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Nice. Did you play any in Lagos or west of there? I'm not a golfer (my main reason for going is for the surf), but the courses I've seen look very hilly. I saw a purple heron when we were there in April That's an outrageous list for a lunchtime. I heard (but didn't see) some Blackcaps up at...

Nice. Did you play any in Lagos or west of there? I'm not a golfer (my main reason for going is for the surf), but the courses I've seen look very hilly. I saw a purple heron when we were there in April.

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One of my favourite bulirds. I've only ever seen them in Portugal. I might venture over to Newhaven!

I'm in Malaga at the moment and it's funny seeing a lot of tourists getting excited about the ring-necked parakeets flying about the parks. These are the same species that have taken over Greater London parks including Bishops Park next to Fulham. No-one raises an eyebrow in London about them...

Large flock of black-backed gulls (unsure if Greater or Lesser) in Malaga Harbour & a Yellow-legged Gull - very similar to a Herring Gull 

I buy birdseed from the local pet shop and have discovered that goldfinches love sunflower hearts. It takes them a while to find the feeder, but once they do, they'll flock to it. I use the Birdnet app to identify birdsong

A well camouflaged turnstone, I think. It was one of a pair, foraging on Hove beach (Medina Terrace area) on Christmas Eve.

If you can stomach sometimes over the top Americans, the Dirty Bird podcast is usually worth a listen. Each episode lasts about an hour and they present all the info about one specific species. Not always yank birds either.

I've been putting a bird feeder up for a year or so the goldfinches (beautiful little red and yellow birds) go nuts for sunflower seeds. I've just changed the seed mix and am now getting more sparrows as well. A variety of tits frequent the garden. The other day I noticed the jackdaws and gulls...