The Birds In The Garden And Everywhere Else Thread

[airedale]

Photographer unknown, but I’m a fan of the Swans.

Blimey those ducklings are ugly!

 

[CSF]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd1z5lz3wklo

Bit of journalistic licence used but a nice article all told.

 

[Jack2jack]

They’re not walking though are they.

No they were not, just to clarify, we were walking, the Swans were a swimming. Anyway what took you so long.

 

[K23]

First White-Tailed Eagle hatches in Southern England for over 240 years.

Quite a milestone.

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2023-07-18/first-white-tailed-eagle-hatches-in-england-in-more-than-200-years

 

[Darran]

Ring-necked parakeet in my mates garden in Morriston.

 

[Darran]

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[Darran]

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[K23]

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Great photo. Remarkable looking birds, those eyes! I've spent quite a few hours watching them over the marshes and salt lagoons just to the west and north of Faro Airport as well as other parts of the Algarve. Also seen a few in southern Spain too including a pair on a nest on top of a pylon!

 

[Darran]

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[K23]

It has recently been revealed that a pair of Glossy Ibises became the first to successfully breed in the UK last year but its precise location is still not being revealed in case they return in the near future - although they didn't this year.

https://www.birdguides.com/articles/britain-ireland/glossy-ibis-breeds-in-britain-for-first-time/

They have been regular visitors to the various reserves in my patch just north of Glastonbury (Shapwick Heath, Ham Wall & Westhay Moors) and I have seen them regularly over the last decade or so, even in winter but they have never bred. This particular one flew from behind me over my head and landed no more than about 10 metres in front of where I was sitting in Ham Wall Reserve on Christmas Eve 2016!

 

[Muteswan]

Fabulous photo

 

[Darran]

A Magnolia Warbler spotted in Baglan today.

 

[Darran]

Magnolia Warbler in Baglan again today.

 

[K23]

Magnolia Warbler in Baglan again today.

Something to do with Hurricane Lee striking the south west last Tuesday coinciding with normal migration time for many bird species but the Magnolia Warbler seen in Baglan and the Red-Eyed Vireo seen at Sker Point were just part of the biggest influx of American landbirds into the UK & Ireland in recorded history during the last week or so. Apparently 50+ North American birds of 15 different species were spotted.

 

[Muteswan]

That’s amazing.
Or is it to do with Darran’s alien friends just messing around with us?