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Everyone is talking about Jonny R getting the BTO Suffolk Pic of the week! We will probably join the BTO's Garden BirdWatch - cos it's all about the self-finds and garden birding innit:

DDL bird watches at London Pride. Unorthodox - but sounded enjoyable. DDL has dinner before 18:00. Levels of efficiency Jonny H and R can only aspire to.

Jonny R hates; Norfolk, ducks and twitching.

Jonny R was fortunate enough to bump into Matt Deans, Lee Gregory, Cathy and a Dusky Clearwing on his way out of Lakenheath:

Jonny H has found Roesel's bush-cricket - only the second for the Rotherham area - but refuses to tweet about it.

DDL has had four broods of Pochard in St James's Park. As well as breeding Gadwall and fledged Great Crested Grebe.

Jonny H has been on patch; enjoying fledged Oystercatchers and a bumper crop of Mallard. Jonny H loves Mallard so much. Jonny H also has 7 Crossbill south-west from his vis-mig spot and breeding Yellow Wagtail and Red-legged Partridge locally. The lucky mother lover.

Jonny R promises to go birding in the forest. Which might happen.

DDL reminds Jonny R that he actually is the top UAE lister:

We shout out seagull photo contributors:

Immediate shout out to; @RussBoland aka Russell Boland and Chris Pendlebury aka @UForthBirder who gave answers. One more sensible than the other...

Jonny H is no longer on the next season of Love Island because of an upcoming scandal - which will inevitable break in due course. Just to say that DDL and Jonny R had no idea he was doing that.

Jonny H couldn’t bare the thought of DDL and Jonny R doing Migfest without him. The FOMO got too much so he did something he perhaps shouldn't have - no more Love Island - lots more Migfest!

Jonny R is going to go Gropper hunting and has had 2 returning Green Sands at Micklemere.

Jonny R’s birding highlight was a walk around Lakenheath with duck Garganey, fledged Little and Great Crested Grebes, 1 Bittern, 2 Great White Egrets, a couple of Kingfisher sightings, Hobby and the usual breeders:

We give our top 5(ish) best garden birds:

Jonny H

Hawfinch

Waxwing

Crossbill

Yellowhammer (twitched from work)

Tree Pipit - annual flyovers in August

DDL

Great Skua

Bewick Swans

Gannet

Crossbill

Jonny R

Mandarin

Cuckoo

Great Crested Grebe

Whimbrel

Common Tern

Redstart

Redstart - Jonny R's Bury St Edmunds garden 12th September 2011

Redstart - Jonny R's Bury St Edmunds garden 12th September 2011

As you can see neither DDL or Jonny R can count to 5 properly.

Nuthatch migrate!!! Mind blown. Also, helpful reminder; DDL used to be a bouncer!!! Peregrines sometimes eat Common Gull brains. Which might be a fact?

We actually remember to make our predictions for the coming week - for the first time this season.

We agree that Eagle Owls are the absolute best - the big ol’ cat eating heroes. We absolutely hate cats.

Eurasian x Pharaoh Eagle Owl - Ampton, 08th March 2011

MORE EAGLE OWLS - MORE OF THE TIME.

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