Your Wildlife Sightings!

Thanks John , i often see Jays when i'm out walking in Hazelwood, but usually just a fleeting glimpse, they're very skittish birds, you'd be lucky to get within 50 feet of one before it's up and gone, i knew if i was to get a decent shot i'd have to use my wee hide and thankfully after not too long after i left a few peanuts on the stump Mr Jay (or Mrs) appeared, had its fill, flew up onto an adjacent tree for a minute and disappeared back into the woods.
Best of luck in your search John, they're really a bird worth spotting

 

A few from Lough Gill at the weekend.

 

Sitting out back,magpie landed in the wee bird bath thing and dunked a leave it had in its mouth in water then picked it back out and flew off.What’s it up to?

 

Could be softening it up KRS. My daughter and I watched a Carrion Crow dip a piece of hard bread into water to soften it up before eating it. Corvids, which a Magpie is, are very, very clever.

 

'Merlin Bird ID helps you identify birds you see and hear. Merlin is unlike any other bird app—it's powered by eBird, the world's largest database of bird sightings, sounds, and photos.'

Good day to everyone!
Just thought I would share something which may be helpful or interesting.
My cousin visited me this year and he is into nature. He was using an app on his phone which could identify any plant if you zoomed in on it. I've also found the above app which can identify birds by sound.
Would be great for someone like me who doesnt know a perelgrine from a sparrowhawk. Not sure if any of youve tried it out but it might be a nice thing for us to do this summer and get out and about.

 

Great info there Cool Bhoy, and a great title as Merlin is one of very favourite birds, lovely wee falcons

 

I've been using Merlin almost daily since the start of the year, it's a fantastic tool to have if you want to learn the various birdsong you hear, i'd recommend it no matter what stage of birding you're at .

 

This morning on my local patch i was pleased to see a hunting female Kestrel, a species which is declining in most of its range in these isles. Also noted 2 singing Whitethroats and an unidentified mammal that i caught with the corner of my eye, think but only think it was a Weasel dashing over the country lane

 

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