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Nurse Ratched
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"I thought you might like this video.



It's a compilation of different birds singing. Beautiful photography. If you expand the 'title' under the video it gives a list of species and the times they pop up in the video. Most of the species are familiar to us in the UK, but there are some 'exotics' (the cranes - wow, what a noise!) It was filmed in Belarus. The guy has a channel you can subscribe to. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it and maybe it'll take your mind off you-know-what for a few blessed minutes."
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Fieldfare seems to occupy the same niche as the Song Thrush and is much more common around here. Tends to fly low and fast between areas of cover.
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Yes I know Nurse I was only saying that because of the style of flying.
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Crassus' description sounds far too big for a wagtail.
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"Tom Yes so I gather, if they are Trees, I'll carry on checking mate, that fieldfare, could well have been, in truth from the web I could not differentiate what I saw from either the mistle or fieldfare and not seen it since Don't think it was a wagtail mind from my searches"
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"If I get hold of them them Pickle, I can send over a food parcel for you and your family if you want ?"
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Move into a house with no wheels and a proper roof?
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"Without shooting the cunts, any ideas how to stop Pigeons from doing the riverdance on your roof at 4-6am every fucking morning. Thanks in advance"
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"You're lucky to see tree sparrows. As for that bird you saw, fieldfare? Nurse may be right though. The flight sounds like a bit like a wag tail though."
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"Nurse thank you, I never saw the chest but the back and profile looks spot on Would they take to a suspended feeder? If so I think you have it"
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Crassus - mistle thrush?
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"Tom I am pretty sure I have Trees in the garden, marginally bigger than the House and with a brown cap rather than the grey, acts like the House with feeding and general flitting about I'll keep observing, to fully confirm, but caution that I hold no 'birding' credentials You may be able to help me - I had a bird slightly larger than a starling, brown and fawn elements in body/wings, shaped akin to a blackbird, it was feeding upon a suspended feeder, shot off when I arrived but it's flight was the most notable aspect, it bobbed up and down over 20 yd peaks as it went across the field to a hedgerow, side on would appear like a heart machine screen - unlike any other flight from the usual attendees Fascinating thing this bird business, aside of the constant shit clearing, the little buggers are swarming now and emptying five feeders a day, would do more if I refilled twice daily and I am convinced that they are watching and waiting for me to fill, and when I do swoop down whilst I am close, as if they know I am no threat"
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"Tom I am pretty sure I have Trees in the garden, marginally bigger than the House and with a brown cap rather than the grey, acts like the House with feeding and general flitting about I'll keep observing, to fully confirm, but caution that I hold no 'birding' credentials You may be able to help me - I had a bird slightly larger than a starling, brown and fawn elements in body/wings, shaped akin to a blackbird, it was feeding upon a suspended feeder, shot off when I arrived but it's flight was the most notable aspect, it bobbed up and down over 20 yd peaks as it went across the field to a hedgerow, side on would appear like a heart machine screen - unlike any other flight from the usual attendees Fascinating thing this bird business, aside of the constant shit clearing, the little buggers are swarming now and emptying five feeders a day, would do more if I refilled twice daily and I am convinced that they are watching and waiting for me to fill, and when I do swoop down whilst I am close, as if they know I am no threat"
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Click now it's suppertime https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdezYfZdYT4&fbclid=IwAR2wCDlfEpmqI13Bv8P6A5az5ezOzhskUjynHmNAopvaPi5DD4dQ1j69sAk
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HappIEST
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"Swifts arrived here 3 days ago, great to see and hear them."
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Didn't you once say only stupid people are happy?
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I haven't seen swifts yet. My woodpecker and goldfinches are back today. And my jay. This is possibly the happiest I have ever been.
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Still only seen a single swallow twice this season and no swifts at all (don’t get martins here). Anyone else notice they are late?
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rockin robin-------------------------------------jackson 5
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"Tom I'm going to see, have just studied the difference and will report back It's borderline Hitchcockian out there at the moment"
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Coal tits are up there as one of my favourite birds. Has anyone seen any tree sparrows? I don't think I've ever seen one.
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WOODY WOODPECKER SONG-------------KAY KYSER AND HIS ORCHESTRA
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BYE BYE BLACKBIRD-------------JOE COCKER
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ALBATROSS--------------------------------------- PETER GREENS FLEETWOOD MAC
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WINGS----------------------------------- TIM BUCKLEY
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