Highlights today included; 4 snipe to right of first hide, reed bunting and redpoll feeding on seeds of old man's beard, 3 little grebe, bullfinch, long tailed tit and displaying teal all in front of first hide. Female blackcap feeding on large black colour berries outside hide and a handful of fieldfare. Leaving the hide this evening disturbed 50+ birds from surrounding trees, which as far as I could make out were all magpies.... does anyone one know of magpies roosting in large numbers here or anywhere else?Friday, December 16, 2011
Pwll Penarth
Highlights today included; 4 snipe to right of first hide, reed bunting and redpoll feeding on seeds of old man's beard, 3 little grebe, bullfinch, long tailed tit and displaying teal all in front of first hide. Female blackcap feeding on large black colour berries outside hide and a handful of fieldfare. Leaving the hide this evening disturbed 50+ birds from surrounding trees, which as far as I could make out were all magpies.... does anyone one know of magpies roosting in large numbers here or anywhere else?
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I have seen 30+ before now roosting in the trees around the sewage works. The only other place I've seen a roost like this in monts is in the trees before the 1st hide at dolydd hafren where there are usually 40+ throughout the winter!!
ReplyDeleteNice to see your paintings again Chris, love the Snipe.
ReplyDeleteMust try and get down sometime to see the Dolydd Hafren roost Paul
Thanks guys, I'd not seen magpies in such large numbers before, hope its lucky... Also looking at bird guide and think one of the snipe is a jack snipe - will check it out next time
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