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I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really
do not recall before. It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. Can anyone help me ID this one? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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Sacha wrote:
I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really do not recall before. It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. Can anyone help me ID this one? One of these? http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/wren.asp |
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Sacha wrote:
I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really do not recall before. It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. Can anyone help me ID this one? Bunting? Redpoll? Greenfinch? There are a number of juvenile birds around at the moment which are "sparrow like". Female birds of some species are often rather dull and completely different from the males. This can make ID difficult. Even female chaffinches or bullfinches might look a little like sparrows, especially in poor light. Are you sure it was a little larger than a sparrow? Some birds have their feathers so puffed up against the cold that they look a bit larger than normal! -- Jeff (cut "thetape" to reply) |
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Dunnock???
"Jeff Layman" wrote in message ... Sacha wrote: I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really do not recall before. It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. Can anyone help me ID this one? Bunting? Redpoll? Greenfinch? There are a number of juvenile birds around at the moment which are "sparrow like". Female birds of some species are often rather dull and completely different from the males. This can make ID difficult. Even female chaffinches or bullfinches might look a little like sparrows, especially in poor light. Are you sure it was a little larger than a sparrow? Some birds have their feathers so puffed up against the cold that they look a bit larger than normal! -- Jeff (cut "thetape" to reply) |
[QUOTESacha wrote:
I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really do not recall before. It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. Can anyone help me ID this one? [/quote] Try using the bird identifier here Sacha, it's very easy and very good, http://www.rspb.org/wildlife/birdidentifier/ |
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"Donna Ludlow" wrote in message ... Dunnock??? That is the one I would go for. Been confused myself quite a few times Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. |
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On Apr 7, 11:47 pm, Sacha wrote:
I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really do not recall before. It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. Can anyone help me ID this one? -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' Black Redstart? They are robin sized; females are cocoa brown and males are sooty black. The tail is red when "flashed" (flicked kind of liike a wagtail). |
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On Apr 8, 12:04 pm, Des Higgins wrote:
On Apr 7, 11:47 pm, Sacha wrote: I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really do not recall before. It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. Can anyone help me ID this one? -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' Black Redstart? They are robin sized; females are cocoa brown and males are sooty black. The tail is red when "flashed" (flicked kind of liike a wagtail). http://www.birdlist.co.uk/images/blackred-5-11-06-2.jpg |
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Whitethroats are fairly dull have quite a long tail which they bob, but I've never positively identified one. Long-tailed tits aren't remotely sparrow coloured. I've changed my birdseeds this year, and we have attracted an entirely different crowd from usual. Goldfinches are now the most common bird in my garden. I used to put out niger seeds, but they didn't attract them, it is pre-shelled sunflower seeds that has pulled them in, the lazy wotsits. Siskins and bramblings have been frequent, birds which I had not positively identified before. I initially mistook the bramblings for (winter plumage) linnets, which we have had occasionally in the past. |
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I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really do not recall before. It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. Can anyone help me ID this one? Sounds as if it could be a Dunnock? It used to be called a Hedge Sparrow, and it looks superficially like a sparrow, though it's not actually a sparrow but an accentor. They do flick their tails, though I wouldn't describe it as wagging like a wagtail. |
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"The Old OakTree" wrote in message ... I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really do not recall before. It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. Can anyone help me ID this one? Sounds as if it could be a Dunnock? It used to be called a Hedge Sparrow, and it looks superficially like a sparrow, though it's not actually a sparrow but an accentor. They do flick their tails, though I wouldn't describe it as wagging like a wagtail. I would suggest those. We have them here and I have been easily fooled by them Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. |
