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esmondb said:
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Marsh Tit is a good one esmondb. You've made me realise I'd forgotten to put Swift, House Martin and Swallow on my flyover list! How could I have forgotten, there's loads of them!!
Also saw a Great Black backed Gull the other day.

Here's a pic of my baby |=)|
 
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Hi

Location - Edge of Edinburgh nr Pentland Hills
Feeders - 2X Mixed Seed, 1XSunflower, 1XNiger all going like the clappers at the moment
Most common species - House sparrow (no shortage up here - loads of them here)
Favourites - Goldfinch & Siskin ( at Niger seed) - Flock of about 10 as I write!
Most Non-Favourites - Rooks and very cheeky Jackdaws
Most rare - Male Yellowhammer (on ground below feeders - very shy) and Male Bullfinch (taking mixed seed this week from feeder)

Happy feeding to everybody

Cheers

Stuart R
 
Stuart R said:
Most common species - House sparrow (no shortage up here - loads of them here)
Favourites - Goldfinch & Siskin ( at Niger seed) - Flock of about 10 as I write!

Stuart R
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Yes, we keep hearing about the shortage of house sparrows but they do appear to be staging a comeback in this area and are regular visitors to my garden. I have had goldfinches on sunflower hearts but you're not the first person to recommend niger seed and I must give it a go especially as you say the siskins go for it as well!

Regards

Mike
 
Hi

Goldfinches and Siskins took a while to "find" the Niger Seed but now regular at feeder. I use the yellow "Yankee" feeder (see enclosed - very wet Goldfinches and Siskins at feeder this pm) and there is very little wastage. Only Goldfinch or Siskin can feed from this feeder although I did have a Starling having a go today!

Cheers

Stuart





foxwood said:
Yes, we keep hearing about the shortage of house sparrows but they do appear to be staging a comeback in this area and are regular visitors to my garden. I have had goldfinches on sunflower hearts but you're not the first person to recommend niger seed and I must give it a go especially as you say the siskins go for it as well!

Regards

Mike
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had a great day yesterday

pied wagtail
jackdaw
hedgehog
robin

all seen for first tiem yesterday

maybe a one of although the wagtail been again today
 
rootsman said:
had a great day yesterday

pied wagtail
jackdaw
hedgehog
robin

all seen for first tiem yesterday

maybe a one of although the wagtail been again today
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Well done, rootsman :t: Its been quite a while since I had a hedgehog in the garden and I can't remember seeing a pied wagtail this year whereas last year they were frequent visitors.

Mike
 
foxwood said:
Quite a nice collection there, esmondb. I envy you the bullfinch, blackcap and GSW. Some of the neighbouring gardens to mine have been visited by GSW so I'm hoping it's only a matter of time ... |;|

I'm sure you'll see that goldcrest in your garden before long and you could almost be excused for cheating as far as the red kite was concerned. A pity you weren't home a few minutes earlier!

A house mouse on a feeder ... now that's something you don't see too often and in my case not at all!

Buzzards seem to be becoming more common round these parts and I have seen them circling overhead recently looking for their next meal.

Hope you continue to add to your list.

Regards

Mike
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Goldcrest came to visit on saturday :t:
Also had what I think might have been a spotted flycatcher but couldn't 100% positively ID it. I'll just call it a strange-plumaged robin:-C
 
Stuart R said:
Hi

Goldfinches and Siskins took a while to "find" the Niger Seed but now regular at feeder. I use the yellow "Yankee" feeder (see enclosed - very wet Goldfinches and Siskins at feeder this pm) and there is very little wastage. Only Goldfinch or Siskin can feed from this feeder although I did have a Starling having a go today!

