Wild birds

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Wild birds

Clair 05/05/2008, 19:32
We've been supplying fat balls and seeds all winter and I have been puzzled at the high number of tits (mésanges) there are.
Great tits and blue tits have been around in large numbers, with the occasional coal tit.

With the warmer weather, there are now numerous swallows (hirondelles), wagtails (bergeronnettes) around as well as what I think are yellowhammers (bruants jaunes) , which always fly around in a group of 6 or 8 birds...

There are some good pictures on this site: http://www.oiseaux-nature.com/photos_perso.html

Clair
Real Virtual French Person

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Rich1972 05/06/2008, 14:48
I've been very impressed with the wild birds I've seen during my month of being here. I saw a pied flycatcher this morning for the first time! And about two weeks ago I saw my first barn owl flying into the hanger barn and perching on a rafter before flying off over the pond. It was one of the most magnificent things I've ever seen. It was beautiful beyond belief. There are redstarts (or black redstarts) nesting in a little hole in the barn wall, and there have been buzzards, jays and hoopoes in the area too. It makes a change from seeing robins and house sparrows!

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Blitzen 08/07/2008, 20:46
We've had hoopooes in our garden too. I hadn't seen them since we lived in Cyprus. My Jack Russell didn't take kindly to them unfortunately and 'saw them off' his territory!!

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Nell 08/07/2008, 21:00

http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/name/a/index.asp is another handy site if you want to identify with English names rather than the French.

I can spend hours on this site - I was never that interested in wild birds until I move to France - now I'm hooked!!! Big Smile [:D]

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chris pp 08/07/2008, 21:56

Searchable PDF you can download from our site. Latin. French. English

http://planetepassion.com/LISTS/Bird%20list/Bird_list_Latin_French_English.pdf

Chris

http://www.planetepassion.com

Association Planete Passion - French Wildlife in the English Language

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Jonzjob 08/07/2008, 22:12

We have had a cheeky little perisher over the past few days. It appears at just after 6 pm and checks around all of the windows and under the flower pots. I have managed to get to within a couple of feet of it.

What an incredible little bird! I also have some lovely video of it. We used to break our necks looking for Hoophoos when we were holidaying here and now they come to us, almost!!

John.

I am certain that there is too much certainty in the world!

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Jonzjob 09/07/2008, 11:54

Chris, I may have missed the explanation, but can you tell me what the ' * ' are for by some of the French names in your bird name listing please?

I now have the list in my Docs folder, thank you!! Big Smile [:D]

John.

I am certain that there is too much certainty in the world!

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