Chewbaxter
Reformed "Bird Ignorer"!
Yep - same here, the birds are remarkably disinterested in the peanut feeder...now the one with the suet pellets... the Robins love that.
N.
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Yep - same here, the birds are remarkably disinterested in the peanut feeder...now the one with the suet pellets... the Robins love that.
N.
Two newbies today (well, first time I've seen them anyway) - a collared dove and a coal tit (95% certain of the latter, but he doesn't stay long off for me to get a proper look at him).
Meanwhile the squirrels have successfully dismantled the stainless steel nut feeder twice in the last 12 hours resulting in a Vegas style fruit machine payout of nuts onto the ground, which I've had to tidy up. Mind you, the squirrels beat me to it, and I now have about 100 new burial sites for fallen nuts in my garden - good job there's no grass otherwise I'd be paying the price later. Tidy at burying them, not tidy at digging them up again.
Meanwhile the squirrels have successfully dismantled the stainless steel nut feeder twice in the last 12 hours resulting in a Vegas style fruit machine payout of nuts onto the ground, which I've had to tidy up. Mind you, the squirrels beat me to it, and I now have about 100 new burial sites for fallen nuts in my garden - good job there's no grass otherwise I'd be paying the price later. Tidy at burying them, not tidy at digging them up again.
June Atkinson
Well-known member
Chewbaxter
Reformed "Bird Ignorer"!
Although we haven't got many different species visiting, I'm prety happy to see the following who are resident:
Blackbird
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
House Sparrow
Blue Tit
Dunnock
Robin
Song Thrush
I'm happy enough - I keep them fed and watered... and they keep me entertained - it's a great arrangement and we all benefit!
Neil.
An addition today - first time we've had a Magpie pay us a visit!
:t:
N.
halftwo
Wird Batcher
Here's my full garden list - everything seen or heard from the garden.
(Semi-rural, adjacent to wood & field, miles from the coast & only the canal nearby to attract water birds.)
* heard only
@ flyovers
% once only
1 Cormorant @
2 Grey heron
3 Mute swan @
4 Pink-footed goose @
5 Greylag @
6 Canada goose @
7 Teal @%
8 Mallard
9 Shoveler @%
10 Red kite @% (the only one on the list not seen by me!)
11 Sparrowhawk
12 Common buzzard
13 Kestrel
14 Merlin (2 or 3 winter records)
15 Hobby (irregular, not uncommon, summer)
16 Peregrine (irregular year-round)
17 Grey partridge
18 Pheasant
19 Moorhen *
20 Oystercatcher
21 Golden plover
22 Lapwing
23 Common snipe @
24 Curlew @
25 Whimbrel @%
26 Common redshank % (one of the wierdest on the list)
27 Black-headed gull
28 Lesser black-backed gull
95 Common gull (inserted later)
29 Herring gull
30 Great black-backed gull
31 Mediterranean gull %
32 Kittiwake % (one going back west post-storms)
33 Stock dove
34 Wood pigeon
35 Collared dove
36 Cuckoo
37 Tawny owl
38 Short-eared owl @%
39 Swift
40 Kingfisher (through the garden on 3 occasions)
41 Great-spotted woodpecker
42 Lesser-spotted woodpecker
43 Green woodpecker
44 Skylark
45 Sand martin
46 House martin
47 Swallow
48 Meadow pipit
49 Tree pipit % (another great turn-up - perched & called v briefly)
50 Yellow wagtail
51 Pied wagtail
52 Grey wagtail
53 Wren
54 Dunnock
55 Robin
56 Blackbird
57 Fieldfare
58 Song thrush
59 Redwing
60 Mistle thrush
61 Lesser whitethroat
62 Common whitethroat
63 Blackcap
64 Chiffchaff
65 Willow warbler
66 Goldcrest
67 Spotted flycatcher
68 Long-tailed tit
69 Marsh tit % (a cracking Cheshire record)
70 Coal tit
71 Blue tit
72 Great tit
73 Nuthatch
74 Treecreeper
75 Jay
76 Magpie
77 Jackdaw
78 Rook
79 Carrion crow
80 Raven
81 Starling
82 House sparrow
83 Tree sparrow
84 Chaffinch
85 Brambling
86 Greenfinch
87 Goldfinch
88 Siskin
89 Linnet
90 Lesser redpoll
91 Bullfinch
92 Yellowhammer
93 Reed bunting
94 Corn bunting
95 : five more for the ton.
Still many possibilities to go - here's hoping.
H
(Semi-rural, adjacent to wood & field, miles from the coast & only the canal nearby to attract water birds.)
