tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post6710853337272113787..comments2024-03-20T09:03:19.787-07:00Comments on Careering Through Nature: The Wagtails have ReturnedSimon Douglas Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-38838981542935351142016-10-22T11:07:46.231-07:002016-10-22T11:07:46.231-07:00There used to be quite a few around my village som...There used to be quite a few around my village some years ago but seem much rarer these days. I did spot one yesterday high up on a rooftop.Midmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-79103578226025075162016-10-21T22:02:16.107-07:002016-10-21T22:02:16.107-07:00Ps wonderful film of them. So sweet!Ps wonderful film of them. So sweet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-71335562277489479382016-10-21T21:57:52.516-07:002016-10-21T21:57:52.516-07:00After reading your post and also because they'...After reading your post and also because they've arrived here in large numbers recently I read up on them. They leave their northern breeding grounds to come south for the winter, hence the large numbers around at present. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-25748178853976785262016-10-21T11:17:26.911-07:002016-10-21T11:17:26.911-07:00I cycled past the roost tonight, there was a lot o...I cycled past the roost tonight, there was a lot of racket in the trees, no doubt to increase when the latecomers arrived and tried to squeeze inSimon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-73428457366595797302016-10-21T09:55:38.191-07:002016-10-21T09:55:38.191-07:00What a great little film of them at the airport, c...What a great little film of them at the airport, clever little things.Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-19409115033128846582016-10-21T08:22:34.114-07:002016-10-21T08:22:34.114-07:00They're all over the place here, too. Charming...They're all over the place here, too. Charming little birds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-20454384060589896352016-10-21T07:23:05.708-07:002016-10-21T07:23:05.708-07:00Wagtails are such lovely birds and they're a w...Wagtails are such lovely birds and they're a welcome sight come this time of year. - TashaNatashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05335219443113802041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-81508794404840930842016-10-21T06:20:53.624-07:002016-10-21T06:20:53.624-07:00The wagtails return to this roost in huge numbers ...The wagtails return to this roost in huge numbers in winter...obviously they are common birds at all times of the year, but never seen in more than twos and threes really. In winter, they are in their hundreds.Simon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-5661302562188092562016-10-20T16:28:52.003-07:002016-10-20T16:28:52.003-07:00Coincidentally, I was watching a small group of wa...Coincidentally, I was watching a small group of wagtails yesterday as they scurried constantly just in front of the incoming waves rushing up the beach. They always seem as though they will be overwhelmed by the next wave, but at the last second, they effortlessly avoid it! <br />I don't think our wagtails go anywhere else - I seem to see them on each and every visit to the beach, so maybe it IS your work schedules that have prevented you from seeing them. <br />I live on the edge of Bodmin Moor in East Cornwall and they are often seen here, too (they seem to take a particular interest in the animal droppings - juicy grubs in there????) Yuk!!!Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914227535503925006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236217526656012168.post-12659027257671797842016-10-20T14:01:03.020-07:002016-10-20T14:01:03.020-07:00When you say "returned" where have they ...When you say "returned" where have they been because ours seem to be here all the year around ?A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.com