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05/05/2008, 19:32 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 6,247 Wild birds 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, a Real Virtual French Person La vérité est si obscurcie en ce temps et le mensonge si établi, qu'à moins d'aimer la vérité, on ne saurait la reconnaître. (Blaise Pascal)    Report

05/06/2008, 14:48 Rich1972 Joined on 18/04/2008 Charente/Vienne Border Posts 64 Re: Wild birds 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!    Report

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