Thank you Colin. We really loved your part of the world and would certainly have been interested in learning something about the plants. We plan to return after....!!

Goodonya! Well done.

Thanks Alex

So many birders we know in Aus are Brits originally. You have a great set-up over there with good facilities. Should get some good seabirds where you live.

No they were ringed plover 👍🏻

Both ringed and little ringed plovers in the bit at Frampton. Little ringed had thr yellow eye ring

Wow! Thanks Colin. Pity we missed it.

Exactly what I was going to add, about the RCP!

red crested pochard is pretty rare in the uk seeing as it isn't rly native so it's cool they saw it

@@JvdahMC Indeed, I was only pointing out that they had identified it as a pochard. So perhaps an armchair tick for when they got home.

@@JvdahMC it’s a introduced/feral bird though

@@Just_shush_now as well as migrants from Europe, it’s still a nice bird and often tickable

No, it was a stock dove there can have different plumages throughout the year

Plus why on earth would a feral pigeon be at cow green? There common across towns an city centres

I'm sorry but it is you that's mistaken. It is 100% not a Stock dove which doesn't change it's plumage. Why would a Stock Dove be in that habitat for that matter. I have been bird watching for 45+ years and I know British Birds very well

@@oliver29731 Racing pigeons can turn up anywhere. The green ring on its leg is clearly visible. Stock Doves have an iridescent patch on the side of the neck, not on the breast.

I have been feeding feral pigeons for the last year and found a stray racing pigeon earlier in the summer that was injured and had groinded during a thunder storm when it was out on a race. It died unfortunately due to a virus but in the process I contacted the RSPCA and RPA while I looked after it temporarily before its unfortunate demise. (Apparently it's common for them to get viruses when they're in the coop). I also feed local wild birds near where I live including wood pigeons. I observed the pigeon being described in the footage above and did certainly comsider that the Ozzie commentator might not be familiar with British racing or feral pigeons and might not have had her expert UK bird guides with her at that point and got mixed up. I've never seen a stock dove in real life personally in the UK despite living here all my life, so they are not common, but you can easily look them up on google and see they are quite different. I didn't see the ring on the bird's leg, but I'd imagine from what I know now of racing pigeons it's quite possible if it had been released during a race it may have grounded in unfamiliar territory if it was either tired or due to adverse weather conditions. So it could easily be possible to be seen in unusual locations. They sometimes travel around the globe in some races involving 100s or even 1000s of miles so it's logical they might want to stop for a break every now and again during the race in unfamiliar territory.

The European cuckoo is the only one that actually calls 'cuckoo'. Here in Australia the various species all have very different calls so we'd never heard it until we visited the UK!

Yes.Just haven’t got round to it yet😀

Thanks Kristin. That is a very kind offer. That bird list! We have every intention of coming again to the UK and will certainly let you know. We're Aussies BTW but our government has just set us free at last. If you're ever visiting your NZ relatives and stop over let us know in case we can reciprocate.

Wish we had been!

hello cas, its me harshith

@@NatureAndBirdsPhotography hi

No, it was a stock dove there can have different plumages throughout the year

@@oliver29731 It's clearly a racing pigeon, which may or may not be feral. But it's Columba livia, (Rock Dove/Feral Pigeon) not Columba oenas (Stock Dove).

@@MrFogeybluelooking back defo a racing pigeon