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18-01-12, 09:52 AM
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Spring is near???
As noted in a past posting, we are looking for signs of Spring, my friend filmed this only a couple of miles outside Edinburgh, pretty early,pretty cool.
Crossbills and Young West Cairns January 2012 on Vimeo 
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18-01-12, 11:50 AM
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Great video! As far as I know, crossbills can breed any time of year, whenever they choose to; end-of-year breeding (even 1st year birds) is not at all unusual. When they feel there's lots of food, they can breed. Fascinating but not really a sign of spring...
BUT: I heard great tits and coal tits singing their hearts out a couple of days ago. This means it IS officially spring. 
Last edited by Kingfisher; 18-01-12 at 11:52 AM.
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18-01-12, 02:23 PM
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Fantastic footage and lovely to see,thanks!
Great Tits and Coal Tits piping here but no other signs......yet!
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18-01-12, 08:55 PM
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The Great Tits and Coal Tits are singing their heads off around here.
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19-01-12, 09:07 AM
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mating peregrines
Last Friday (Jan 13th) I saw a pair of peregrines mate on the salt marsh just off the harbour mouth at Lymington in Hampshire.
All the song thrushes in this area are singing their heads off. Chaz
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19-01-12, 11:04 AM
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I heard a long tail tit singing it's head off in Sunderland yesterday.
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“If I keep a green bough in my heart, then the singing bird will come” Chinese Proverb
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19-01-12, 03:43 PM
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I have been in greenhouse nearly all day, getting all the trays ready, all I could hear was robbins singing, pheshants alarm calling, when I looked outside flying over head a red kite, but by gum it's still cold enough to freeze a brass monkey. regards mac
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20-01-12, 06:31 PM
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Quote:
 Not much sign of spring observed by me yet, though Great Crested Grebes were displaying a-plenty last weekend.
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