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yeah i think the female being lighter was the first one i saw will try to get a pic but it is like they are mocking me lol the two birds are different colours, one greyish and one reddish! think i have sparrow hawks think you may be right my friend!

yeah it does, making loads of noise mating today. what is that one then?

fair shout, didn't think about that sorry, don't think they are peregrines now. i have done some trawling on sites and looking at pictures and i think it might be a goshawk as suggested earlier. trouble is that in the sun the bird looks totally different than in the shade. the leaves are growing...

no nothing like that, much more brown or reddish

only about the size of a pigeon mate, we have lots of kites and buzzards round here. i have been watching them for years. this is a bird i have never seen in this neck of the woods hence the post.

well the plot thickens, i think i have something else nesting here. we are moving house at the moment and my good ID book has been packed! thanx love!! :togo: but i did have my glasses with me and have sat out for hours today watching at a good distance. the birds i have, have got a reddish...

thanx for that mate. good news about this then. the smell was good when i broke one open last year, good wholesome smell! roll on autumn i say lol goodjob

yeah a puzzle is right, well first thanx for all the interest and advice. second it is not a pair of kestrals as i have been watching for over 2 weeks and not a single hover. so i am going to sit there with my field glasses all day today with the camera and see what i come up with! the bird...

first house martins yesterday, and first swallows today! great to see them.

i was as surprised as you lot but there is a severe shortage of rocky outcrops in the levels here lol. have been watching them now for about 2 weeks everyday and the ID in my book of birds of britain and ireland is a perigrin. they are sat on an old crows nest that has been empty for 2 seasons...

nice tip, just run out of bull rushes and was looking for something to use. going to try it tomorrow!

i have a pair of falcons nesting in a tree next door to me. is it ok if i get near it to take some photos? if so might get you a few pics tomorrow. if there is a distance i should keep does anyone know what it is? thanx :)

thanx guys for the pointers, by the way there is an activation period of 10 posts before you can get around it would seem. great site, just having a look round at the moment and have a back read and things.

does anyone know of anything around abingdon in oxfordshire? can't seem to find anything but maybe i'm looking in the wrong place. sorry if this is a hijack :)

there we go i am now in the group! and it is raining again so the veg is happy. the sun will be out tomorrow so the misses is happy. and i have a pass for the weekend everything is looking up! :headbang:

like i say it comes up with a banner across the top of the screen saying you have limited access to the site for the time being so have no idea when that will change. :confused:

will join the oxfordshire bushcraft group when i can, seems like i need to put a few posts up first as it keeps telling me i can't access this and that all the time. :grouphug:

yeah sounds cool mate. keep me posted.

sounds like a laugh, where abouts is this going on then?