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On Apr 7, 11:47*pm, Sacha wrote:
I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really do not recall before. *It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. *Can anyone help me ID this one? -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' I think birdwatchers have a term for those... LBJs, as in Little Brown Jobs :-) Cat(h) (who only recently cottoned on that what she took to be girly sparrows were in fact dunnocks). |
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On 8/4/08 10:35, in article ,
"Jeff Layman" wrote: Sacha wrote: I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really do not recall before. It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. Can anyone help me ID this one? Bunting? Redpoll? Greenfinch? Just possibly a bunting, though reading the RSPB site, I gather they're now on the Red List. That site doesn't say anything about the tail wagging thing for a Bunting. It wasn't a Redpoll and we do have green finches around in some numbers but it wasn't that. There are a number of juvenile birds around at the moment which are "sparrow like". Female birds of some species are often rather dull and completely different from the males. This can make ID difficult. Even female chaffinches or bullfinches might look a little like sparrows, especially in poor light. Are you sure it was a little larger than a sparrow? Some birds have their feathers so puffed up against the cold that they look a bit larger than normal! Just a bit larger I'd say and with a much longer tail. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 8/4/08 10:40, in article , "Donna
Ludlow" wrote: Dunnock??? Very much looks like it. It was certainly on its own and was fossicking about at the base of a laurel hedge. I think that may well be it and now I'm going to have to go and see if I can see it again! I'll throw some seed out where I first spotted it. Thank you, Donna. "Jeff Layman" wrote in message ... Sacha wrote: I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really do not recall before. It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. Can anyone help me ID this one? Bunting? Redpoll? Greenfinch? There are a number of juvenile birds around at the moment which are "sparrow like". Female birds of some species are often rather dull and completely different from the males. This can make ID difficult. Even female chaffinches or bullfinches might look a little like sparrows, especially in poor light. Are you sure it was a little larger than a sparrow? Some birds have their feathers so puffed up against the cold that they look a bit larger than normal! -- Jeff (cut "thetape" to reply) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 8/4/08 11:31, in article , "Granity"
wrote: Sacha wrote:[color=blue Wrote: - I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really do not recall before. It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. Can anyone help me ID this one? - Try using the bird identifier here Sacha, it's very easy and very good, http://tinyurl.com/4po263 [/color] Very handy indeed! That's bookmarked and thank you. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 8/4/08 12:04, in article
, "Des Higgins" wrote: On Apr 7, 11:47 pm, Sacha wrote: I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really do not recall before. It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. Can anyone help me ID this one? -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' Black Redstart? They are robin sized; females are cocoa brown and males are sooty black. The tail is red when "flashed" (flicked kind of liike a wagtail). No but that's lovely. I've never seen one. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 8/4/08 12:46, in article ,
"echinosum" wrote: 'Sacha[_3_ Wrote: ;783094']I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really do not recall before. It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. Can anyone help me ID this one? Pipits are dull brown birds allied to the wagtails, bob around a bit. Little brown jobs all three regular species here, probably need an electron microscope to tell them for sure. Whitethroats are fairly dull have quite a long tail which they bob, but I've never positively identified one. Long-tailed tits aren't remotely sparrow coloured. I've changed my birdseeds this year, and we have attracted an entirely different crowd from usual. Goldfinches are now the most common bird in my garden. I used to put out niger seeds, but they didn't attract them, it is pre-shelled sunflower seeds that has pulled them in, the lazy wotsits. Siskins and bramblings have been frequent, birds which I had not positively identified before. I initially mistook the bramblings for (winter plumage) linnets, which we have had occasionally in the past. I don't think that's what I saw but we do have them around here and often see quite a few darting in and out of hedgerows along the lanes. I've put a lot of niger seed in two feeders and nobody seems interested in it so I'll have to re-fill with the mixture. Peanuts are going down well as are sultanas and bits of left over cake and scone crumbs! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 8/4/08 12:47, in article , "The
