What have you seen

Haw Finch at campsite in Holland

Whilst washing up the supper dishes there were 6 x Goldfinches on feeders and 2 x Jays, 2 x Dunnocks, 1 x Magpie and 3 x Blackbirds in other areas of the garden.

Don't get that whilst loading a dishwasher 😉

We have a song thrush singing at the mo. Biggest doves and pigeons! They beat everything to the food and stick at it 😂. Don't get any goldfinches. 🙁. The pet crow, which appeared a few days ago, seems to have a damaged wing 🙁. It hops mist places but can flap enough to get up if the hop is too great. Boy that beak us something else, it manages to sit in the lilac to get fat balls by series of hops onto patio chair it's really up against the conservatory but it doesn't rush off if the door opens - I don't think it could.

There seems to be an abundance of Goldfinches up here this year. They're calling from trees and tv ariels all round. Saw my first swallows this morning down by the docks, and there appeared to be quite a few Eider Ducks on the water.

Two days ago in central Brittany swallows on the little lake where I was having picnic lunch really lifted my spirits befor the hospital visit.  

Lots of Greylag Geese at Clumber park this year and it would seem less Canada Geese. Two of the Greylags were having a right dust up today. Seemed to be over who was entitled to a section of an island. It was so intense I thought one of them would not be waddling away. However, despite  appearances the looser managed to flap / swim off, not looking too much the worse for wear, although pursued for a distance by the victor. Who then proceed to have a go at another Goose that look in his direction. I might of course be wrong with the his, as it does not seem very easy to tell with Greylag.

saw 2 deer this morning when out with my dogs I was at Hebden Bridge CAMC site, came out this morning and went right up the hill instead of left and downhill was wondering if there was any footpaths to walk on different to where I normally go ,saw a sign on a post one on my side of the road and one pointing over the road so I crossed the road to go investigate went through some trees let one dog off when suddenly in front of me 2 deer came crashing through the trees to my left startled me at first as I not realise what they were at first didn't carry on any further as I wasn't sure if I could or not and it was muddy 

Friday at SWT Carlton marshes, 2 x cuckoos calling, a dozen or so skylarks, a warden told us there were up to 80 Sedge Warblers and a number of Grasshopper Warblers, saw a couple of the sedgies but heard loads.  In the afternoon went over to Oulton Marshes and the biggest suprise was....2 x Ostrich's.  On the edge of the marsh is a small paddock with sheep in it and they were in the paddock

Wonder if the farmer that owns the field is trying to breed them for meat.

A kookaburra at Abbotsbury in Dorset today, bred in the UK, quite a large bird with a big voice.