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RE: What's flying near you? - Small chilli - 20-03-2026
(20-03-2026, 10:33 AM)JJB Wrote:We usually have a competition to see who can spot the first one when we’re heading down south. Jay’s have only just moved to the island in the last 4or 5 years. See them occasionally.(19-03-2026, 06:44 PM)Small chilli Wrote: A magpie in the garden. Only the second one I’ve seen since moving to the island
Well I never! They're two a penny down here.
RE: What's flying near you? - JJB - 02-05-2026
Not exactly flying, but sitting in the summerhouse eating our picnic lunch, the cuckoo is sounding off. It's years since I've heard a cuckoo around here. Initially I thought it was a pigeon who'd lost its coo, but no its definitely a cuckoo. It's nothing if not vocally persistent.
RE: What's flying near you? - JJB - 03-05-2026
Female greater spotted woodpecker put in an appearance this morning.