Couple of shots from yesterday. The med gull is one bird not three.
Treated to the Otter on the Moors for at least 15 min until it caught a big Eel and retired for breakfast.:t::t:
Eels are certainly on the menu at the mo - Mike W reports a fox with one at the North Moors this morning.
Bunny hopped?333Saw a photo of the Red Kite that I missed tonight,looking rather in poor shape in fact looked similar to the one I saw over Redditch recently.
here's a puzzle in the last photo there is a small young rabbit in the middle of the island,so how did it get there?
A summary of sightings across the various sites that participated in the West Midlands All-Day Birdwatch on the 6th May.
A flock of 24 Black-tailed Godwit have just dropped into the Flashes as per Paul Croft
Help please
A friend of mine has found 2 dead Bullfinches in his garden (1 male Fri & 1 Female Sat) with no visible signs of predation, This morning a Juv. Bullfinch in a state of distress, with what appears a wollen claw.
He is an avid garden bird watcher/feeder, all other birds Green finches, Gold Finches appear OK, but is concerned that maybe they have been poisoned. I know that his feeders are regularly cleaned.
As far as I am aware there are no reports of diseases affecting Bull Finches, does anybody know if this is correct?
He has preserved the birds for an autopsy, if necessary. He has phoned Sandwell RSPB but got no proper response. Does anybody know who/where is the best to contact?
All help would be much appreciated
Thank you
Richard
Here's some info on possible cause:
https://www.rspb.org.uk/community/wildlife/f/14005/t/20464.aspx
There's also this survey ongoing. http://www.gardenwildlifehealth.org/Help please
A friend of mine has found 2 dead Bullfinches in his garden (1 male Fri & 1 Female Sat) with no visible signs of predation, This morning a Juv. Bullfinch in a state of distress, with what appears a wollen claw.
He is an avid garden bird watcher/feeder, all other birds Green finches, Gold Finches appear OK, but is concerned that maybe they have been poisoned. I know that his feeders are regularly cleaned.
As far as I am aware there are no reports of diseases affecting Bull Finches, does anybody know if this is correct?
He has preserved the birds for an autopsy, if necessary. He has phoned Sandwell RSPB but got no proper response. Does anybody know who/where is the best to contact?
All help would be much appreciated
Thank you
Richard