tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post2697100012261898225..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: Birdwatching in central EdinburghCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-29741134268356537812008-05-14T20:30:00.000+01:002008-05-14T20:30:00.000+01:00i have seen all those within, say, 10 minutes walk...i have seen all those within, say, 10 minutes walk from my home.<BR/>oh, and i once observed a spotted woodpecker from my balconypolonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-33984905429903196352008-05-14T18:43:00.000+01:002008-05-14T18:43:00.000+01:00Loved going through the links.Would love to see or...Loved going through the links.<BR/>Would love to see or hear a dove - for some reason they really appeal.<BR/>What a great idea to make a list - think I'll try that too.Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-16634443950546814682008-05-14T08:28:00.000+01:002008-05-14T08:28:00.000+01:00Polona - good list there - there are buzzards, mar...Polona - good list there - there are buzzards, martins and swallows in Edinburgh too, just not round our flat, thrushes, kestrels, jay and cuckoos on the outskirts<BR/><BR/>Selma - I love the differente lists from such different parts of the world<BR/><BR/>Rabbits Guy - yes I was surprised too how many birds we can see from what is a very central part of Edinburgh with only a couple of trees and no large gardens in sight.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-60169277698435560632008-05-14T04:40:00.000+01:002008-05-14T04:40:00.000+01:00Much different bunch than over here on the left-co...Much different bunch than over here on the left-coast of the USA!<BR/><BR/>Surprising how long the list can get!RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-84439637406335063512008-05-14T01:28:00.000+01:002008-05-14T01:28:00.000+01:00I have magpies, currawongs, wrens, willy wagtails,...I have magpies, currawongs, wrens, willy wagtails, kookaburras, mourning doves, water tern, rosellas, galahs, rainbow lorikeets. cockatoos, heron, pelicans and many more. It is a blessing to be surrounded by a variety of birdlife. It can be so cheering to hear their singing. I love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-13225740429330520062008-05-13T17:40:00.000+01:002008-05-13T17:40:00.000+01:00interesting... we don't see gulls regularly but we...interesting... we don't see gulls regularly but we have great tits, chaffinches, robins, jays, swallows an martins in the warm season and more... cuckoos, buzzards, kestrels, thrushes...polonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-87334264994979254152008-05-13T13:14:00.000+01:002008-05-13T13:14:00.000+01:00jem - we would do the RSPB garden birdwatch too if...jem - we would do the RSPB garden birdwatch too if we actually had a garden! My parents say the same as you - their birds all hide on bird count day!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-55073801014884244762008-05-13T12:35:00.000+01:002008-05-13T12:35:00.000+01:00We do the RSPB garden bird count each year and the...We do the RSPB garden bird count each year and these are most of the birds we spot - although they often choose to hide on that day. <BR/><BR/>We have also seen great tits, robin, a thrush and a chaffinch from time to time.<BR/><BR/>I love spotting a new face and rush off to my book to identify it!jemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08181038873568527264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-6902558517271566502008-05-13T11:44:00.000+01:002008-05-13T11:44:00.000+01:00Scot - its a good idea, I'm surprised its taken me...Scot - its a good idea, I'm surprised its taken me so long to get round to it!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-24684144638037827542008-05-13T11:28:00.000+01:002008-05-13T11:28:00.000+01:00I really never thought of making a list--I think I...I really never thought of making a list--I think I'll do that!Scothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09719725764131827872noreply@blogger.com