WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

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Willpar
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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Willpar » Wed Aug 20, 2025 10:32 pm

Great assortment of birds Nick.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Nick » Thu Aug 21, 2025 9:25 am

Germain wrote:
Wed Aug 20, 2025 6:41 pm
what a wonderful little Spa Nick - looks to be very appreciated
Yes they love it. It seems the water flow allows the birds to have a good wash but are still able to stand on solid ground so don't need to immerse themselves in standing water.

Another advantage, for me at least, is that the water flow itself doesn't constantly set off the camera trap, as the sensor works on a combination of movement and heat detection.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Nick » Sun Aug 24, 2025 8:05 am

What I think is a Wood Warbler and Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher.


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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Willpar » Sun Aug 24, 2025 8:28 am

Great video Nick.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by SnappyMac » Sun Aug 24, 2025 8:28 am

Nick wrote:
Sun Aug 24, 2025 8:05 am
What I think is a Wood Warbler and Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher.
A great pair of garden birds Nick.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Linda257 » Sun Aug 24, 2025 8:51 am

Nick wrote:
Sun Aug 24, 2025 8:05 am
What I think is a Wood Warbler and Juvenile Spotted Flycatcher.

You get lots of variety at your water feature Nick :clap:

I am no expert but I think it looks more like chiffchaff ( happily to be proved wrong!!) but the spotted flycatcher is just fab :clap:
Pardon the Scottish accent

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Nick » Mon Aug 25, 2025 6:19 am

I'm certainly no expert but my brother thinks it's a WW based on its call. He could be wrong though!


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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Linda257 » Mon Aug 25, 2025 6:49 am

Sounds very much like Chiffchaff contact call in that clip, going by the ones I get in my garden but I have never seen a Wood warbler...Where's an expert when you need one 😱
Pardon the Scottish accent

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Willpar » Mon Aug 25, 2025 9:57 pm

Great video Nick.

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Re: WHAT I SAW TODAY.....

Post by Germain » Wed Aug 27, 2025 10:10 am

I'm with Linda on this - I was trying to remember what S taught us about CC vs WW (willow not wood) - CC dark legs, shorter primaries and single syllable tweet contact call. WW pale legs, longer primaries due due migratory needs - double syllable contact call. I'm not seeing enough yellow to make me think Wood but it's a long time since I've seen one

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