The Birds of Britain

Attempting to write a haiku for every British Bird.

[The Birds of Britain @camself1]

Chiffchaff

You are iconic:
Onamatopoeic bird
Of returning spring.

#chiffchaff #haiku #birdsofbritain

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The track to the Fen Hide at Strumpshaw Fen:

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Long Tailed Tit

The bumbarrels are
Coming - flipping and flicking
Through the low branches.

#birdsofbritain #haiku #longtailedtit

[The Birds of Britain @camself1]

@brian_bilston fab poem.

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Puffin

You are clownish and
Endearing - waddling with a
Beak full of sand eels.

#puffin #haiku #birdsofbritain

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Wren

Ferocious mini
Bird: your pin-sharp beak ready;
Your tail erect.

#wren #haiku #birdsofbritain

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Mallard (Male)

The green of your head
Is a phosphorescent green:
Shimmering and chic.

#mallard #haiku #birdsofbritain

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Mallard (Male)

The green of your head
Is a phosphorescent green:
Shimmering and chic.

#mallard #haiku #birdsofbritain

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Saw my first ever #waterrail today (at Strumpshaw).

You appear briefly -
Scurrying across the fen
On your long, splayed feet.

[Ealing Parakeet @EalingParrot]

Roses are red-beaked
Parrots are green
Ealing is awesome and
Brentford is mean. https://t.co/HKZz97nggp

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Cuckoo

You are the villain
Of the piece - laying your egg
In other bird's nests.

#cuckoo #haiku #birdsofbritain

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Ring Necked Parakeet

You are exotic:
A light green, red-beaked, long-tailed
Raucous escapee.

#ringneckedparakeet #haiku @ealingparrot

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Hawfinch, Waxwing, Water Rail and Dartford Warbler

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Nuthatch

Your universe is
This tree trunk where you shuttle
Upwards and downwards.

#nuthatch #haiku #birdsofbritain

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Gannet

Launched from above, you
Are a fish missile: pointed;
Streamlined; targeted.

#gannet #haiku #birdsofbritain @Natures_Voice

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@qetzaq in Norwich I see more goldfinches than house sparrows.

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@Hindle111Judy @SaveOurSparrows @RSPBbirders Glad to hear it.

[SaveOurSparrows @SaveOurSparrows]

Treasure my #Sparrow #RSPB pin. I write too. #MicroPoetry #haiku simple short #story. Thanks https://t.co/1zJlGJONQW

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House Sparrow

Once you were common:
Chirping and cheeping over
Rooftops and gardens.

#housesparrow #haiku @SaveOurSparrows

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Wood pigeon

You clatter into
The air - a plump, greedy bird
Circling and cooing.

#woodpigeon #haiku #birdsofbritain