Aquatic Warbler ‘FEW NOW HEAR THEIR ENCHANTING TYPICAL - Warbler Whistles.’ ‘Dependence on vulnerable breeding habitat’ – Trotted out as to reasons? Aquatic Warbler – ‘All 12-14 Warbler Species’ – “Rare at Risk.” ALL Extinct – “When…?” Cetti’s Warbler + Dartford Warbler + Garden Warbler + Grasshopper Warbler + Leaf Warbler + Reed Warbler + Savi’s […]
Continue reading...8 November 2019
Meadow Pipit= Meadow Pipit – Their Nests ‘Parasitized – By-Cuckoo.’ -No Meadow Pipit – ‘No’ Cuckoo…! Breeding season ‘parachute’ aerial display flight. Fluttering rising ascent then Parachuting – Descending downwards -On half spread wings showing white outer tail feathers. “Song Rises With Powerful High Notes AND Piping Calls Decelerating With A Prestigious Trill To Finish.” – […]
Continue reading...6 November 2019
Black Redstart Small Little Grey-Black Males WITH THEIR Smart Red Tail. Tiny Black Faces – Grey-Black Wings and Plumage .With an orange rump, chest and showing up a quivering ‘orange- underside’ red tail. Delightful Glorious – With their ‘Bobbing Robin-like Manner’ – 2012 February 12th “With Fewer Than ‘100′ Breeding Pairs In The UK…!” AND – THE YEAR THAT […]
Continue reading...6 November 2019
Spotted Flycatcher= Minuscule Musical Tiny Songster. With Little – Spotted Females and Juveniles.Bobbing out and about catching thousands of insects. Flying from northern Europe these ‘minute grams’ of valued streaked twittering -Arrival in May then – ‘They leave to fly all that way home again.’ By July-August. 2010 BTO – Numbers Down 85%! High on […]
Continue reading...3 November 2019
ROBIN Perky Resounding Melodious Robin Red Breast – Crowned In 1960 – ‘Britain’s National Songbird.’ Endearing inquisitive ‘our’ friendly sociable darling little Christmas favourite. Male and female sing identical round the clock melodious powerful sweet warbling songs to declare their area.Stopping only when rearing their chicks. – 2012 April 23. Help Robins: Slim tiny bills […]
Continue reading...2 November 2019
Reed-Bunting Striking Unmistakable. ‘Along With their Wonderful Black Head-dress.’ And Notice Their – White outter tail feathers only seen in flight. Photos: Reed Bunting. Staccato Tuneful ‘Beautiful’ Songster. Observers Noted – ‘‘Numbers of Reed Bunting Rapidly Went Down – ‘Collapsed…’ When – ‘Harrier Hawks’ nested for -Five years in succession nearby.” Since 1970s – Yes […]
Continue reading...1 November 2019
Nuthatch= Plump and lively running up and down tree trunks.Nuthatch – Only British Songbird to descend head down-wards. ‘Habit of wedging nuts into crevices then hammering them open.’ Seldom far from trees and woodland. Nest – Uses mud to smear around tree hole or nest box entrance to make the entrance smaller for them. “Amiable […]
Continue reading...30 October 2019
Bullfinch= “Bullfinches are fantastic chubby – looking little fellows.” – 2006 May 30.The males having a vibrant reddish orange breast. While the females are mostly varying shades of brown and white. ‘Once could be seen everywhere but particularly around woodland edges.’ 2009: Bullfinch Numbers - In Britain ‘down.’ Dead 65% ! UK – Disasterous AND Detrimental… […]
Continue reading...22 October 2019
Prince Charles Has Demanded Urgent Action To Stop The Annual ‘Barbaric Slaughter’ Of – Half A Million Migrating Songbirds At A British Army Base In Cyprus. Put A Stop To The ‘Barbaric Slaughter’ of British Songbirds: Prince Charles demands in private letter to head of Army base in Cyprus. – 2014 March 22ndPrince Charles has written […]
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Marsh Warbler “Few now hear this master singing continuously for up to an hour mimicking the musical songs of Songbirds from its breeding and wintering range.” ‘UK Biodiversity Action Plan 1998 revised – 2006!’ Increase to – ‘15 breeding pairs’ – By 2010…! Vile – Carnage! Precariously Rare – ‘Silenced’ – In Britain. Dredged Up […]
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1 December 2019
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