Old OakTree" wrote: I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really do not recall before. It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. Can anyone help me ID this one? Sounds as if it could be a Dunnock? It used to be called a Hedge Sparrow, and it looks superficially like a sparrow, though it's not actually a sparrow but an accentor. They do flick their tails, though I wouldn't describe it as wagging like a wagtail. Yes I think that's the most probable. It's not the almost constant wag of a wagtail but the occasional flick, yes, so I think that clinches it. Thanks everyone, this has been so helpful! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 8/4/08 13:30, in article
, "Cat(h)" wrote: On Apr 7, 11:47*pm, Sacha wrote: I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really do not recall before. *It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. *Can anyone help me ID this one? -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' I think birdwatchers have a term for those... LBJs, as in Little Brown Jobs :-) Cat(h) (who only recently cottoned on that what she took to be girly sparrows were in fact dunnocks). I saw Echinosum had used that but didn't know it was a technical term. ;-)) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 8/4/08 12:47, in article , "The Old OakTree" wrote: I'm bad indeed at bird recognition but I saw one the other day that I really do not recall before. It was a very little larger than a sparrow and much the same colour but while it was on the ground, its tail had a constant 'bobbing' action, rather like a wagtail. Can anyone help me ID this one? Sounds as if it could be a Dunnock? It used to be called a Hedge Sparrow, and it looks superficially like a sparrow, though it's not actually a sparrow but an accentor. They do flick their tails, though I wouldn't describe it as wagging like a wagtail. Yes I think that's the most probable. It's not the almost constant wag of a wagtail but the occasional flick, yes, so I think that clinches it. Thanks everyone, this has been so helpful! -- Sacha Very easy to confuse. I have had great difficulty with that one. You are not alone. Happy Twitching Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. |
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"Donna Ludlow" wrote in message ... Dunnock??? That's what I think. They tend to keep close to the ground. We've had a pair for years. Mary |
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On Apr 8, 2:40*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 8/4/08 10:40, in article , "Donna Ludlow" wrote: Dunnock??? Very much looks like it. *It was certainly on its own and was fossicking about at the base of a laurel hedge. *I think that may well be it and now I'm going to have to go and see if I can see it again! * I'll throw some seed out where I first spotted it. *Thank you, Donna. Hmmm.. Fossicking. I've just learned a new word. Thanks Sacha! Cat(h) |
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Any time :) I only thought it could be a dunnock after seeing a sparrow
like bird in the garden and wondered what on earth it was myself. The robin doesnt like it in the garden that is for sure, always chasing mine away... Poor thing... lol... |
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On 8/4/08 17:22, in article , "Donna
Ludlow" wrote: Any time :) I only thought it could be a dunnock after seeing a sparrow like bird in the garden and wondered what on earth it was myself. The robin doesnt like it in the garden that is for sure, always chasing mine away... Poor thing... lol... Here, the robins and blackbirds seem more preoccupied with chasing each other! The blackbirds are particularly aggressive and all ours have the orange bills we see on Scilly. They can spend hours hammer and tonging it either side of a pane of greenhouse glass! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 8/4/08 16:52, in article
, "Cat(h)" wrote: On Apr 8, 2:40*pm, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 10:40, in article , "Donna Ludlow" wrote: Dunnock??? Very much looks like it. *It was certainly on its own and was fossicking about at the base of a laurel hedge. *I think that may well be it and now I'm going to have to go and see if I can see it again! * I'll throw some seed out where I first spotted it. *Thank you, Donna. Hmmm.. Fossicking. I've just learned a new word. Thanks Sacha! Cat(h) ;-) I have no idea of its origins or even if it's a 'real' word but it does describe such an action perfectly. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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"Sacha" wrote in message ... On 8/4/08 16:52, in article , "Cat(h)" wrote: On Apr 8, 2:40 pm, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 10:40, in article , "Donna Ludlow" wrote: Dunnock??? Very much looks like it. It was certainly on its own and was fossicking about at the base of a laurel hedge. I think that may well be it and now I'm going to have to go and see if I can see it again! I'll throw some seed out where I first spotted it. Thank you, Donna. Hmmm.. Fossicking. I've just learned a new word. Thanks Sacha! Cat(h) ;-) I have no idea of its origins or even if it's a 'real' word but it does describe such an action perfectly. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossicking Kind regards Mike -- www.rneba.org.uk. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association to find your ex-Greenie mess mates. |
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Hmmm.. Fossicking. I've just learned a new word.