Cheers

Stuart
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I have greenfinches sometimes feeding from the niger feeder - although that may be partly down to the fact that I have thistle seed and not niger in mine. Incidentally, some of the spilled seed has germinated and looks absolutely beautiful in my garden. When it sets seed I expect a huge flock of goldfinches to descend |:D| .
Not had siskins, but they would be a winter visitor down here and I only moved in in late Jan.
 
esmondb said:
Goldcrest came to visit on saturday :t:
Also had what I think might have been a spotted flycatcher but couldn't 100% positively ID it. I'll just call it a strange-plumaged robin:-C
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Well done for the goldcrest :t: I hope it was a spotted flycatcher and that it'll be good enough to come back for a positive ID! I suppose it could have been a robin as you suggest - a juvenile perhaps?

Mike
 
My garden is surrounded my fields, so is great for good birds.

Today in my garden so far i've got:

1* Blue tits
2* Great tits
3* Chaffinches
4* Collared dove
5* Jackdaws
 
mooskibaby said:
My garden is surrounded my fields, so is great for good birds.

Today in my garden so far i've got:

1* Blue tits
2* Great tits
3* Chaffinches
4* Collared dove
5* Jackdaws
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Hi Anna

Sounds to me like you're in a great place for seeing plenty of birds :t:

Enjoy your birding!

Mike
 
Thanks Mike!
I have from time to time, got a great spotted woodpecker, nuthatch and a coal tit. Sometimes raptors including sparrowhawk and kestrel.

What birds do you get in your garden Mike?
 
mooskibaby said:
Thanks Mike!
I have from time to time, got a great spotted woodpecker, nuthatch and a coal tit. Sometimes raptors including sparrowhawk and kestrel.

What birds do you get in your garden Mike?
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Hi Anna

Take a look at the very first message in this thread where you'll see a complete list of all the species I've seen up to now. Actually I could add waxwing to that list as I did catch a fleeting glimpse of one the winter before last. That was when there were a lot of them in the UK and one just took a few minutes rest in a tree in my front garden!

I think I probably had a sparrowhawk in the garden although I didn't actually see it. I returned home from work one day and found a pile of feathers on the back lawn. It looked like the work of a sparrowhawk unless it was next door's cat!

I keep hoping to attract a woodpecker to the garden but so far no luck although they have been seen in neighbouring gardens. I have had a coal tit and a nuthatch but no kestrel as yet.

Happy birding

Mike

P.S. I saw in one of your other posts that you visit Carsington reservoir. That's one of my favourite places too. It's about an hour's journey from where I live. I wish I could get there more often! Saw my first tree sparrow there!
 
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Well, i guess i'll post my list of garden visitors. It aint the most impressive in the world, but it's not too shabby. We've got plenty of seed feeders a couple of peanut feeders, a couple of nyjer feeders and normally have a couple of fat balls up.

Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Siskin
Yellowhammer
Feral Pigeon
Woodpigeon
Collared Dove
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
Rook
Magpie
House sparrow
Blackbird
Robin
Mistle Thrush
Song Thrush
Starling
 
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llendorin said:
Well, i guess i'll post my list of garden visitors. It aint the most impressive in the world
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It's not bad :t: It's about the same length as mine ( see post 1 ) but with a different mix of species. Yellowhammer and siskin are two I'd like to see in my garden but no luck so far :C

Mike
 
I've only had yellowhammer in the garden twice this year (that i've seen) and siskin is a pretty rare visitor, mainly in the winter.

I have more fun with the feeders i've got up at my local nature reserve, which are constantly getting attacked by birds. We've got 3 16" peanut feeders which we're now having to fill twice a week, because they take so much of it! Mind you... the great spotted woodpeckers are probably the main culprits there!
 
Here's my list:

House Sparrow
Starling
Waxwing
Collared Dove
Wood Pigeon
Feral Pigeon
Dunnock
Garden Warbler
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
Rook
Black-headed Gull
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Robin
Nuthatch
Goldcrest
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Siskin
Chaffinch
Bullfinch
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Sparrowhawk
Mallard
Great Spotted Woodpecker
House Martin
Wren
 
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