Thanks Bobbie, no I never saw a Coal Tit, so cool that you have them !! I looked in my Dutch bird book and we have them too, but not in my neighborhood. Are you in a city too? Maybe that makes the different?
greetings Aafke
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We live in  the countryside, Aafke, so Coal Tits are pretty common here. When we lived in the city, tho, I can't remember having seen one. Maybe in city parks? Delightful little fellows.

A bit late today with this but the forum was not cooperating with me. WAI?

Am I too late on this one? (Where am I??)

I think it's a Dipper.

Any sign of the Archer lad today? Seems he made a brief appearance?

Actually Bobbie, Archer did not make an appearance. He hasn't been spotted in over a week! There were 2 juvies with Beauty yesterday putting on quite a show from what I was told. 

Thanks, MAK. I knew there was a question about him but was not sure.

Bon voyage, Young Man!

Long-ish but good piece (with various links) on the state of the world's wetlands and their birds. I am always fascinated by places like Montezuma and the Braddocks area - and the fact that the uninitiated can look and think: "There's nothing here!" The Americas are doing well - not so elsewhere, esp Asia.

http://www.wetlands.org/NewsandEvents/NewsPressreleases/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/2445/Default.aspx

[WanderingFalcon (Carol P.):]

WanderingFalcon (Carol P.): At KP. Lady Pefa in the usual spot. Blue bldg black stripe tucked in on east end.

Link:
http://twitter.com/WanderingFalcon/statuses/28028739083

Any sign of the Archer lad today? Seems he made a brief appearance?

Let's just say that very thing.

[MAK...a-doodle! Hope you have the very best of Birthdays. Thanks for keeping a falcon's eye on AB and kids all season!]

MAK...a-doodle! Hope you have the very best of Birthdays. Thanks for keeping a falcon's eye on AB and kids all season!

... what Donna said!
 

Ms MAK!

Chirpy Bird-Day!

We'll have a celebratory cuppa somethin' when we meet!

Slainte!

Bobbie


 

This certainly is not OT, but where else to put it??

Whoever is responsible (Shaky?) for getting the site up again... there are loads of us out here singing your praises!

Slainte!

 

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I was just thinking that myself...

I'm going to say a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

Looks like a Kinglet to me too.  Are these all European birds Donna?

Well, let's say I get them all off a UK site! 

Clearly, Donna wants to make us work harder than our European friends!

Oy! MS MAK! What makes you think the "Europeans" don't have to work hard at times too?!

I'm going to say a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

Looks like a Kinglet to me too.  Are these all European birds Donna?

Without looking at the species' names, "our" Goldcrests are pretty much "your" Kinglets.

A lot of Greenfinches
greetings Aafke

Aafke,we would be soooooo thrilled to see some Greenfinches back at our feeders. At one time, they nearly kept shyer birds away, but there has been quite a crash recently - and I think the same is also true with Chaffinches. So the sight of either would be sheer joy.

Surprised you had never seen Coal Tits... another frequent feeder here. Sweet little fellow. In fact, Ireland has its own sub-species... tho how they work that out, I do not know.

CHIRPY BIRD-DAY, JOYCE!

SLAINTE!

BOBBIE
 

Today's WAI?

WHAT?!