Black Redstart

[Vagus]

I’m sitting in a garden in Sweden and have just seen two of the above birds, chuffed to bits doesn’t even come close :)

[choux]

If I saw a black bird with red on it I too would be choughed to bits ;)

Seriously, that is lovely Vagus.

[Khandro]

Vagus I had two here in South Germany 2 months ago; I reported them to eBird, an international bird watch site do you know it? worth signing up to.

[Vagus]

Ha ha choux, I’ve seen those red legged blackbirds on Anglesey, and also the yellow legged ones up a mountain in Austria. Was choughed then too ;)
Will have a look at that, khandro, thanks.

[Khandro]

vagus; This is the website, I have so far reported the pair of redstarts, a pair of ruddy shelducks, & the pair of mute swans & their 4 cygnets (which are growing at a rate of knots) on the river by my village.
https://ebird.org/home

[Vagus]

Thanks khandro.
Do you not usually get mute swans in Germany? We saw a fair few in Sweden.
I’ve just checked my bird book and realise we saw black redstarts in both Germany and France a fair few years ago, had completely forgotten.

[Khandro]

Vagus; It's not only about reporting rare birds, it's about recording a global picture of what is happening in the bird world. Every small fact can be of significance.

I came across eBird recently by reading this excellent new book;

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