* heard only
@ flyovers
% once only
1 Cormorant @
2 Grey heron
3 Mute swan @
4 Pink-footed goose @
5 Greylag @
6 Canada goose @
7 Teal @%
8 Mallard
9 Shoveler @%
10 Red kite @% (the only one on the list not seen by me!)
11 Sparrowhawk
12 Common buzzard
13 Kestrel
14 Merlin (2 or 3 winter records)
15 Hobby (irregular, not uncommon, summer)
16 Peregrine (irregular year-round)
17 Grey partridge
18 Pheasant
19 Moorhen *
20 Oystercatcher
21 Golden plover
22 Lapwing
23 Common snipe @
24 Curlew @
25 Whimbrel @%
26 Common redshank % (one of the wierdest on the list)
27 Black-headed gull
28 Lesser black-backed gull
95 Common gull (inserted later)
29 Herring gull
30 Great black-backed gull
31 Mediterranean gull %
32 Kittiwake % (one going back west post-storms)
33 Stock dove
34 Wood pigeon
35 Collared dove
36 Cuckoo
37 Tawny owl
38 Short-eared owl @%
39 Swift
40 Kingfisher (through the garden on 3 occasions)
41 Great-spotted woodpecker
42 Lesser-spotted woodpecker
43 Green woodpecker
44 Skylark
45 Sand martin
46 House martin
47 Swallow
48 Meadow pipit
49 Tree pipit % (another great turn-up - perched & called v briefly)
50 Yellow wagtail
51 Pied wagtail
52 Grey wagtail
53 Wren
54 Dunnock
55 Robin
56 Blackbird
57 Fieldfare
58 Song thrush
59 Redwing
60 Mistle thrush
61 Lesser whitethroat
62 Common whitethroat
63 Blackcap
64 Chiffchaff
65 Willow warbler
66 Goldcrest
67 Spotted flycatcher
68 Long-tailed tit
69 Marsh tit % (a cracking Cheshire record)
70 Coal tit
71 Blue tit
72 Great tit
73 Nuthatch
74 Treecreeper
75 Jay
76 Magpie
77 Jackdaw
78 Rook
79 Carrion crow
80 Raven
81 Starling
82 House sparrow
83 Tree sparrow
84 Chaffinch
85 Brambling
86 Greenfinch
87 Goldfinch
88 Siskin
89 Linnet
90 Lesser redpoll
91 Bullfinch
92 Yellowhammer
93 Reed bunting
94 Corn bunting
95 : five more for the ton.
Still many possibilities to go - here's hoping.
H
joannec
Well-known member
My additions, *'s are flyovers or seen from my garden which is rural adjoining fields and woods.
74)Lapwing*
75)White Wagtail*
76)Redpoll*
77) RL Partridge*
78)LBB Gull*
79)Montagu's Harrier* (this one is only a maybe but I remain hopeful
)
Happy Garden Birding everyone.
Joanne
74)Lapwing*
75)White Wagtail*
76)Redpoll*
77) RL Partridge*
78)LBB Gull*
79)Montagu's Harrier* (this one is only a maybe but I remain hopeful
)Happy Garden Birding everyone.
Joanne
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halftwo
Wird Batcher
Hi Joanne,
You've got loads of goodies there - can't help but think you've missed some off though - no other waders?
Common gull?
And I think you've already got 83 there (?)
I could have miscounted but I think you're not doing yourself justice there.
What quality you have anyway! How many people can claim two harriers & Nightjar & Woodlark I wonder?
Not new, but had Curlew & Reed bunt this am. Goldcrest singing next to juv Greater 'pecker too.
H
You've got loads of goodies there - can't help but think you've missed some off though - no other waders?
Common gull?
And I think you've already got 83 there (?)
I could have miscounted but I think you're not doing yourself justice there.
What quality you have anyway! How many people can claim two harriers & Nightjar & Woodlark I wonder?
Not new, but had Curlew & Reed bunt this am. Goldcrest singing next to juv Greater 'pecker too.
H
joannec
Well-known member
Hi H
Maybe I have miscounted but only by only 1 I think....it's a great location actually but the only water is a smallish stream....hence the lack of waders, about 100 yards away. If I was better at IDing them in flight, I might have a few flyovers....hope to do better next winter. I think I probably forgot common gull. Harriers aren't very regular, only seen them a handfull of times here and the woodlark was only one that hung around for a few days at the end of one summer. The nightjar was only one year but heard regular churring that summer from the edge of a setaside field where it meets a small copse.
80) Common Gull*
Maybe I have miscounted but only by only 1 I think....it's a great location actually but the only water is a smallish stream....hence the lack of waders, about 100 yards away. If I was better at IDing them in flight, I might have a few flyovers....hope to do better next winter. I think I probably forgot common gull. Harriers aren't very regular, only seen them a handfull of times here and the woodlark was only one that hung around for a few days at the end of one summer. The nightjar was only one year but heard regular churring that summer from the edge of a setaside field where it meets a small copse.
80) Common Gull*
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halftwo
Wird Batcher
Hi again, Joanne,
You're correct - maths never was my strong point!
