foxdropper 17,092 Posted June 8, 2023 Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 6 hours ago, Greyman said: Your talking to the bloke that had the only nesting bramblings in the uk in his back yard as well not just one but two or three pairs also probably never recorded before, bit of a pattern emerging, nice one on your cuckoo knowledge mate you’ve obviously spent a fair bit of time studying them I,m always around water so I guess most of what I,m seeing is based around there relationship with the warbler family, really interesting bird been good to see and here quite a few around me this year Who said there was more than one brambling ffs .No wonder the cat threads are in a mess whenever you have an input lol.mint .Doing your best to look like the nature guru lol whilst lying again . Nature does what it wants not what boffins tell it and certainly way more than your limited experience lol.Get that in the pickled noodle and you’ll do just fine lol. In areas where host species are few they do the choosing Paul if that’s ok with you ,lol,not boffins .Strange that every county has cuckoos but not all have many of the regular hosts lol. How about my offer Paul or is it all hot air and spliffs . Heres the post Paul just to refresh your pickled brain . “We get the odd blackcap on the feeders and a more aggressive bird you’ve yet to find for it’s size .Makes a robin look like an angel . Saw a brambling yesterday and found a wagtails nest 3 eggs .Always good to just sit and watch especially killing squigs at same time .” The old timers is getting worse Paul lol. Be aliens and big foot next .lol.mint . Your getting worse at bullshitting Paul. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted June 8, 2023 Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 Just so anyone else dosnt look a div here’s a couple of pics of cuckoos parasitising thrushes .Educating turnips appears a full time job . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted June 8, 2023 Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 Oooooh aaarrrh . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,504 Posted June 8, 2023 Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 5 hours ago, foxdropper said: Just so anyone else dosnt look a div here’s a couple of pics of cuckoos parasitising thrushes .Educating turnips appears a full time job . Need to try harder mate, that’s not a UK Cuckoo or Thrush, am sure there are pics out there but that’s not ..what nest is the bottom left out of interest ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,504 Posted June 8, 2023 Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 5 hours ago, foxdropper said: Who said there was more than one brambling ffs .No wonder the cat threads are in a mess whenever you have an input lol.mint .Doing your best to look like the nature guru lol whilst lying again . Nature does what it wants not what boffins tell it and certainly way more than your limited experience lol.Get that in the pickled noodle and you’ll do just fine lol. In areas where host species are few they do the choosing Paul if that’s ok with you ,lol,not boffins .Strange that every county has cuckoos but not all have many of the regular hosts lol. How about my offer Paul or is it all hot air and spliffs . Heres the post Paul just to refresh your pickled brain . “We get the odd blackcap on the feeders and a more aggressive bird you’ve yet to find for it’s size .Makes a robin look like an angel . Saw a brambling yesterday and found a wagtails nest 3 eggs .Always good to just sit and watch especially killing squigs at same time .” The old timers is getting worse Paul lol. Be aliens and big foot next .lol.mint . Your getting worse at bullshitting Paul. Maybe talking in general terms 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 9 hours ago, bell said: Need to try harder mate, that’s not a UK Cuckoo or Thrush, am sure there are pics out there but that’s not ..what nest is the bottom left out of interest ? Lol .Not quite the ornithologist you thought you were eh mate .Juvenile cuckoo and female blackbird , member of the thrust family .Is there such thing as a uk cuckoo seeing as they migrate to Africa for our winter ? Ill leave the nest ID to you mate lol.Maybe you can enlighten us ,mint . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 9 hours ago, bell said: Maybe talking in general terms Check out Google mate seeing as stats are your thing lol. Need to try harder if you want to get one over me ,lol,mint . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wildman 374 Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 On 13/05/2023 at 13:03, tatsblisters said: Sadly not heard one around me this year nor have i seen any skylarks. Up piley back of Mercedes factory in a big flower meadow every year if ya fancy having a wander up 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,504 Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 3 hours ago, foxdropper said: Check out Google mate seeing as stats are your thing lol. Need to try harder if you want to get one over me ,lol,mint . Oh yes google mate..of course…even minter 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,504 Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 13 hours ago, bell said: Need to try harder mate, that’s not a UK Cuckoo or Thrush, am sure there are pics out there but that’s not ..what nest is the bottom left out of interest ? 3 hours ago, foxdropper said: Lol .Not quite the ornithologist you thought you were eh mate .Juvenile cuckoo and female blackbird , member of the thrust family .Is there such thing as a uk cuckoo seeing as they migrate to Africa for our winter ? I’ll leave the nest ID to you mate lol.Maybe you can enlighten us ,mint . Sorry mate, i thought you said it was a pic of a thrush ……it isn’t …….what’s the bottom left nest mate ?…..genuinely interested….you’ve dragged it off google so must know ?… 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,504 Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, bell said: Oh yes google mate..of course…even minter Professor google quotes RSPB …..0-1 breeding pair….mint 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,504 Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 1 hour ago, bell said: Sorry mate, i thought you said it was a pic of a thrush ……it isn’t …….what’s the bottom left nest mate ?…..genuinely interested….you’ve dragged it off google so must know ?… 19 hours ago, foxdropper said: Just so anyone else dosnt look a div here’s a couple of pics of cuckoos parasitising thrushes .Educating turnips appears a full time job . Mate, i thought you were some sort of proper countryman, if you dont know what the nests are then just say……and by the way, its a red chested cuckoo and the bird feeding it ain’t no thrush or a female blackbird….. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,610 Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 30 minutes ago, bell said: Mate, i thought you were some sort of proper countryman, if you dont know what the nests are then just say……and by the way, its a red chested cuckoo and the bird feeding it ain’t no thrush or a female blackbird….. Red-chested cuckoo juvenile being fed by a Karoo thrush host, Modimolle, South Africa. [photo Warwick Tarboton ©] Cheers Arry 2 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 7 hours ago, bell said: Mate, i thought you were some sort of proper countryman, if you dont know what the nests are then just say……and by the way, its a red chested cuckoo and the bird feeding it ain’t no thrush or a female blackbird….. Ain’t no thrush lol. Mate the family of thrushes encompasses over 300 species .Cuckoos parasites thrush’s end of . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 7 hours ago, Arry said: Red-chested cuckoo juvenile being fed by a Karoo thrush host, Modimolle, South Africa. [photo Warwick Tarboton ©] Cheers Arry Thank you Arry .A thrush feeding a cuckoo .Cheers mate . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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