tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post5761110724569760320..comments2024-03-25T14:11:43.432+00:00Comments on Of Esox & observations : A bird too far? Way beyond me!Dylan Wrathallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-77758281259597913422015-10-26T07:13:57.410+00:002015-10-26T07:13:57.410+00:00Cheers for this Derek, quite why there's such ...Cheers for this Derek, quite why there's such an abundance of the plant growing amongst the caulis is a mystery. If, however, it continues to draw in flocks of feeding finches, I'm all for it. Glad to hear your recent Bob Dylan gig was such a success - all the best - DylanDylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-51814033391604670472015-10-26T06:45:41.647+00:002015-10-26T06:45:41.647+00:00I'm no more prepared to tick Sibe Thrush on th...I'm no more prepared to tick Sibe Thrush on the strength of this sighting, than I am the Marbled Duck or Hooded Merganser which I have definitely seen in Kent. For all I know, it could have been some type of exotic escapee. I picked it up, from the end of the shrike hedge at a range of about 200m - it was flying towards me in superb light. I was first puzzled/attracted by the very unfamiliar flight style. It was only when it came level with my position, was I able to pick out the striking underwing markings - the bird passed by within 80m before continuing deliberately north. My overall impression was a very dark, starling sized thrush, with a glaringly obvious underwing pattern.<br />No supercillium, bare part colour, nothing - just a very strange encounter over the cauliflower fields of Newland's. Hope that Dungeness manages to live up to your expectations - stay lucky - DylDylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-35803726516955266842015-10-26T05:40:04.487+00:002015-10-26T05:40:04.487+00:00Dylan,
I think you'll find that the weed in y...Dylan,<br /><br />I think you'll find that the weed in your photo is a variety of Quinoa. As well as being the latest healthy food fad it is also used by farmers in their cover strips now as a food plant for both wild and game birds.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-71664333833816296602015-10-25T21:22:42.487+00:002015-10-25T21:22:42.487+00:00Yep, Fat-hen and Sibe Thrush! Tick away Dyl...Yep, Fat-hen and Sibe Thrush! Tick away Dyl...Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.com