Bee Eaters

Subject: Bee Eaters Fri Jan 07, 2022 1:19 pm

I have just witnessed an amazing sight out of my kitchen window....a flock of multi coloured sparrow sized birds.
Never having see this bird before I had to consult Mr Google and discovered that they were in fact European Bee Eaters !!! and were a very rare sighting indeed
There were around ten or so in number and were making short flitting movements in the field at the back of my house, just over the fence.
It was an incredible sight.

Subject: Re: Bee Eaters Sat Jan 08, 2022 10:57 am

Not going to find much food this time of year.
You will be invaded by twitchers!

Subject: Re: Bee Eaters Sat Jan 08, 2022 11:00 am

You have been lucky MM to have seen a flock of them, they are attuned to more temperate climates......The sheer amount of garden birds we are lucky to have visit daily, never fails to amaze me and the amount we spend on seeds and nuts annually is, well too much.

Subject: Re: Bee Eaters Sat Jan 08, 2022 4:58 pm

I could not believe my eyes ... By the time I'd found my camera they'd gone, that picture I found online

Subject: Re: Bee Eaters Sun Jan 09, 2022 8:47 am

morning all hello

another damp cold day here hello

Subject: Re: Bee Eaters Sun Jan 09, 2022 12:07 pm

There was a small flock seen in Yarmouth last June, wonder if they are on tour!
Bee Eaters

Subject: Re: Bee Eaters Mon Mar 07, 2022 7:47 am

hahaha nice one Purwell and remember Malcolm you must carry your camera always and go to sleep with it too??