Meanwhile, James had seen an Osprey flying over Loch Gruinart, the first he has seen for some time. Along at the RSPB office at Bushmills, he had seen a Chiffchaff and also a cracking male Bullfinch.
Another good friend Armin Grewe emailed some sightings seen while out for his early walk along the canal, close to where he lives...
"First I saw a pair of Green Woodpeckers in small trees/bushes right next to the towpath, maybe 20-30 feet ahead of me. They then flew off, across the canal where they disappeared into the trees on the other side of the canal.
Walking on
may be another 30-40 feet I look up into one of the small trees on the verge of
the canal, between the towpath and the canal, and what did I see? A Great
Spotted Woodpecker, pecking away at the tree. It didn't seem to be bothered by
me standing on the towpath, so I watched it for a minute before having to move
on as work was calling.
Maybe 1/4 of
a mile down the canal I then saw and heard two Jays. As mentioned previously,
there seem to be quite a few around of them this year."
Finally, Chris and Tony Johnson sent their tally for the month, a mere 5.75 inches, so top of the class to them...
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