Yes, despite lack of water I have done well for waders - I notice some don't count flyovers - my list is absolutely everything seen & heard from & in the garden - which includes a few just passing. (It would be a bit difficult to get much that only landed in the garden - and where would you stop counting - stuff not directly overhead? - stuff above tree height? - so I just count everything from here.)
Lesser black-back? (Every day here)
H
You're correct - maths never was my strong point!
Yes, despite lack of water I have done well for waders - I notice some don't count flyovers - my list is absolutely everything seen & heard from & in the garden - which includes a few just passing. (It would be a bit difficult to get much that only landed in the garden - and where would you stop counting - stuff not directly overhead? - stuff above tree height? - so I just count everything from here.)
Lesser black-back? (Every day here)
H
joannec
Well-known member
I agree on counting everything that you see from the garden....makes it so much more interesting!! JT counts everything seen from her garden so I think we should too and her garden list is, I dunno, how many hundred!?
Joanne
Where there's one there's two
If you only see one, it's supposed to be very bad luck :storm:
Peewit
Once a bird lover ... always a bird lover
hi H
Great long list by the way. I am envious. Flyovers or not what a great listing.
Hi joanne
Again well observed, amd great to catch a good glimpse of a BoP's too.
We have had:
Blackbirds
Songthrush
Robins
Greenfinches
Goldfinches
Chaffinches
Woodpigeons
Collared Doves
Dunnocks
House sparrows
Magpie
Blue Tits
Great Tits
Starlings
Not a bad list for a cuople of hours watching the feeders
Love to see a Bullfinch though
Kathy
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Great long list by the way. I am envious. Flyovers or not what a great listing.
Hi joanne
Again well observed, amd great to catch a good glimpse of a BoP's too.
We have had:
Blackbirds
Songthrush
Robins
Greenfinches
Goldfinches
Chaffinches
Woodpigeons
Collared Doves
Dunnocks
House sparrows
Magpie
Blue Tits
Great Tits
Starlings
Not a bad list for a cuople of hours watching the feeders
Love to see a Bullfinch though
Kathy
x
Peewit
Once a bird lover ... always a bird lover
Hi June
I am so sorry what a sad picture. Nature is cruel at times, Like you say you hope that it did not suffer its fate whatever it was
Kathy
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Peewit
Once a bird lover ... always a bird lover
hi H
I am well here. I wanted a change of avatar and always wanted a male Blackbird so I got a good one.
It has been a lovely day today. All the birds where out in force.
I have PM'd you.
Kathy
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I can add dunnocks to my list. I have a pair who visit lots of times a day, nibbling seed on the ground. I love the way they hop around, rather than fly. One came in for a sunbathe yesterday afternoon which was lovely to see.
I'm hoping they've nested (very late, admittedly, so I doubt it) in the shrubbery next to the path which runs alongside my garden and the woods, and that they'll bring some little uns into the garden sometime soon.
They are brave little fellas - no other wildlife seems to bother them at all, even a clumsy fella like me.
I'm hoping they've nested (very late, admittedly, so I doubt it) in the shrubbery next to the path which runs alongside my garden and the woods, and that they'll bring some little uns into the garden sometime soon.
They are brave little fellas - no other wildlife seems to bother them at all, even a clumsy fella like me.
My wish was granted within about an hour of posting my last message.
I had the privilege of being able to see a parent feeding two youngsters whilst they were sat on my gate. Made my day.
That and seeing the first wonky flights of three magpie fledglings in Bulwell town centre, guided by a parent - amazing scenes, which most shoppers were completely oblivious to.
I had the privilege of being able to see a parent feeding two youngsters whilst they were sat on my gate. Made my day.
That and seeing the first wonky flights of three magpie fledglings in Bulwell town centre, guided by a parent - amazing scenes, which most shoppers were completely oblivious to.
Peewit
Once a bird lover ... always a bird lover
First thing this morning I have seen our new resident Great Spotted Woodpecker sitting on our Peanut Feeder :-O
I am over the moon as we have live here for over a year and no sign of one until now.
Another one to add to the list
We have had glimpses of Long Tail tits picking up nest material from our lawn, and a Green Woodpecker a couple of times but only briefly.
Still great to see. :-O
Kathy
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I am over the moon as we have live here for over a year and no sign of one until now.
Another one to add to the list
We have had glimpses of Long Tail tits picking up nest material from our lawn, and a Green Woodpecker a couple of times but only briefly.
Still great to see. :-O
Kathy
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DragonHeart
Member
So far this year in my garden I've seen:
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker*
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher*
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Robin
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
Goldfinch
House Sparrow
*Lifers
~DragonHeart~
Mourning Dove
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Red-bellied Woodpecker*
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Great Crested Flycatcher*
Blue Jay
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Tufted Titmouse
White-breasted Nuthatch
Robin
Northern Cardinal
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Chipping Sparrow
Dark-eyed Junco
Common Grackle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Baltimore Oriole
House Finch
Goldfinch
House Sparrow
*Lifers
~DragonHeart~