Long Eared Owl Chicks

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The song thrush is a bird which has declinred in numbers in the UK and has become red listed.

The RSPB attributes this to - The decline in song thrush numbers has probably been caused by the loss and degradation of preferred feeding and nesting habitats.

Loss of hedgerows and wet ditches removed feeding and nesting sites, while increased land drainage and tillage are likely to have reduced the number of earthworms and other crucial invertebrate prey available to song thrushes on farmland.

Grazed permanent pasture (especially cow pastures) and woodland are important habitats with plenty of food for song thrushes. Both of these have been lost or degraded in many lowland areas.

Fortunately in Argyll the song thrush still thrives in good numbers.

This little beauty was happily foraging in the the hedgerow.

Song Thrush - Turdus Philomelos

Ganavan - Scotland

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Nice to see 'Ratty' the Water vole on 'SpringWatch Live' and iPlayer today, in Hannah Stitfalls interview with Steve Backshall... See comments.

Yorkshire Wolds

Please see Suffolk April 2017 album. www.flickr.com/photos/wendycoops224/albums/72157682818547896

SMC Pentax-M f1.7 50mm

Yorkshire Wolds

Springwatch

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Black Redstart - Phoenicurus Ochrurus

1st Winter Male

Featured on BBC Springwatch Facebook page 22/12/2016

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On the Isle of May.

Little Owl (Owlet)

RSPB Arne, Dorset.

Common Goosander (female) - Mergus Merganser

Nunroyd Park - Yorkshire

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Spring Watch - Starling chick

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Explore July 11th 2021

Greenfinch landing on the feeder at Calke Abbey

Nice to see this distant Darty flitting about the gorse at Kelling Heath, a first for me :)

A wee cheeky Robin at Morton lochs .

Another shot of this beautiful Juvenile Buzzard.😍😍

Really glad that these little beauties have hatched in the same place as last year. Looking forward to seeing them grow and develop.

Our paths crossed for 10 seconds at the most

We have had several visits from the Sparrowhawk ( female) she has spent the last hour in the garden and next doors in very wet conditions.

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From the archives... one of last year's youngsters. They seemed to have had a successful year this year as well - I again heard squeaky juvenile calls in the summer and currently, so long as it is dry, we are hearing adults calling most evenings.