book as was looking for something else very unusual insects.
Plenty of butterflies about today as very warm as well and more garden work done.
Golden Oriole singing again.
We have got blue tits in one of our bird boxes pleased about that as last year we did not have any.
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Oneputt replied on 04/05/2023 21:34
brue replied on 05/05/2023 08:54
mickysf replied on 05/05/2023 16:40
RedKite replied on 05/05/2023 18:49
Posted on 05/05/2023 18:49
A good spot mickysf have had one or two around here in the last few years but not seen any yet this year.
Well we have not had any birds at all on our feeders this week so they have come down do not usually get any during the warmer weather, a lot of activity with some birds sitting on eggs and others busy feeding chicks.
The Golden Oriole was singing a lot today and very close to the house in a nearby large Oak tree but not able to see him.
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