For WHO's birders

[Nurse Ratched]

"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."

[Hammer and Pickle]

"Just saw a young goshawk on patrol over the house - the local breeding pair seem to have had a good season, which is great news."

[Mex Martillo]

"A mixture of Welsh, Swedish and Spanish around Maidenhead then. Their doing good according as far as I can see."

[gph]

Conservationists have been introducing Spanish and Swedish red kites to prop up the UK population. https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/red-kite/conservation/

[Mex Martillo]

"Gph, could it be correlated? When I never saw red kites, I only had one dog."

[Mex Martillo]

"Could be, I’ve got 2 dogs."

[gph]

"If you don't have a dog, you don't get to see a red kite. They are invisible to dog-haters. Obviously."

[Mex Martillo]

"Go to Maidenhead and talk a walk in the surrounding country side and you should see a few red kites. Really are a quite magnificent sight. There are plenty now, but never used to be any? Not sure why that happened?"

[Nurse Ratched]

"Pretty sure they let you into public parks, even if you have no need for an emotional support canid."

[Mr Kenzo]

Oldie - You forgot about them doing a Freddie Krueger on your furniture

[Golden Oldie]

Take a dog for a walk in the park and they'll show you all the best birds mother nature has to offer. Own a cat and stay a prisoner in your own home as it spits up fur-balls on everything making you too scared to touch any unguarded surface and contract its covAIDs.

[Nurse Ratched]

One day...

[Mr Kenzo]

"There seems to be a fair few Nurse, in and around the Chilterns, I take the DOG on some walks around there, they have a magnificent wing span."

[Nurse Ratched]

I've never seen a red kite.

[Nurse Ratched]

I've never seen a red kite.

[Mr Kenzo]

"Loads of Red Kite's over Thame way, saw a fair few whilst driving down to Dorset"

[zebthecat]

Nurse Ratched 5:05 Mon Jul 27 That's lovely. My recent spot was a Red Kite. First one I have seen since moving here. Also Jays nibbling on the Bramleys in one of my apple trees.

[Nurse Ratched]

One of my goldfinch pairs has brought their four fledglings to my garden. My heart is full.

[Hammer and Pickle]

Got a problem Batz?

[Nurse Ratched]

*retches*

[lab]

It’s good to have Nurse back . Clearly lusting for my garlic breath .

[Hammer and Pickle]

Jolly good. Could you carry on not telling us please?

[Nurse Ratched]

I *did* predict the score. I just didn't tell you lot.

[gph]

I've always said* that the only reason we hardly ever win 4-0 is because Ratched predicts it. Note that in the next game charleyfarley played Ratched's role. *jokingly (note for the moron who takes jinxing seriously - he knows who he is)

[Moncurs Putting Iron]

What's the point of an historic one man Ratched if the person it is named after isn't here to celebrate it.

[Hammer and Pickle]

This begs the question: how do bats enjoy spaghetti? Do they all have to turn into vampires?