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Your Wildlife Sightings!

Discussion in 'TalkCeltic Pub' started by cidermaster, May 22, 2014.

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  1. cidermaster Gold Member Gold Member

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    What is everyone’s top 10 bird speices??
    Mine is.......

    Merlin
    Golden Eagle
    Hobby
    Great Skua
    Great Grey Shrike
    Crested *
    Yellow Wagtail
    Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
    Barn Owl
    Kestrel

    Actually very difficult indeed,wish I had done a top 40:56:

    PS The Ring Ouzels are fuming,they are 11th:55:
     
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    Cracking big hawk moth out here in the middle of the north sea. Took a picture of it but I dunno how to attach pictures still.
     
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  3. An Madadh Rua

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    Apologies for quality of pictures - taken through kitchen window again...

    Robin_1.JPG Robin_9.JPG
     
  4. An Madadh Rua

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    Some fantastic birds in there Cidermaster. I have never seen some of them, even onTV - I had to look a couple of them up. My top 10 (limited to ones I've seen "live" and for which I have a wee soft spot);
    1 Kingfisher;
    2 Robin;
    3 Goldcrest;
    4 Blackbird;
    5 Thrush;
    6 Owl;
    7 Bullfinch;
    8 Goldfinch;
    9 Blue *; and
    10 Wren.
     
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  5. cidermaster Gold Member Gold Member

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    That is a good list fine Bhoy:50:
     
  6. cidermaster Gold Member Gold Member

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    Well I had to my ‘Other Top 10’. These cool birds complained that much I had to do it:giggle1:

    Kingfisher
    Ring Ouzel
    Blackbird
    Waxwing
    Firecrest
    Willow *
    Ptarmigan in winter plumage
    Hen Harrier
    Pomarine Skua
    Brambling

    Now other birds want a full top 40!!:56:
     
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    Now you're just showboating! :giggle1:
     
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    What a great question my good friend. I was like you and thought " that'll be hard, gonna need more than 10", but here goes;

    Bullfinch
    Gannet
    Smew
    Starling
    White Tailed Sea Eagle
    Hobby
    Waxwing
    Shoveller
    Kestrel
    Goldfinch
    Nuthatch.
     
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  10. cidermaster Gold Member Gold Member

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    Yes a brilliant Top 10 on show here and yes I get the feeling we will do more top 10s:50:
    Maybe we should do a weekly theme on top 10 birds from all corners of the globe??
     
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  11. cidermaster Gold Member Gold Member

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    Fantastic top 10 on display here good friend. :50:
     
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    If you're doing 2, so am I:56::56::56:;
    Kingfisher
    Great *
    Siskin
    Goldcrest
    Peregrine Falcon
    Greenfinch
    Redpoll
    Dunnock
    Hen Harrier
    Great Crested Grebe
     
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    smashin pics buddy,maybe it's your mammy keeping her eye on you.
     
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    some from this mornings walk,the wee robin was very friendly,it hopped along the path about six inches away for a while with no fear at all.
     
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    Thanks BFL.
     
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    My top ten would include 9 bird's of prey (just admire all species of them) and number ten crow's, very clever bird's
     
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    Sorry it's not a proper top ten of different species as you say Cider it's very difficult to not to have a list of at least 40 :50:
     
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    Indeed they are PorchBhoy I've been feeding a couple including their offspring for a few years now at my break times in work, they know my break times and practically hop beside me as I get the bird nuts out my pocket, :50:
     
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