Your Wildlife Sightings!

Susan and I could dive into that basket head first

 

so true Jeannie

 

Starting to have my bedroom window open for the Dawn chorus as Spring is here.This morning the first I could make out was a lovely Blackbird near my window. I could several other Blackbirds further away.
A Robin was also singing in my garden very sooner after,then a Wren and then a Dunnock joined the band. Also the Rookery several hundred metres chattered more and more. A Wood Pigeon joined in and the odd Herring Gull was heard.
I will be doing this a good few times this spring. It is fantastic and the earlier the better. A special atmosphere,and each species reminds me You of different places and memories over many years.
So just the 7 species heard this morning. I think that will easily be beat very soon.

 

Great PICS sUSAN

 

Think I might keep this one for a pet , comes every day now so I put out a handfull of dry porridge oats and bird seed for her / him .

 

washed its feet and had a drink then offski .

 

Nice pictures Scotia, I think you've a wee buddy there

 

A few from todays wander around Doorly Park.

 

Can't figure out the bird in the last two pics, mon John boy and Pete

 

Had 2 Starlings checking out one of the bird box's this morning .. thought they'd be a wee bit big for that but here's hoping. Wood pigeon was here again for its breakfast .

 

great photos Johnnie. I'm a wee bit stumped by the last two birds Johnie, but I could be wrong but could it be a Chiff Chaff?
Over to you Cider.

 

Superb photos Johnnie,the bird you are asking about is actually a Dunnock singing.When you see them head on or at a slight angle,they often look like a totally different species,like here

 

Thanks Pete and John, is the bird in the pics before the Dunnock a Reed Bunting, the markings look similar but the colouring is different.

 

Thanks Cider. I've never seen a Dunnock that looks that bright before. I'm used to seeing them in their usual brown/dark gray colours.

 

Female Reed Bunting Johnie

 

Spring is on the air. The lovely sound of a singing Chaffinch singing in my garden this morning as I put the refuse out delighted me.
Then a bit later in my local woods with Ruby Roo the cool sound of a drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker And the laughing call of its bigger cousin the Green Woodpecker.
Spring is here

 

Managed to see some Oyster Catchers and a few Tufted Ducks , on my walking expeditions this weekend . Still quite a lot of snow patches on the back hills , but more spring like of late .

 

If any of you wildlifer's are interested , I watched that programme at the weekend Inside Chernobyl , programme deals with the reactor explosion and how the population were evacuated over 30 years ago . It will be a thousand years before humans can live there but the fascinating thing is how the surrounding lands are engulfing the buildings and forestation
is taking over and the wildlife returning to there is truly amazing ! '
Well worth a look Channel 5 10: pm .