Bananafishbones
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Good idea
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Very busy at the bird feeder today! (4 Viewers)
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Good idea
roger1234
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an interesting snippet i read the other day:
An appalling combination of fog and winds around England’s coast this week have created terrible conditions for migrating birds, with some fishermen reporting to the RSPB the deaths of many exhausted and disorientated ‘garden’ birds plunging into the sea around their vessels
An appalling combination of fog and winds around England’s coast this week have created terrible conditions for migrating birds, with some fishermen reporting to the RSPB the deaths of many exhausted and disorientated ‘garden’ birds plunging into the sea around their vessels
bongofury
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Don't tell the neighbours
Sounds worrying, although many reports today of 'hundreds' of Redwings and Fieldfares, so hopefully conditions have improved.
8 LTTs passed through the garden today and a Blackbird foraging in the leaf litter.
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I have had peanuts, fatballs and niger seed on offer for several weeks and re-introduced black sunflower last weekend.
What surprised me was the tits virtually abandoning everything else for the sunflower. I know it's been popular with them in the past but I would have thought the effort involved in flying off with individual seeds and then having to hammer away at them for a good two minutes would make the other food more attractive.
Goldfinches are rare here lately.
What surprised me was the tits virtually abandoning everything else for the sunflower. I know it's been popular with them in the past but I would have thought the effort involved in flying off with individual seeds and then having to hammer away at them for a good two minutes would make the other food more attractive.
Goldfinches are rare here lately.
For several weeks our yards have been the quietest I've ever known them. Then this morning I looked out of my office window to see an odd bird on our fence. I went outside - to find 4 Eastern Bluebirds had flown in. That's a new bird for our yards!
Jeff
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Jeff
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papanatur3
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Great picture^
Today has been non stop from sunrise.. Saw the Jay again that has been bouncing along the tree line every morning for about a week so I decided to haul a massive load of nuts on the ground. Low and behold 20 minutes later he is there feeding right infront of the window. Fantastic! 45 minutes later he is back again with another Jay.. Little while after that 3 jays.
About 8 or 9 Blackbirds, Wren, Dunnock, 7 Blue Tits, 5 long tailed tit, 4 Great Tits, Magpies (chasing away the jays). 6 Redwing again.. Was going to go for a walk and do some photography but luckily its all come to me today with nice sunshine.
On the downside I have already been out 4 times to chase away pos Cats hiding in the nettles.. Really bloody annoying.
Today has been non stop from sunrise.. Saw the Jay again that has been bouncing along the tree line every morning for about a week so I decided to haul a massive load of nuts on the ground. Low and behold 20 minutes later he is there feeding right infront of the window. Fantastic! 45 minutes later he is back again with another Jay.. Little while after that 3 jays.
About 8 or 9 Blackbirds, Wren, Dunnock, 7 Blue Tits, 5 long tailed tit, 4 Great Tits, Magpies (chasing away the jays). 6 Redwing again.. Was going to go for a walk and do some photography but luckily its all come to me today with nice sunshine.
On the downside I have already been out 4 times to chase away pos Cats hiding in the nettles.. Really bloody annoying.
LowellMills
Is this your Sanderling?
Male Sparrowhawk on the pole at one end of the washing line today. Astounding bird.
In other news the Siskins have gone, still good numbers of Goldfinch and Starling, and two Robins staying out of each other's way. Three Rook in the garden last week, a new record count.
In other news the Siskins have gone, still good numbers of Goldfinch and Starling, and two Robins staying out of each other's way. Three Rook in the garden last week, a new record count.
2slo
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It's been months since I posted in this section but I do look in occasionally to see what's happening. A quick update on the birds in my garden. I had a count up yesterday over the space of one hour and we had: 8 Great tits, 4 Coal tits, 4 Blue tits, 2 GSWs, 4 Nuthatches, 2 Dunnocks, 3 Chaffinches,1 Robin, 2 Blackbirds, 4 Wood pigeons and 2 Pheasants. A few pictures below:
Cheshire Birder
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I had a fox sunning itself after a frost on Saturday morning.
CB
CB
2slo
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Thanks Bongo,still here and still enjoying photographing birds, not much spare time these days but I'll contribute occasionally |=)|
Bananafishbones
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agreed lovely images :t:
Bananafishbones
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nice one CB
I disturbed a Fox on the front lawn a few weeks ago early one evening
Bananafishbones
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Great numbers, will be interesting to see if they are gathering to feed up before moving on passage or indeed you have got them as residents for the winter.
2slo
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Thanks |=)|
roger1234
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I have at least 20-30 on the feeders every day, so I think they could well be residents for the winter.
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