New Dicky Bird Webcam

[Seahorse]

Looks windy!

Good to have it back though

[seasprout]

Tits.

Hoo is it back on..? I got home early Sunday and logged on to a black square.
Hopefully it will be working on Sat when i'm home in the light.

Plese post what you can see during the day for me.

[smallblueplanet]

GS Woody on the nuts.

[Headfry]

2 red squirrels at them same time !!!!!

[Seahorse]

Two woodpeckers!

[Headfry]

Four red squirrels all at the same time WOW!!!

[seasprout]

Black.

Its too dark when i get home, but did just look on the live feed from the forest and I think its windy, and there is a little dot of light in the distance.

[Headfry]

Black again :-(

[scarey55]

Back on again but a little bit misty. And, boy is it snowing

[seasprout]

Got to see a woodpecker, and snow.

then really weird, a chaffinch just stilling on the perch of the feeder just staring at the camera... for ages.

[seasprout]

This morning 2 and a half red squirrels...but just now A BEARDED TIT.

I have only ever seen pictures of them... then there it was. Wow.

[smallblueplanet]

Wow! seasprout what an odd place to see a bearded tit. Are you sure it wasn't a long-tailed tit? I've just looked at the RSPB bird ID and it says you only find Beardies in reedbeds?

Not quite as odd, I think I saw a treecreeper.

[seasprout]

Wow! seasprout what an odd place to see a bearded tit. Are you sure it wasn't a long-tailed tit? I've just looked at the RSPB bird ID and it says you only find Beardies in reed beds?

Not quite as odd, I think I saw a tree creeper.

Well i'm about 60% sure it was, i used my RSPB bird book last week during the Bird count to make sure i get my tits right, (don't snigger) and was reading about Bearded tits, and looking at the pictures wistfully, i was also given a copy of the latest RSPB members mag to read in the week and if i'm right there is a fantastic photo of one.

Finally i get Long Tailed Tits at work, they hammer away at my fat balls (again, don't snigger) quite close up.

But I admit i'm no expert at ID'ing birdies.

But I hope it was a Bearded Twit, i mean tit.

[seasprout]

Oops.

Smallblueplanet, i owe you an apology, just been looking through the RSPB bird identifier site and it looks like i saw a Crested Tit,

"quote : It is largely confined to ancient Caledonian pine forests and Scots pine plantations.

The drawing is not so clear, but the photo they have confims it for me.

So I need a new basic beginers bird Id book, can you recommend one..??

[smallblueplanet]

Ahh, just as good, but not as odd.

The very first time I clicked on the webcam link I saw a crested tit - but not since. They look very groovy with their punky 'hairstyle' would love to see one in real life!

Our bird guides are

Amazon.co.uk: Collins Bird Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe: Books: Lars Svensson,Peter J. Grant,Killian Mullarney,Dan Zetterstrom,David Christie

the most recommended

and

Amazon.co.uk: Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland (Field Guides): Books: John Gooders,Alan Harris

a personal choice.

Plus others such as

Amazon.co.uk: The Macmillan Field Guide to Bird Identification: Books: Alan Harris

that helps with similar looking birds

and this is a good simple guide that we like because it gives habitat details too

Amazon.co.uk: The RSPB Guide to British Birds (Rspb): Books: Hilary Burn,Peter Holden,J.T.R. Sharrock

and others too.....