[GlesgaBirds]

Originally Posted by earleybird

Lucky you don't live next door to me or them scones would be gone by the morning yum yum
We tried hanging some millet recently and they just used it to hang on whilst they waited for the feeders to come free

They were gone when we got home that night, sparrows are the new gannets

EDIT : 10,000th reply on the thread !

[Cheshire Birder]

Congrats to all on our 10,000th post!!!

CB

[captaincarot]

Originally Posted by Cheshire Birder

Congrats to all on our 10,000th post!!!

CB

haha i've actually made more than that on a website i used to go on myself.

[catbasket]

Congrats to all on the 10,000 posts!

"Our" starlings have been loving the birdbath this year, especially on the rare sunny days. They are always noisy, squabbling fun and I was lucky enough to have the camera setup at the right time for yesterday's bathing session.

Here's a still -



Starling bathtime on YouTube [3m 47s]

[bongofury]

Just had a Chiffchaff in next door's Hawthorn tree.

Double figures of Siskin now taking seed. A Chaffinch in the millet, but the Sparrows don't seem to have found it yet. The Magpies are moulting and a juv GSW still visiting, also the male and female.

[earleybird]

Originally Posted by catbasket

Congrats to all on the 10,000 posts!

"Our" starlings have been loving the birdbath this year, especially on the rare sunny days. They are always noisy, squabbling fun and I was lucky enough to have the camera setup at the right time for yesterday's bathing session.

Here's a still -

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Starling bathtime on YouTube [3m 47s]

thats a great capture Catbasket. I think Starlings often get bad press cos they are so noisy and aggressive but whatever your feelings you have to admit they are right little characters arn't they.

We have yet another lot of juvenile Starlings in the garden this past week and there seems no end to them this year so they are definitely not in decline in our garden lol

[earleybird]

I'm off tomorrow for a few days to see an Olympic final in the Lee Valley White Water centre .We are camping at the Lee valley reservoirs so hopefully should see some birds and wildlife to photo.

I thought I'd leave you all with this image which is just begging for a caption!

[roger1234]

Very busy at the feeders this morning with the seed notably going down very fast,greenfinches, goldfinches blue tits along with 2 dozen sparrows the main culprits, superb to watch.

[roger1234]

Surprisingly 2 long tailed tits have joined in, not seen them for a while

[roger1234]

14 collared doves feeding on the lawn

[The30something]

Decided to put up the suet feeder yesterday, which I don't normally do in the Summer. Amazingly, this morning, I have been inundated with Longtailed Tits around 6 of them, they've been backwards and forwards all morning. I hope they hang around for a bit as they've been somewhat of a rarity around here only ever seen them once!

[Goyter]

With respect to post 9998:
appears to be working successfully!!

[Cheshire Birder]

Originally Posted by Goyter

With respect to post 9998:
appears to be working successfully!!

Lovely juv GSW

CB

[Ratal]

I have never witnessed a more aggressive or successful hunter as this Peregrine. Two evenings in a row now, it has used a high pine as a vantage point to literally choose at will its meals. What has amazed me though tonight, and its not something I ever thought a bird would do, is that it was using the bough as camouflage to hide itself from view to anything passing below out from the forest.

When it sees anything it fancies below it just slips off and attacks it from above and behind.

[Bananafishbones]

Hi Folks
Well done to Goyter and the tree - some smashing shots, and we dont often get Perigrins on this thread so thanks Ratal.

Here something much simpler - the Robins have had their 3rd Brood and 2 new juvenile Robins arer currently in the garden, fantastic. Also yesterday I had the first juvenile Woodpigeon in the garden and as I have 2 breeding pairs in my garden (one pair front, one pair back) I know this is the first fledged bird. One of the nests is in the same tree as the Magpies to you know what happens there.

[Brian2]

Local Robin has now reared the second brood and again just one juvenile in the garden. I think the rain has really made it difficult despite my best effort to support all the locals. Currently I have juvenile Gt and Bl Tit, Robin and Blackbird feeding. The House Sparrows seem to have done ok and my neighbour has taken the Starlings from me as he puts tons of fat balls out where as I stick to seed and meal worm so attract more finches. Starlings seem to be about in good numbers locally though. Swifts now total 20each night from the 8 earlier this year so I guess they've done ok too.
Hobby over the garden again yesterday was nice to see.

[Bananafishbones]

Originally Posted by Brian2

Local Robin has now reared the second brood and again just one juvenile in the garden. I think the rain has really made it difficult despite my best effort to support all the locals. Currently I have juvenile Gt and Bl Tit, Robin and Blackbird feeding. The House Sparrows seem to have done ok and my neighbour has taken the Starlings from me as he puts tons of fat balls out where as I stick to seed and meal worm so attract more finches. Starlings seem to be about in good numbers locally though. Swifts now total 20each night from the 8 earlier this year so I guess they've done ok too.
Hobby over the garden again yesterday was nice to see.

The Swifts will be joining the smaller parties together now to make a larger feeding flock in readiness for a return to Africa in a week or so, I had over 80 above the house 2 years ago just before they left.... a great and noisy sight

Well done with the Hobby again

[Bananafishbones]

and talking of Hirundines:
5 Housemartins over the garden, a very infrequent visitor here
2 Swift and 1 Swallow also

[bongofury]

Originally Posted by Ratal

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I have never witnessed a more aggressive or successful hunter as this Peregrine. Two evenings in a row now, it has used a high pine as a vantage point to literally choose at will its meals.

A very good bird to have around the garden

[Bananafishbones]

and acting like a Tit

[roger1234]

Turtle doves have now moved on but stayed a month more than last year,hope to see them again next year,the robins must have had a good breeding season as I have had 3 juveniles in the garden, 3 more than last year,plenty of coal, blue and coal tits also the long tailed tit appeared again today,male and female bullfinches feeding well and quite a few sparrows around,good pics dave,hope you had a nice holiday.

[Cheshire Birder]

Originally Posted by roger1234

Turtle doves have now moved on but stayed a month more than last year.

Maybe they found somewhere to nest. When was the last date you saw them?

CB

[warren30]

today I watched feeders for 25mins in evening
a pair of bullfinches feeding one young first bf young I seen
11 goldfinches
2 greenfinches
2 woddies
been having a silver ringed male Siskin coming to feeders with female taken pics can't get one with first digits only last two,havent seen it in few days hopefully will return

[The30something]

The Wrens have moved on (after moving in around April), looks like they successfully catered for 2 broods as well! Here are a couple of snaps I managed.

[Bananafishbones]

a nice suprise this morning and a garden record count of 9 LTT