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  1. J

    Hartlepool Bird

    Can anyone help ID this bird that my neighbour's daughter seen outside her house earlier this afternoon in Hartlepool. Stratford Road, Hartlepool 25th May 2016. This might be what I have heard the past couple of evenings in my garden. Something sounding unusual.
  2. J

    Bargain NUTS!!!

    Today I went to B&Q Hartlepool for something and walked out with something else. At the front door was a pallet of 12.75kg sacks of Bird Nuts for the outstanding price of £5. Yes you heard it right, £5 on the clearance pallet. I don't know if other branches have the same offer on, might be...
  3. J

    Durham Birding

    Ward Jackson Park Over the weekend I visited Ward Jackson Park, Hartlepool. I saw 5x Ring Neck Parakeets, 4x Tree Creepers, 12x Blackbirds, 2x Chaffinch, 4x Dunnocks, 2x Wrens, House Sparrows plus others that were darting about to quick before I had time to focus on them plus numerous...
  4. J

    Durham Birding

    Ring Necked Parakeets are common in Hartlepool. There are a colony of about 20 plus birds that have made the West Park area of town their home for the past 5 years or so. Last time I was in the park was last winter and I counted 18 flying together. There have also been sightings in the Burn...
  5. J

    Suet pellets

    I buy the 20kg sacks of bird seed from The Range for a tenner. Also I buy a 20kg sack of peanuts, a of 3kg tub of berry suet and a 3kg tub of insect suet pellets. Been getting tubs of mealworms from Wilkos while they have been on offer. I go to the food weighouse (or whatever its called), buy...
  6. J

    Durham Birding

    I have to agree there have been some impressive flocks around the Seaton (Alab UK) tip in recent weeks, with some days flocks of probaly in excess of 2,000 birds easy. There have been some really big impressive flocks of Starlings well into the 1,000 plus swarming around the sky.
  7. J

    Durham Birding

    Thanks, thats a tick for me. lol
  8. J

    Durham Birding

    Here are the pics. Didnt have time to change to a larger lens. So have cropped into the pic to get closer up. Can you confirm that it is a Woodcock. Thanks
  9. J

    Durham Birding

    While waiting for a pump to become free at Morrisons Petrol Station on Clarence Road/ Gateway Bridge, Hartlepool today at 1405hrs. A trio of birds came flying down. 2 crow like birds attacking either a Snipe or a Woodcock. Once on the ground the crows stood off as the bird was using its long...
  10. J

    Sunflower heart mess

    One thing I have found that House Sparrows around my area have tastebuds for nyger seed.
  11. J

    Where's best value for bird food at moment

    Past couple of months I have been shopping at The Range. Sack of 20kg mixed seed £10.99. 20kg sack of peanuts £23.99? I think. This is a lot cheaper than what I was buying. For nyger seed, I have been using Wilkinsons a kilo bag for about £1.50- under £2.00 which seems good value.
  12. J

    Durham Birding

    I saw the Woodchat Shrike yesterday on the Headland after getting HMS Severn sailing in. Saw a chap (with toddler in pushchair) in the gardens pointing his camera to the bushes, so slowed down and stopped to have a look. A couple of minutes wait and it came about 10 foot away, got some nice...
  13. J

    Fruiteaters are going to live good this winter!

    Over the past 4 to 6 weeks up in the Hartlepool/ Teesside area the berries and fruits have been so plentiful and large that the branches of trees were straining under the weight. There is some truth to the good crop of berries= a bad winter. Over the past 20 years, I have been keeping a...
  14. J

    Cheap food at Argos

    These are the 2kg bags of bird seed on the offer. Also on offer are the suet, I think 99p or 2 for £1.50 or somit like that.
  15. J

    Cheap food at Argos

    Found the Argos one mentioned. http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/0422970/Trail/searchtext%3EBIRD.htm I got a 12.75?kg (12.something kg anyway) of bird seed from Tesco for either £9.99 or £10.99 it is a good mixture. Hopefully find out this week when I move into my new house how...
  16. J

    Durham Birding

    On one of the Flickr groups Im on, I have just seen posted this picture. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mickgant/3723383402/ Seems a colourful bird, does anyone know any further info about it.
  17. J

    Durham Birding

    Speckled Headed Blackbird While waiting for my dad today. I was outside of Stranton Church, Hartlepool at about 2ish. I saw this blackbird fly towards me. Luckily it was foraging around for food for a couple of mins so I was able to grab 2 shots. Here is one of the images, cropped in so to...
  18. J

    Starlings Everywhere

    I think I had a flock of between 50-100 Starlings decend on my garden earlier this week. For me they were about 2-3 weeks late, than what they were last year when they decended on my garden en mass.
  19. J

    Durham Birding

    Seaton Carew this afternoon, the carpark between the Golf Club and the Bus Station. On the beach was a Oysercatcher with an abnormal sized beak.
  20. J

    Durham Birding

    Are the Egrets down at the pool by the bridge at Seal Sands, or am I thinking of something else that has bred there. I was down at Newburn Bridge a couple of days ago, and this little colourful chappie flew around. I managed to grab a shot. http://www.jhphotos.co.uk/html/may-_aug_2009_19.html...
  21. J

    Long-tailed Tit's Bad Choice

    About 2 years ago, I had a very nice looking cat visit the garden. When I'd first seen it, I thought its going after the birds. But no, birds were walking around on the deck in front of it all the time, never once did I see it go after the birds. So maybe some cats are alright with birds (but...
  22. J

    Long-tailed Tit's Bad Choice

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/10751420@N07/2540715712/ Is that the style of bush, in the picture (link)? If so I wouldn't worry about the birds nesting. As if it is well (tight) branched they will be safe from cats. I wouldn't try to influence/ disturb the flow of nature.
  23. J

    My Back Garden

    The Sparrow Hawk spent well over an hour in the garden on top of its kill. Then it started to snow. Here is a shot.
  24. J

    My Back Garden

    A couple of shots of the Sparrow Hawk that killed a bird in my back garden from December 2008.
  25. J

    BIG GARDEN WATCH 24-25th January 2009

    I totally forgot about this, didn't realise it was that time of the year. I have had too much going on with recieving that I was successful at work with my interview so a new job position for me will be starting soon. Don't mind the new job as then I will be able to watch the birds from my work...
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