Cat(h) ;-) I have no idea of its origins or even if it's a 'real' word but it does describe such an action perfectly. Sacha It's real enough - I wondered if it was ultimately derived from Latin 'fossa' meaning a ditch or excavation, but according to Chambers Dictionary, it is an Australian term, possibly connected with an English dialect word meaning a troublesome person. |
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On 9/4/08 09:24, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:44:01 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 17:22, in article , "Donna Ludlow" wrote: Any time :) I only thought it could be a dunnock after seeing a sparrow like bird in the garden and wondered what on earth it was myself. The robin doesnt like it in the garden that is for sure, always chasing mine away... Poor thing... lol... Here, the robins and blackbirds seem more preoccupied with chasing each other! The blackbirds are particularly aggressive and all ours have the orange bills we see on Scilly. They can spend hours hammer and tonging it either side of a pane of greenhouse glass! The green parakeet is back in the chestnut tree. It rips buds off at an alarming rate. I wondered why the lawn was covered with buds yesterday. I can imagine that they aren't popular with fruit growers. I wonder why they do that. It's a bit like sparrows or whatever-it-is tearing the middles out of Primulas. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 9/4/08 09:28, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:45:01 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 16:52, in article , "Cat(h)" wrote: On Apr 8, 2:40*pm, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 10:40, in article , "Donna Ludlow" wrote: Dunnock??? Very much looks like it. *It was certainly on its own and was fossicking about at the base of a laurel hedge. *I think that may well be it and now I'm going to have to go and see if I can see it again! * I'll throw some seed out where I first spotted it. *Thank you, Donna. Hmmm.. Fossicking. I've just learned a new word. Thanks Sacha! Cat(h) ;-) I have no idea of its origins or even if it's a 'real' word but it does describe such an action perfectly. Cornwall via Oz? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossicking Well there you are! I'm bilingual and I didn't even know it. ;-)) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 9/4/08 09:56, in article , "The
Old OakTree" wrote: Hmmm.. Fossicking. I've just learned a new word. Cat(h) ;-) I have no idea of its origins or even if it's a 'real' word but it does describe such an action perfectly. Sacha It's real enough - I wondered if it was ultimately derived from Latin 'fossa' meaning a ditch or excavation, but according to Chambers Dictionary, it is an Australian term, possibly connected with an English dialect word meaning a troublesome person. I used to know a family whose surname was Fossick! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 9/4/08 11:18, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: That bird http://www.myalbum.com/LargePhoto-GMGDHHWI.jpg Lor', I wouldn't tangle with that beak!! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 9/4/08 11:44, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:27:07 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 9/4/08 09:24, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:44:01 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 17:22, in article , "Donna Ludlow" wrote: Any time :) I only thought it could be a dunnock after seeing a sparrow like bird in the garden and wondered what on earth it was myself. The robin doesnt like it in the garden that is for sure, always chasing mine away... Poor thing... lol... Here, the robins and blackbirds seem more preoccupied with chasing each other! The blackbirds are particularly aggressive and all ours have the orange bills we see on Scilly. They can spend hours hammer and tonging it either side of a pane of greenhouse glass! The green parakeet is back in the chestnut tree. It rips buds off at an alarming rate. I wondered why the lawn was covered with buds yesterday. I can imagine that they aren't popular with fruit growers. I wonder why they do that. It's a bit like sparrows or whatever-it-is tearing the middles out of Primulas. If you look at the photos I just posted you can see it is eating something out of the middle of the bud. Yes, I noticed that. At least there is the dubious comfort of knowing it derives some benefit or other! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 9/4/08 11:45, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:28:19 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 9/4/08 09:28, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:45:01 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 16:52, in article , "Cat(h)" wrote: On Apr 8, 2:40*pm, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 10:40, in article , "Donna Ludlow" wrote: Dunnock??? Very much looks like it. *It was certainly on its own and was fossicking about at the base of a laurel hedge. *I think that may well be it and now I'm going to have to go and see if I can see it again! * I'll throw some seed out where I first spotted it. *Thank you, Donna. Hmmm.. Fossicking. I've just learned a new word. Thanks Sacha! Cat(h) ;-) I have no idea of its origins or even if it's a 'real' word but it does describe such an action perfectly. Cornwall via Oz? