gbb
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- Location
- Peterborough
Edge of Peterborough, sprawling urban estates...its surprising the birds you see overhead. Some unusual, some just plain 'make you smile' birds.
Red Kite are suddenly regular sightings over the houses, although in reality, its probably the same one each time. 60ft up, they dont seem to give a monkeys about people, traffic, houses etc.
Green Woodpecker...see them at the side of the road all the time in the mornings, always on the verge...ants nests maybe ?
Buzzard...not common round here, but there's been a couple passing over lately.
Sat in the garden yesterday evening....hawk or raptor circling overhead. Bigger than a sparrowhawk, smaller than a buzzard. Kind of stretched half moon wings and a moderately long tail. Too high (about 150/200 ft up) to see any other distinguishing features. Bugs me when i dont know what they are
And every night, 7 or 8 pm...sit in the garden and watch and listen to the half dozen swallows dogfighting up and down, excitable shrill cries coming from them all. They sound as though they're having the time of their life
If i walk 1/2 a mile to the edge of the brickpits, as the light goes ive seen a Tawny Owl silently flapping over the trees.
One dark night, in the middle of the estate there's a large field...i could just see a bird darting around...making a 'yap yap' sound like a dog Never did work out what it was.
Oh and Magpies...they've exploded here in the last 10 years. The're everywhere. In 30 years of being raised and living in the countryside...i never saw one Magpie until 10 years ago...now theyre everywhere.
They're just the ones i can quickly recollect. Ears and eyes open...its surprising how many people have no idea whats on their doorstep.
Red Kite are suddenly regular sightings over the houses, although in reality, its probably the same one each time. 60ft up, they dont seem to give a monkeys about people, traffic, houses etc.
Green Woodpecker...see them at the side of the road all the time in the mornings, always on the verge...ants nests maybe ?
Buzzard...not common round here, but there's been a couple passing over lately.
Sat in the garden yesterday evening....hawk or raptor circling overhead. Bigger than a sparrowhawk, smaller than a buzzard. Kind of stretched half moon wings and a moderately long tail. Too high (about 150/200 ft up) to see any other distinguishing features. Bugs me when i dont know what they are
And every night, 7 or 8 pm...sit in the garden and watch and listen to the half dozen swallows dogfighting up and down, excitable shrill cries coming from them all. They sound as though they're having the time of their life
If i walk 1/2 a mile to the edge of the brickpits, as the light goes ive seen a Tawny Owl silently flapping over the trees.
One dark night, in the middle of the estate there's a large field...i could just see a bird darting around...making a 'yap yap' sound like a dog Never did work out what it was.
Oh and Magpies...they've exploded here in the last 10 years. The're everywhere. In 30 years of being raised and living in the countryside...i never saw one Magpie until 10 years ago...now theyre everywhere.
They're just the ones i can quickly recollect. Ears and eyes open...its surprising how many people have no idea whats on their doorstep.