JDog Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 These are birds that are on my 'to see' list. Quite a few are residents but even more come from Northern Europe and Scandinavia in October and November. Two days ago there were several reports of one being seen at Gibraltar Point near Skegness which is about an hour away so I planned to go and look for it today. Thankfully I logged on to the Lincolnshire Bird Club site this morning and they explained that the Hawfinch was no longer there as it had been taken by a Sparrow hawk in front of several onlookers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Sounds a bit like the young owl on springwatch that ate its siblings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 4 hours ago, JDog said: These are birds that are on my 'to see' list. Quite a few are residents but even more come from Northern Europe and Scandinavia in October and November. Two days ago there were several reports of one being seen at Gibraltar Point near Skegness which is about an hour away so I planned to go and look for it today. Thankfully I logged on to the Lincolnshire Bird Club site this morning and they explained that the Hawfinch was no longer there as it had been taken by a Sparrow hawk in front of several onlookers. Regular sightings of Hawfinch in the forest of dean, A bit to far for you to travel though, last reported sighting was of seven hawfinch on the 4th November at Nagshead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 Look like a angry brown chaffinch to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 4 hours ago, figgy said: Look like a angry brown chaffinch to me. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted November 20, 2019 Report Share Posted November 20, 2019 21 hours ago, islandgun said: Sounds a bit like the young owl on springwatch that ate its siblings Now come on we all KNOW BOP don't eat each other, packrat says so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted November 21, 2019 Report Share Posted November 21, 2019 Never seen one. Still a few of the more common ‘rare’ birds I have to see, Bittern, pied flycatcher, honey buzzard have all eluded me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted November 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2019 5 hours ago, scolopax said: Never seen one. Still a few of the more common ‘rare’ birds I have to see, Bittern, pied flycatcher, honey buzzard have all eluded me Bitterns can be seen most days at Far Ings literally just over the Humber from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted November 21, 2019 Report Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 hours ago, JDog said: Bitterns can be seen most days at Far Ings literally just over the Humber from you. I know what an 'Ing' is, but I do wonder at how the name came about? Old Norse, possibly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted November 22, 2019 Report Share Posted November 22, 2019 JDog. Hawfinch seen fairly regularly Cannock Chase from December to March if that's any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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