zandy01 3,575 Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 A stunning Mediterranean bird arrived on our shores at the weekend and i made the 200 mile round trip to see and photograph it, obviously off course, more than likely due to strong winds and a slight lack of coordination this beautiful bird ended up in West Yorkshire, feeding on grubs and mites at the grounds of a cricket club... 15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zandy01 3,575 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 21 minutes ago, Balaur said: Used to enjoy watching them at folks old place in France, pretty birds . Nice pictures.... 1st time i've ever seen one, made it even more special being on home turf... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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zandy01 3,575 Posted October 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 11 hours ago, W. Katchum said: Real smart pics as usual Never mind them immigrants tho keep the British birds coming ahahaever took pics of a shrike zandy? Ha ha... creased me up... Nah, not for no images of Shrikes, should put some effort in really to be fair, there’s been a masked shrike showing at Hartlepool and a Lesser Grey shrike on Holy Island past couple days... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,777 Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 They are common down here in the med , cracking pics mate . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 21,427 Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 Spot on Andy as usual. Put me down for one of your Calendars if you do one. Cheers Arry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,784 Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 Posted many years back that I'd seen one in a Lancashire sand quarry circa 1970 but stunning pics Andy, proper result. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,252 Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 Thatd be an unexpected visitor up there! See the odd one around me here in France. But! cant say ive seen one this year nor hears one. But its been a weird aul year.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve66 3,368 Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 Cracking pic , seems to have stuck around the same area for a bit , must be a cricket fan Anyone seen the vulture ? heard he,s flown south ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicepix 5,650 Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 They are cracking photos of the hoopoe We used to see them in Cyprus when we visited there, but when we moved to France we now have our own in the summer months. I can only dream of taking shots like that. That one must have a dodgy sat-nav as they should be migrating south, not north. That said, around this time of year in 2010 we had a hummingbird hawk moth on our window box in Barnsley after some strong southerly gales. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nicepix 5,650 Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 On 06/10/2020 at 08:13, zandy01 said: Ha ha... creased me up... Nah, not for no images of Shrikes, should put some effort in really to be fair, there’s been a masked shrike showing at Hartlepool and a Lesser Grey shrike on Holy Island past couple days... If you are looking for those sort of birds get over to Cyprus, Paphos area for the spring migration. Loads of cuckoos, raptors, shrikes, golden orioles and other birds pass through. The Akamas peninsular is their first piece of land when flying over from Nth Africa so they head for there. Also, there is a dam just inland called the Evretou Dam where ospreys and water birds stop over for a breather on route north. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,533 Posted November 1, 2020 Report Share Posted November 1, 2020 lovely pic bud Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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