Djpekingman Foxy_Dread You can't miss a Curlew - its call is unmistakable as is its long downward curved bill - more black and white in the brown as well. Whimbrel are smaller (15") but very similar to a curlew but the downward curved beak also gives them away. Curlew is much bigger than a thrush. Up to 24" as opposed to 11 for a mistle thrush or 9" for a song thrush. You sound more like a Snipe - thrush sized, female Kestrel coloured (the male Kestrel is smaller and has distinctive grey/blue markings on its head and wings).
Foxy_Dread Djpekingman https://www.mwt.im/wildlife-explorer/birds/wading-birds/snipe You've nailed it.
Placid So far this month: Wren Coaltit Blue Tits (nesting) Goldfinch Robins loads, follow me round garden. Kite
CharlieG Built up a wood store, last week, to house (oddly enough) wood for the new stove. 4 days later, the day before delivery of logs, a blackbird pair have built a fucking nest at the back of kindling shelf! I'll have to store the kindling in the garage, I guess....
Placid Ive made some bee hotels. Drilling holes into log Watched this: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002t686/my-garden-of-a-thousand-bees Fascinating.
90Piesanhour Just had a sparrow hawk in the garden, chowing down on a sparrow. What a privilege to see such a beautiful bird up close. I imagine the hapless sparrow would disagree…
Djpekingman Hoopoe in the garden - they're great for eating the poisonous procesionario caterpillars. Swallows are back today.
AndreWeimaraner Been in Edinburgh for the weekend. My nephew’s garden was like a magnet for beautiful birds, the pick being a stunning bullfinch. 😍
90Piesanhour Cracking day out to Embsay, yesterday. Saw red kites, buzzards, kestrels, meadow pipits, a cormorant, brambling, lesser white throat all finished off with a pint of bitter shandy and some Seabrooks crisps! Perfect bank holiday fayre.
