I assume that, if it looks like a Canary, sounds like a Canary and was photographed today in the Canaries, it might be a Canary. It had plenty to say, lovely sound. I think it is an Atlantic Canary. Lovely bird.
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Nice… I love greylags…
here is a greylag with her goslings… with two of them looking like mischievous characters.
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A touch of green
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WOW !!! Stunning
Such lovely little birds, love to listen to the high pitched tinkling song.
We used to have them in the garden up to a few years ago, but the nearby lane with yew & other coniferous trees that was the main attraction for them were cut down and the Goldcrest moved on.
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Wow. What a photo.
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@IanF
Unfortunately NO ! Am currently away on holiday taking photos of lots of tropical birds but no waxwings!
Will post a few on my return. Doubt I’ll get a chance again this year 
Ah,bad luck. Still, I expect a lush holiday and lots of tropical species will help to cushion your disappointment 
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I don’t know whether this has come up before but there is a freebie app for IOS, called “Merlin”, which uses one’s iPhone as a listening device to identify birds by their songs. Seems to be sponsored by Cornell Uni in the US.
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I use it on an Android as well. Works amazingly well.
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Also works with photos.
It’s very good but results do need to be treated with caution. I don’t think there are too many Ospreys in rural Oxfordshire. 
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Could be a passage migrant
You do have to download the right file for the area you are in
No - it really wasn’t an osprey.
Yes - the right area file is important.
I really doubt that, earliest arrivals provided the weather/wind is favourable is normally mid/late March, the majority arrive in April
Surrounded by cute little siskins for a few minutes this morning. I won the staring competition, of course.
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There’s something magical about deleting
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Nice photo 
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