Good Day in the Garden (1 Viewer)

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sazcarter

Member

• Nov 21, 2004

• #21

Hi Elizabeth,

Thanks for your reply. Sorry to hear you are not having much success with your feeders. I am surprised at how many birds I get here as there is a rather busy road immediately behind my fence. Which is why I found the presence of a largish bird of prey all the more surprising! Shame I don't also have a pond as I might be able to tempt the local kingfisher to visit as well, although in our last garden we had a well stocked pond which encouraged a heron to dine in style on my goldfish!

In the last two weeks I have recorded 21 species in the garden. No blackbirds or thrushes at the moment though, as there are plenty of berry- laden bushes nearby. I also hope to see the odd Redwing or Fieldfare as the season progresses.

Sarah

 

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sazcarter

Member

• Nov 21, 2004

• #22

Decided that what I saw earlier was probably a female Sparrowhawk, as I have just had a visit from a male Sparrowhawk, only about half her size. I assume they are a breeding pair-would they stay together during the winter?

 

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helenol

Well-known member

• Nov 26, 2004

• #23

Another good day in the garden last week, early a.m. went out, saw two of the tawny's, both at opposite ends of the garden in the trees.

 

Andrew

wibble wibble

• Nov 26, 2004

• #24

helenol said:

Another good day in the garden last week, early a.m. went out, saw two of the tawny's, both at opposite ends of the garden in the trees.

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Go on, rub it in!

Still not seen a Tawny ever, even pre-listing days!

 

pduxon

Quacked up Member

• Nov 26, 2004

• #25

helenol said:

Another good day in the garden last week, early a.m. went out, saw two of the tawny's, both at opposite ends of the garden in the trees.

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mutter mutter mutter

still never seen one. Saw a Barn Owl at Grafham Water last week....

 

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helenol

Well-known member

• Nov 26, 2004

• #26

Yes, the owls appear to be much more vocal of late, starting earlier in the day too.

 

Mickymouse

Ubuntu Linux user

• Nov 26, 2004

• #27

The thing I hate about this time of year is I only get to see my garden at weekends, so I have no idea of what is visiting but visit they do because every other night I am out there refilling the feeders by torchlight.

Mick

 

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helenol

Well-known member

• Nov 27, 2004

• #28

ahh yes, the filling or feeders by torchlight. Especially when one has to get on the stepladder to fill the feeders hanging on the branch/walls etc.

 

samuel walker

It's OK to be a little blue........

• Nov 27, 2004

• #29

over here too Helen

helenol said:

ahh yes, the filling or feeders by torchlight. Especially when one has to get on the stepladder to fill the feeders hanging on the branch/walls etc.

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Hi H I've now got two raptors competing to be lord of the garden both similar to yours.The redtailed hawk is the buteo and looks like a cousin to your buzzard.The attatched Cooper's hawk is the accipiter and shares the traits of your Sprawk.Both switch off on the phone pole throne at the back of the yard. I have found parts of sparrow around the yard so I know the Coop is hunting.
Sam

 

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helenol

Well-known member

• Nov 27, 2004

• #30

Nice one Sam!

 

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van_ellus

Active member

• Nov 28, 2004

• #31

Unusual Visitor

I suppose I'm fairly lucky where I live but I get a good variety of birds in the garden, Sparrowhawks are fairly regular visitors (one took a Goldfinch a few days ago), I can hear Tawny Owls most nights and a pair of Buzzards probably bred a few hundred yards away this year, however the best thing I have visiting the garden bird feeders is a Badger (normally just one but I have seen three at once some time ago). It usually clears up the seed left over on the concrete path where I put food down for ground-feeding species and then trots over to where the birds have spilt seed from the hanging feeders and then cleans up what it can find there. I am usually able to watch it from the kitchen window as I run a MV moth trap in the garden and the light from this is sufficient to see it quite well. I saw it this morning at 4.15 AM.

Geoff