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossicking Well there you are! I'm bilingual and I didn't even know it. ;-)) There's no end to your talents Sacha. Aren't you trilingual? :o) Jawohl. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 9/4/08 14:59, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:14:02 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 9/4/08 11:45, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:28:19 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 9/4/08 09:28, in article , "Martin" wrote: On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:45:01 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 16:52, in article , "Cat(h)" wrote: On Apr 8, 2:40*pm, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 10:40, in article , "Donna Ludlow" wrote: Dunnock??? Very much looks like it. *It was certainly on its own and was fossicking about at the base of a laurel hedge. *I think that may well be it and now I'm going to have to go and see if I can see it again! * I'll throw some seed out where I first spotted it. *Thank you, Donna. Hmmm.. Fossicking. I've just learned a new word. Thanks Sacha! Cat(h) ;-) I have no idea of its origins or even if it's a 'real' word but it does describe such an action perfectly. Cornwall via Oz? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossicking Well there you are! I'm bilingual and I didn't even know it. ;-)) There's no end to your talents Sacha. Aren't you trilingual? :o) Jawohl. Ja ja Fraulein Sacha! I meant in Norman French. Never learned Jerriais unfortunately. I learned 'real' French from the age of 4 or 5 but in those days there was almost a move to stamp out what was seen as a patois by the snootier minded. Now, it's an alternative subject in some schools. It's quite different to French in many ways and I can understand little of it, though I do have a Jersey French/French dictionary. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On 9/4/08 15:33, in article ,
"Martin" wrote: On Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:15:44 +0100, Sacha wrote: snip Never learned Jerriais unfortunately. I learned 'real' French from the age of 4 or 5 but in those days there was almost a move to stamp out what was seen as a patois by the snootier minded. Now, it's an alternative subject in some schools. It's quite different to French in many ways and I can understand little of it, though I do have a Jersey French/French dictionary. There you go then, you are multilingual. :o) Grazie tanto. ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On Apr 8, 11:45*pm, Sacha wrote:
On 8/4/08 16:52, in article , "Cat(h)" wrote: On Apr 8, 2:40*pm, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 10:40, in article , "Donna Ludlow" wrote: Dunnock??? Very much looks like it. *It was certainly on its own and was fossicking about at the base of a laurel hedge. *I think that may well be it and now I'm going to have to go and see if I can see it again! * I'll throw some seed out where I first spotted it. *Thank you, Donna. Hmmm.. *Fossicking. *I've just learned a new word. Thanks Sacha! Cat(h) ;-) *I have no idea of its origins or even if it's a 'real' word but it does describe such an action perfectly. Oh, it does exist (I looked it up as soon as I saw it), and it is exactly appropriate to what you described. Which is why I find it such a fantastic new word for my collection :-) Cat(h) |
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On Apr 9, 11:18*am, Martin wrote:
That birdhttp://www.myalbum.com/LargePhoto-GMGDHHWI.jpg -- Martin "the big format of this photo cannot be deeplinked", I'm told?!!? Cat(h) (can't see the birdie!) |
Bird question
On 9/4/08 22:32, in article
, "Cat(h)" wrote: On Apr 8, 11:45*pm, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 16:52, in article , "Cat(h)" wrote: On Apr 8, 2:40*pm, Sacha wrote: On 8/4/08 10:40, in article , "Donna Ludlow" wrote: Dunnock??? Very much looks like it. *It was certainly on its own and was fossicking about at the base of a laurel hedge. *I think that may well be it and now I'm going to have to go and see if I can see it again! * I'll throw some seed out where I first spotted it. *Thank you, Donna. Hmmm.. *Fossicking. *I've just learned a new word. Thanks Sacha! Cat(h) ;-) *I have no idea of its origins or even if it's a 'real' word but it does describe such an action perfectly. Oh, it does exist (I looked it up as soon as I saw it), and it is exactly appropriate to what you described. Which is why I find it such a fantastic new word for my collection :-) Cat(h) Glad you like it. ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
well its very difficult to identify bird without seeing it, if you can just post some picture of that bird, it will then be easy for us to identify the bird you are asking about.
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